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      Home/Elections/2002/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-13
      2002·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 13 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Joseph M Hoeffel
      51.0%107,945 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Melissa Brown
      47.3%100,295 votes
      Margin
      D+3.6
      211,867 total votes
      3 candidates211,867 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Joseph M HoeffelDEM✓
      		DEM107,94551.0%
      Melissa BrownREP
      		REP100,29547.3%
      John P McDermottOTH
      		OTH3,6271.7%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+45.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+0.3
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202426.8%72.4%R+45.5412,997
      202026.8%72.0%R+45.2400,132
      201625.1%71.5%R+46.3346,434
      201232.7%67.3%R+34.5312,049
      200837.4%60.7%R+23.3332,884

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      2024
      John JoyceREP
      R+48.4
      2022
      John JoyceREP
      R+100.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      John JoyceREP
      R+47.0
      2018
      John JoyceREP
      R+41.0
      2016
      Brendan F BoyleDEM
      D+100.0
      2014
      Brendan F BoyleDEM
      D+34.2
      2012
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+38.2
      Redistricted
      2010
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+12.7
      2008
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+28.3
      2006
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+32.3
      2004
      Allyson Y SchwartzDEM
      D+14.5
      Redistricted
      2000
      Joseph M HoeffelDEM
      D+7.1
      1998
      Joseph M HoeffelDEM
      D+5.0
      1996
      Jon D FoxREP
      R+0.0
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Joseph M HoeffelDEM
      Record7W-5L
      Avg MarginD+2.0
      Career1974-2004
      US Senate / US House / State House
      Full profile →
      John P McDermottOTH
      Record0W-6L
      Avg MarginR+9.1
      Career1978-2008
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Melissa BrownREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2002-2004
      US House
      Full profile →

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