1998 Pennsylvania Congressional and Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: March 10, Primary: May 19, Third Party Filing Deadline: August 3,
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| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
Governor, 45% in '94, 1st term
Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:10, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican |
| St. Rep. Ivan Itkin (D) 31% |
Thomas J. "Tom" Ridge (R) 57% |
Kay Lusk (Rfm)?, '94 nominee Peg Luksik (C) 10%, entrepreneur Ken V. Krawchuk (L) 1%, steel worker Cecelia Moriarity (SW/WI) 0% |
| Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Margorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D) |
Mark Schwieker (R) |
Allen Weicksel (Rfm)?, '94 nominee / attorney Jim Clymer (C), bookseller Henry E. Haller III (L), auto worker Jason Coughlin (SW/WI), |
Senator, 49.1% in '92, 3rd term
Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Safe Republican, Charles Cook's prediction: Safe Republican, Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:7, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Republican |
| St. Rep. William Lloyd Jr. (D) 34.8% |
Arlen Specter (R) 61.3% |
Frank Gougher (Rfm/WI) 0.0%, Dean Snyder (C) 2.3%, financial planner Jack Iannantuono (L) 1.6%, chemical worker John Staggs (SW/WI) 0.0% |
1st Cong. District, 72% in '98 Special Election,
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:10, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Democrat |
| City Dem chair Bob Brady (D) 81.2% |
William M. Harrison (R) 16.6% |
radio station owner William Cody Anderson (I)? 0.0%, state NAACP officer Juanita Norwood (Rfm)? 0.0%, union activist Nancy Cole (SW) 1.0%, consumer newsletter editor / accountant John Featherman (L) 1.2% |
2nd Cong. District, 88.1% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:20, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat |
| Chaka Fattah (D) 86.5% |
Anne Marie Mulligan (R) 13.5% |
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3rd Cong. District, 68.9% in '96, 8th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:2, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat |
| Robert A. Borski (D) 59.3% |
ex-U.S. Rep. Charles F. Dougherty (R) 40.7% |
Tom Crone (L)? |
4th Cong. District, 64.2% in '96, 3rd term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:3, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat |
| Ron Klink (D) 63.8% |
attorney Mike Turzai (R) 36.2% |
write in candidate 0.0% |
5th Cong. District, 60.2% in '96, 1st term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Republican |
| No Democrat |
John E. Peterson (R) 84.8% |
William M. "Bill" Belitskus (G) 15.1%, write in candidate 0.1% |
6th Cong. District, 58.6% in '96, 3rd term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:5, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Democrat |
| T. Timothy Holden (D) 61.0% |
DA John E. Meckley (R) 39.0% |
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7th Cong. District, 67.0% in '96, 6th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:8, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| Martin J. D'Urso (D) 28.2% |
Curt Weldon (R) 71.8% |
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8th Cong. District, 59.1% in '96, 3rd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:4, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| Bill Tuthill (D) 32.6% |
James C. "Jim" Greenwood (R) 63.2% |
James R. "Jim" Blair (Rfm) 0.8%, Scott Wolfertz (C) 2.6%, Carolyn Boyce (NL) 0.7%, write in candidates 0.0% |
9th Cong. District, 73.7% in '96, 13th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| Paul Politis (D/WI) 0.5% |
Bud Shuster (R) 99.5% |
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10th Cong. District, 59.4% in '96, Joseph McDade (R) retiring after 18th term
Roll Call's prediction: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's prediction: 1:1, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Democrat |
| Atty Patrick Casey (D) 48.7% |
businessman Donald Sherwood (R) 48.7% |
quality assurance engineer / state party chair / '96 nominee Thomas J. McLaughlin (Rfm) 2.9%, write in candidates 0.0% |
11th Cong. District, 68.5% in '96, 7th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:8, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat |
| Paul E. Kanjorksi (D) 66.8% |
'96 nominee / retired army Lt. Col. Stephen A. Urban (R) 33.2% |
write in candidates 0.0% |
12th Cong. District, 69.9% in '96, 13th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:9, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat |
| John P. Murtha (D) 68.5% |
Timothy E. Holloway (R) 31.5% |
write in candidates 0.0% |
13th Cong. District, 48.9% in '96, 2nd term, won by 84 votes in '96
Roll Call's prediction: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's prediction: 1:1, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Democrat |
| '96 nominee / ex-Co. Comm'r/ex-St. Rep. Joseph M. Hoeffel (D) 51.5% |
Jon D. Fox (R) 46.6% |
college professor Thomas Patrick Burke (L) 1.9% |
14th Cong. District, 60.6% in '96, 9th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:6, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat |
| William J. Coyne (D) 60.5% |
insurance agent / '96 nominee Bill Ravotti (R) 38.3% |
Dorothy L. Kolis (SW) 1.2%, write in candidates 0.0% |
15th Cong. District, 55.3% in '96, Paul McHale (D) retiring after 3rd term
Charles Cook's prediction: Lean Republican, Roll Call's prediction: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's prediction: 1:1, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Democrat |
| St. Sen. Roy C. Afflerbach (D) 45.0% |
restaurant chain owner Patrick Toomey (R) 55.0% |
write in candidates 0.0% |
16th Cong. District, 59.4% in '96, 1st term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:25, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| publisher/'96 Reform candidate Robert S. "Bob" Yorczyk (D) 29.5% |
Joseph R. Pitts (R) 70.5% |
write in candidates 0.0% |
17th Cong. District, 72.2% in '96, 8th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Republican |
| No Democrat |
George W. Gekas (R) 99.8% |
write in candidates 0.2% |
18th Cong. District, 56.0% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:5, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Democrat |
| Michael F. "Mike" Doyle (D) 67.7% |
Mt. Lebanon City Commissioner Dick Walker (R) 32.3% |
write in candidates 0.0% |
19th Cong. District, 62.6% in '96, 12th term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:9, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| Linda G. Ropp (D) 28.5% |
William Goodling (R) 67.6% |
Gary M. Shoemaker (L) 3.8%, write in candidates 0.1% |
20th Cong. District, 53.9% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Democrat |
| Frank Mascara (D) 99.8% |
No Republican |
write in candidates 0.2% |
21st Cong. District, 50.7% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:3, D.C.'s Report's prediction: D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Republican |
| Larry Klemens (D) 36.6% |
Phil English (R) 63.4% |
write in candidates 0.0% |
