Pennsylvania House
District 7
Previous Election Results
| 1996 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Curt Weldon |
Republican |
165,087 |
66.9% |
| John Innelli |
Democratic |
79,875 |
32.4% |
| John Pronchik |
Natural law |
1,688 |
0.7% |
| 1996 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Curt Weldon |
Republican |
49,999 |
83.5% |
| Rob McMonagle |
Republican |
9,882 |
16.5% |
| 1998 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Curt Weldon |
Republican |
119,491 |
71.8% |
| Martin D'Urso |
Democratic |
46,920 |
28.2% |
| 2000 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Curt Weldon |
Republican |
172,569 |
64.8% |
| Peter Lennon |
Democratic |
93,687 |
35.2% |
| 2002 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Curt Weldon |
Republican |
146,296 |
66.1% |
| Peter Lennon |
Democratic |
75,055 |
33.9% |
| 2004 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Curt Weldon |
Republican |
196,556 |
58.8% |
| Paul Scoles |
Democratic |
134,932 |
40.3% |
| David Jahn |
Libertarian |
3,039 |
0.9% |
| 2006 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Joe Sestak |
Democratic |
147,898 |
56.4% |
| Curt Weldon |
Republican |
114,426 |
43.6% |
| 2006 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Joe Sestak |
Democratic |
17,616 |
100.0% |
| 2006 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Curt Weldon |
Republican |
35,604 |
100.0% |
| 2008 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Joe Sestak |
Democratic |
209,955 |
59.6% |
| W. Craig Williams |
Republican |
142,362 |
40.4% |
| 2008 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Joe Sestak |
Democratic |
91,272 |
100.0% |
| 2008 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Craig Williams |
Republican |
52,733 |
100.0% |
| 2010 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Patrick Meehan |
Republican |
137,825 |
54.9% |
| Bryan Lentz |
Democratic |
110,314 |
44.0% |
| James Schneller |
Independent |
2,708 |
1.1% |
| 2010 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Bryan Lentz |
Democratic |
39,206 |
100.0% |
| 2010 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Patrick Meehan |
Republican |
48,604 |
100.0% |
Demographic Data
| Population |
646,522 |
| Percentage White |
89.2% |
| Percentage Black |
5.5% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native |
0.1% |
| Percentage Asian |
3.7% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race |
1.0% |
| Percentage Other Race |
0.4% |
| |
| Percentage Hispanic |
1.3% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White |
88.4% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black |
5.4% |
| |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English |
6.0% |
| |
| Median Household Income |
$56,126 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work |
38.1% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 |
5.4% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 |
36.7% |
| |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity |
15.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas |
54.8% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal |
0.1% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil |
27.9% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up |
15.4% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up |
49.5% |
| Percentage with a College Degree |
36.1% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers |
43.3% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers |
29.4% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers |
8.4% |
| |
| Percentage Married Couples |
54.7% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children |
25.0% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male |
0.3% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female |
0.2% |

Last updated 9:16pm October 4, 2012