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Pennsylvania House District 15

Previous Election Results

1996 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Paul McHale Democratic 109,812 54.8%
Bob Kilbanks Republican 82,803 41.3%
Nicholas Sabatine III Reform 6,931 3.5%
Phillip Faust Natural law 812 0.4%
1996 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Bob Kilbanks Republican 10,499 38.6%
Ken Smith Republican 9,062 33.3%
Edward Smith Republican 5,568 20.5%
James Brose Republican 2,077 7.6%
1998 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pat Toomey Republican 81,755 55.0%
Roy Afflerbach Democratic 66,930 45.0%
1998 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Roy Afflerback Democratic 14,466 62.7%
Janice McElroy Democratic 8,590 37.3%
1998 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pat Toomey Republican 7,981 27.1%
Bob Kilbanks Republican 7,266 24.7%
Joseph Uliana Republican 6,912 23.5%
Joe Pascuzzo Republican 3,518 12.0%
Nick Sabatine Republican 3,219 10.9%
Lawrence Grello Republican 525 1.8%
2000 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pat Toomey Republican 118,307 53.3%
Ed O'Brien Democratic 103,864 46.7%
2002 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Pat Toomey Republican 98,493 57.4%
Edward O'Brien Democratic 73,212 42.6%
2004 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Dent Republican 170,634 58.6%
Joe Driscoll Democratic 114,646 39.4%
Richard Piotrowski Libertarian 3,660 1.3%
Greta Browne Green 2,194 0.8%
2004 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Joe Driscoll Democratic 18,768 56.4%
Richard Orloski Democratic 14,535 43.6%
2004 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Dent Republican 25,376 51.5%
Joe Pascuzzo Republican 16,152 32.8%
Brian O'Neill Republican 7,749 15.7%
2006 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Dent Republican 106,153 53.6%
Charles Dertinger Democratic 86,186 43.5%
Greta Browne Green 5,802 2.9%
2006 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Dent Republican 18,858 100.0%
2008 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Dent Republican 181,433 58.6%
Sam Bennett Democratic 128,333 41.4%
2008 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Siobhan Bennett Democratic 73,734 100.0%
2008 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Dent Republican 27,875 100.0%
2010 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Dent Republican 109,534 53.5%
John Callahan Democratic 79,766 39.0%
Jake Towne Independent 15,248 7.5%
2010 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
John Callahan Democratic 32,825 100.0%
2010 House Primary
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Charles Dent Republican 31,618 82.9%
Mat Benol Republican 6,514 17.1%

Demographic Data

Population 646,300
Percentage White 89.5%
Percentage Black 3.1%
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Percentage Asian 1.7%
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.0%
Percentage Mixed Race 1.6%
Percentage Other Race 3.9%
 
Percentage Hispanic 7.9%
Percentage Non Hispanic White 86.4%
Percentage Non Hispanic Black 2.8%
 
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English 8.5%
 
Median Household Income $45,330
Percentage Married Couple Both Work 38.7%
Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 8.2%
Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 39.4%
 
Percentage Homes heated by Electricity 30.1%
Percentage Homes heated by Gas 25.9%
Percentage Homes heated by Coal 1.4%
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil 39.1%
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up 15.5%
Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up 48.5%
Percentage with a College Degree 22.2%
Percentage Management or Professional Workers 32.4%
Percentage Sales or Office Workers 27.0%
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers 17.6%
 
Percentage Married Couples 55.4%
Percentage Married Couples with Children 23.7%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male 0.3%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female 0.3%

Last updated 9:16pm October 4, 2012