1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Pennsylvania's 13th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Joseph Hoeffel (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Jon Fox (R) by 5.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph HoeffelDemocrat · winner
51.6%95,105
Jon FoxRepublican
46.6%85,915
Thomas Patrick BurkeLibertarian
1.9%3,470
184,490 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Joseph HoeffelJon Fox
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$1.9M
$18.6K
Cash on hand
$27.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998