1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for Pennsylvania's 15th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Patrick J. Toomey (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Roy C. Afflerbach (D) by 10.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublican · winner
55.0%81,755
Roy C. AfflerbachDemocrat
45.0%66,930
148,706 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.
Roy C. AfflerbachPatrick J. Toomey
$573.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$562.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$10.1K
Cash on hand
$56.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998