2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania's 15th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Patrick J. Toomey (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Edward J. O'Brien (D) by 6.5 points.
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublican · winner
53.3%118,307
Edward J. O'BrienDemocrat
46.7%103,864
222,171 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 2000
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.
Edward J. O'BrienPatrick J. Toomey
$777.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$774.4K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$2.9K
Cash on hand
$103.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000