2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania's 19th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Todd Russell Platts (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Jeff Sanders (D) by 46.1 points.
Todd Russell PlattsRepublican · winner
72.6%168,722
Jeff SandersDemocrat
26.5%61,538
Michael L. PaolettaConstitution
1.0%2,234
232,494 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.
Jeff SandersTodd Russell Platts
$63K
Raised by the campaign
$318.2K
$37.2K
Spent by the campaign
$307.5K
$16.8K
Cash on hand
$6.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000