2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania's 3rd District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Robert Borski (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Charles F. Dougherty (R) by 37.5 points.
Robert BorskiDemocrat · winner
68.7%130,528
Charles F. DoughertyRepublican
31.3%59,343
189,871 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.
Robert BorskiCharles F. Dougherty
$517.4K
Raised by the campaign
$106.9K
$474.6K
Spent by the campaign
$106.9K
$283.2K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Dec 30, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000