2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2000 election for Pennsylvania's 4th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Melissa Hart (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Terry E. Van Horne (D) by 18.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Melissa HartRepublican · winner
59.0%145,390
Terry E. Van HorneDemocrat
41.0%100,995
246,385 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.
Terry E. Van HorneMelissa Hart
$694.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$694.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
-$135
Cash on hand
$5.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000