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2000Final results

2000 election for Pennsylvania's 7th District

U.S. House · Pennsylvania

Curt Weldon (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Peter A. Lennon (D) by 29.6 points.

Curt WeldonRepublican · winner
64.8%172,569
35.2%93,687
266,256 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

EvenR+39.31994R+34.51996R+43.61998R+29.62000R+32.22002R+18.42004

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.

Peter A. LennonCurt Weldon
$31.5K
Raised by the campaign
$499.7K
$22.6K
Spent by the campaign
$582.1K
$8.9K
Cash on hand
$174.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000