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2000Final results

2000 election for Pennsylvania House District 53

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Robert W. Godshall (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating David Obrien (D) by 40.1 points.

Robert W. GodshallRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%16,106
David ObrienDemocrat
29.9%6,878
22,984 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+54.41994R+47.01996R+49.21998R+40.12000R+17.92006R+19.62008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET