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2002Final results

2002 election for Pennsylvania's 7th District

U.S. House · Pennsylvania

Curt Weldon (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Peter A. Lennon (D) by 32.2 points.

Curt WeldonRepublican · winner
66.1%146,296
33.9%75,055
221,351 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+34.51996R+43.61998R+29.62000R+32.22002R+18.42004D+12.82006

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
$2.5K
Raised by the campaign
$536.9K
$11.4K
Spent by the campaign
$619.2K
$0
Cash on hand
$92.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002