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2004Final results

2004 election for Pennsylvania's 7th District

U.S. House · Pennsylvania

Curt Weldon (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Paul Scoles (D) by 18.4 points.

Curt WeldonRepublican · winner
58.8%196,556
Paul ScolesDemocrat
40.3%134,932
David JahnLibertarian
0.9%3,039
334,527 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+43.61998R+29.62000R+32.22002R+18.42004D+12.82006D+19.22008

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.

Paul ScolesCurt Weldon
$24K
Raised by the campaign
$894.6K
$23.8K
Spent by the campaign
$678.4K
$192
Cash on hand
$308.5K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004

The candidates

Curt Weldon (R)Paul Scoles (D)

Also on the ballot: David Jahn (Libertarian), 0.9%