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2004 election for Pennsylvania House District 153

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Jon D. Fox (R) by 9.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Josh ShapiroDemocrat · winner
54.3%18,237
Jon D. FoxRepublican
44.7%15,022
Matthew WusinichLibertarian
0.9%316
33,575 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+26.41996R+24.72000R+32.02002D+9.62004D+52.02006D+40.22010

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

The candidates

Josh Shapiro (D)Jon D. Fox (R)

Also on the ballot: Matthew Wusinich (Libertarian), 0.9%