2006Final results
2006 election for Pennsylvania's 15th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Charles W. Dent (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Charles Dertinger (D) by 10.1 points.
Charles W. DentRepublican · winner
53.6%106,153
Charles DertingerDemocrat
43.5%86,186
Greta BrowneGreen
2.9%5,802
198,173 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 2006
Races before and after
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.
Charles DertingerCharles W. Dent
$90.2K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$88.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$1.3K
Cash on hand
$73K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006