2006Final results
2006 election for Pennsylvania's 5th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
John Peterson (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Hilliard (D) by 20.2 points.
John PetersonRepublican · winner
60.0%115,126
Donald L. HilliardDemocrat
39.9%76,456
191,727 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.
No DemocratJohn Peterson
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Raised by the campaign
$645.4K
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Spent by the campaign
$668.3K
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Cash on hand
$32K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006