2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Pennsylvania's 7th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Joe Sestak (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Curt Weldon (R) by 12.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joe SestakDemocrat · winner
56.4%147,898
Curt WeldonRepublican
43.6%114,426
262,434 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.
Joe SestakCurt Weldon
$3.3M
Raised by the campaign
$2.8M
$3.1M
Spent by the campaign
$2.9M
$210.8K
Cash on hand
$120.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006