U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 10 | Elections

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Key Race: U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 10

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Leans Democratic

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

May 16, 2006

Democratic Primary Results
Chris Carney (unopposed)

Republican Primary Results
Don Sherwood 56%
Kathy Scott 44%

Democratic Candidate

Christopher Carney

Occupation
Associate Professor of Political Science

Public Service
Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy Reserves

Education
BS, Environmental Science and U.S. Diplomatic History, Cornell College

Born
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

Residence
Dimock, PA

Religion
Roman Catholic

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$868,442	$585,726	$271,907

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Republican Candidate

Donald Sherwood (Incumbent)

Occupation
Automobile Dealer

Public Service
U.S. Congress

First Lieutenant, U.S. Army

Education
BA, Economics, Dartmouth College

Elected
1998

Born
Nicholson, PA, United States

Residence
Tunkhannock, PA

Religion
Methodist

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$1,489,376	$1,257,196	$436,093

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Pennsylvania District 10

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 646,534
Male: 49.3%
Female: 50.7%
Median Age: 39.4
18 Years and Over: 76.5%
65 Years and Over: 16.6%
Employed: 56.4%
Median Household Income: $35,996
Families Below Poverty Level: 7.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 17.1%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Bush (R) 60%
Kerry (D) 40%
2004 House Election:
Don Sherwood (R) 93%
Veronica Hannevig (CNP) 7%

State Political Profile

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