U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 | Elections

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Key Race: U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Leans Democratic

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

May 16, 2006

Democratic Primary Results
Joe Sestak (Unopposed)

Republican Primary Results
Curt Weldon (Unopposed)

Democratic Candidate

Joe Sestak

Occupation
Retired Navy Vice Admiral

Public Service
Navy Vice Admiral; Director of Defense Policy during Clinton Administration

Education
Ph.D., Harvard University; B.A., U.S. Naval Academy

Born
December 12, 1951, Secane, PA, USA

Residence
Wallingford, PA

Religion
Catholic

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$2,312,779	$750,907	$1,561,872

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Republican Candidate

Curt Weldon (Incumbent)

Occupation
Congressman, Teacher

Public Service
Congress

Education
B.A., West Chester University

Elected
1986

Born
Marcus Hook, PA, United States

Residence
Aston, PA

Religion
Protestant

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$2,306,687	$1,485,960	$1,129,268

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Pennsylvania District 7

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 646,522
Male: 48.2%
Female: 51.8%
Median Age: 38.0
18 Years and Over: 76.1%
65 Years and Over: 15.4%
Employed: 62.7%
Median Household Income: $56,126
Families Below Poverty Level: 3.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 36.1%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Kerry (D) 53%
Bush (R) 47%
2004 House Election:
Curt Weldon (R) 59%
Paul Scoles (D) 40%

State Political Profile

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