1998 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election?

John E. Peterson won the 1998 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. John E. Peterson received 99,502 popular votes (84.81%). The main challenger was William M. Belitskus (15.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Peterson and Belitskus

Peterson +69.7 pts · won by 81,768 votes
99,502 votes
17,734 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.