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1998 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1998 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election?

Tim Holden won the 1998 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election. Tim Holden received 85,374 popular votes (61%). The main challenger was John Meckley (39%).

See the full head-to-head between Holden and Meckley

Holden +22.0 pts · won by 30,795 votes
Tim HoldenDemocraticWINNER61%
85,374 votes
John MeckleyRepublican39%
54,579 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.