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2002 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 2002 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election?

Joseph M. Hoeffel won the 2002 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election. Joseph M. Hoeffel received 107,945 popular votes (50.95%). The main challenger was Melissa Brown (47.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Hoeffel and Brown

Hoeffel +3.6 pts · won by 7,650 votes
Joseph M. HoeffelDemocraticWINNER50.95%
107,945 votes
Melissa BrownRepublican47.34%
100,295 votes
John P. McDermottconstitution1.71%
3,627 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.