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2004 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2004 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

Tim Holden won the 2004 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. Tim Holden received 172,412 popular votes (59.09%). The main challenger was Scott Paterno (38.93%).

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

Holden +20.2 pts · won by 58,820 votes
Tim HoldenDemocraticWINNER59.09%
172,412 votes
Scott PaternoRepublican38.93%
113,592 votes
Russ DiamondLibertarian1.98%
5,782 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.