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2004 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2004 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election?

Arlen Specter won the 2004 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election. Arlen Specter received 2,925,080 popular votes (52.62%). The main challenger was Joseph M. Hoeffel (41.99%).

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

Specter +10.6 pts · won by 590,954 votes
Arlen SpecterRepublicanWINNER52.62%
2,925,080 votes
Joseph M. HoeffelDemocratic41.99%
2,334,126 votes
James N. ClymerConstitution3.96%
220,056 votes
Betsy SummerLibertarian1.43%
79,263 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.