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  PA - District 07
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 07
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline August 01, 2006 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifiedBarack O-blame-a May 22, 2007 03:52am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameW. Curtis "Curt" Weldon Votes196,556 (58.76%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2007 Margin61,624 (+18.42%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 16, 2006 PA - District 07 - D Primary Joseph A. Sestak
May 16, 2006 PA - District 07 - R Primary W. Curtis "Curt" Weldon
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 7.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
W. Curtis "Curt" Weldon
Safe 1
Strong 2
Lean 2
Slight 3
Joseph A. Sestak
Strong 2
Lean 8
Slight 22
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

05/10/2006 10/26/2006

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Joseph A. Sestak (I) Rep. W. Curtis "Curt" Weldon
PartyDemocratic Republican
Votes147,898 (56.38%) 114,426 (43.62%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -33,472 (-12.76%)
Predict Avg.49.67% 50.33%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Constituent Dynamics 
10/24-10/26		 51.00% (-1.0) 44.00% (+0.0)
Benenson Strategy Group (D) 
10/24-10/24		 50.00% (+0.0) 43.00% (+0.0)
Constituent Dynamics 
10/08-10/10		 52.00% (+0.0) 44.00% (+0.0)
Franklin & Marshall College 
09/21-09/27		 45.00% (+0.0) 44.00% (+0.0)
Franklin & Marshall College 
09/22-09/27		 44.00% (+0.0) 43.00% (+0.0)
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
09/12-09/13		 33.00% (+0.0) 52.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Jason
D PaGuy
  Pottstown (PA) Mercury
  Philadelphia Weekly
R ...
R Scott³
R TurnerforCongress
FWP CBlock941

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 23, 2006 12:00pm Perspective The strange world of Curt Weldon  Article karin1492 
Oct 16, 2006 02:00pm Investigation FBI raids home of congressman [Weldon]'s daughter  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 13, 2006 06:00pm Investigation FBI investigates Rep. Curt Weldon  Article RP 
Aug 14, 2006 10:00pm Endorsement [PA-07] Local AFL-CIO splits with state on Weldon  Article Scott³ 
Jun 13, 2006 11:00pm News 10-Termer [Rep] Weldon Learns to Run Hard [PA-7]  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 28, 2006 06:00pm Statement PA 7: Weldon Alleges Challenger Has Improper CIA Ties  Article RP 

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