Election Results for Bedford County, PA -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,057	11.1
Deaths:	1,610	16.9
Net Migration:	375	3.9
Net Immigration:	12	0.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +520	R +571	R + 0.9%
D -51
2020 vs. 2016	R +3,473	R +2,751	D + 0.5%
D +722
2020 vs. 2012	R +6,323	R +6,744	R + 12.7%
D -421
2020 vs. 2008	R +6,901	R +8,593	R + 22.7%
D -1,692

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,428	R +5,842	R + 23.2%
D -2,414
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	74%	Donald Trump (R)	23,545	84.0%	Kamala Harris (D)	4,316	15.4%	165 [+]	0.6%	28,026	34	34	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Chase Oliver (Lbt) 99 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 66 (0.2%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	23,025	83.4%	Joe Biden (D)	4,367	15.8%	218 [+]	0.8%	27,610	35	37	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 182 (0.7%);
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	19,552	82.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,645	15.4%	478 [+]	2.0%	23,675	34	37	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 260 (1.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 102 (0.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	16,702	76.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,788	22.0%	260 [+]	1.2%	21,750	30	30	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 143 (0.7%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	16,124	71.5%	Barack Obama (D)	6,059	26.9%	365 [+]	1.6%	22,548	27	26	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 164 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 96 (0.4%);
2004	59%	George W. Bush* (R)	16,606	73.2%	John Kerry (D)	6,016	26.5%	57 [+]	0.3%	22,679	25	23	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	13,598	70.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	5,474	28.2%	363 [+]	1.9%	19,435	24	22	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 265 (1.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 71 (0.4%);
1996	49%	Robert Dole (R)	10,064	55.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	5,954	32.8%	2,109 [+]	11.6%	18,127	16	15	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 2,041 (11.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 26 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	George Bush* (R)	9,216	49.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	5,840	31.0%	3,761 [+]	20.0%	18,817	13	12	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 3,731 (19.8%);
1988	48%	George Bush (R)	11,123	65.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	5,754	33.9%	92 [+]	0.5%	16,969	15	12	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 24 (0.1%);
1984	54%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	13,085	70.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	5,424	29.3%	34	0.2%	18,543	17	12	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	50%	Ronald Reagan (R)	10,930	66.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,950	30.1%	539 [+]	3.3%	16,419	17	16	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 416 (2.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 108 (0.7%);
1976	54%	Gerald Ford* (R)	9,355	58.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	6,652	41.2%	131 [+]	0.8%	16,138	10	10	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 78 (0.5%);
1972	54%	Richard Nixon* (R)	11,243	73.3%	George McGovern (D)	3,836	25.0%	259 [+]	1.7%	15,338	14	13	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 227 (1.5%);
1968	65%	Richard Nixon (R)	10,482	63.5%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,725	28.6%	1,311 [+]	7.9%	16,518	19	20	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,301 (7.9%);
1964	67%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	9,165	53.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	7,968	46.5%	14	0.1%	17,147	12	8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	73%	Richard Nixon (R)	12,542	67.4%	John Kennedy (D)	6,030	32.4%	32	0.2%	18,604	19	18	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	66%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	11,423	65.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,038	34.6%	13	0.1%	17,474	9	8	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	56%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	9,419	63.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,255	35.7%	60	0.4%	14,734	11	9	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	39%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,028	61.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,851	39.0%	0	0.0%	9,879	10	16	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	56%	Thomas Dewey (R)	8,703	62.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,175	37.1%	68	0.5%	13,946	14	17	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	65%	Wendell Willkie (R)	8,864	54.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,388	45.3%	49	0.3%	16,301	8	10	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	82%	Alf Landon (R)	9,014	49.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,937	49.2%	230 [+]	1.3%	18,181	9	13	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 110 (0.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 50 (0.3%);
1932	57%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	6,597	54.3%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,075	41.8%	480 [+]	3.9%	12,152	3	15	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 350 (2.9%);
1928	57%	Herbert Hoover (R)	9,602	81.6%	Al Smith (D)	1,966	16.7%	199 [+]	1.7%	11,767	16	23	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 124 (1.1%);
1924	48%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	6,154	61.7%	John Davis (D)	2,315	23.2%	1,502 [+]	15.1%	9,971	-4	8	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 931 (9.3%);
1920	45%	Warren Harding (R)	5,800	61.7%	James Cox (D)	2,594	27.6%	1,011 [+]	10.7%	9,405	-4	1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 736 (7.8%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 189 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 80 (0.9%);
1916	34%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,729	50.8%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,263	44.4%	350 [+]	4.8%	7,342	-3	5	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 238 (3.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 112 (1.5%);
1912	34%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,971	40.5%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,694	36.7%	1,679 [+]	22.9%	7,344	-7	-8	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,140 (15.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 423 (5.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 115 (1.6%);
1908	40%	William Taft (R)	4,784	57.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,196	38.1%	408 [+]	4.9%	8,388	-2	5	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 234 (2.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 166 (2.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	41%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,364	61.2%	Alton Parker (D)	3,042	34.7%	365 [+]	4.2%	8,771	-7	5	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 191 (2.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 173 (2.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	39%	William McKinley* (R)	4,790	57.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,445	41.2%	133 [+]	1.6%	8,368	-4	6	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 101 (1.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 25 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,367

15.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

23,025

83.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

182

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

27,610

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 35	Diff (US): 37

2016 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,645

15.4%

Donald Trump (R)

19,552

82.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

260

1.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

102

0.4%

Other

116

0.5%

TOTAL

23,675

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 34	Diff (US): 37

2012 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,788

22.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

16,702

76.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

143

0.7%

Other

117

0.5%

TOTAL

21,750

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 30

2008 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

6,059

26.9%

John McCain (R)

16,124

71.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

164

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

105

0.5%

TOTAL

22,548

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2004 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

16,606

73.2%

John Kerry (D)

6,016

26.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

22,679

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 23

2000 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

13,598

70.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

5,474

28.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

265

1.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

19,435

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 22

1996 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

5,954

32.8%

Robert Dole (R)

10,064

55.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

2,041

11.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

18,127

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

1992 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

5,840

31.0%

George Bush* (R)

9,216

49.0%

Ross Perot (I)

3,731

19.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

18,817

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

11,123

65.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

5,754

33.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

16,969

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

1984 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

13,085

70.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

5,424

29.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

18,543

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 12

1980 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

10,930

66.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

4,950

30.1%

John Anderson (I)

416

2.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

108

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

16,419

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

6,652

41.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

9,355

58.0%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

16,138

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

11,243

73.3%

George McGovern (D)

3,836

25.0%

John Schmitz (Amer)

227

1.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

15,338

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

1968 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

10,482

63.5%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

4,725

28.6%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,301

7.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

16,518

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

1964 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

9,165

53.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

7,968

46.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

17,147

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

6,030

32.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

12,542

67.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

18,604

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

1956 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

11,423

65.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

6,038

34.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

17,474

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

1952 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

9,419

63.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

5,255

35.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

14,734

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

1948 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

3,851

39.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

6,028

61.0%

TOTAL

9,879

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 16

1944 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,175

37.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

8,703

62.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

13,946

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 17

1940 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

7,388

45.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

8,864

54.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

16,301

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 10

1936 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

8,937

49.2%

Alf Landon (R)

9,014

49.6%

William Lemke (Union)

110

0.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

18,181

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 13

1932 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

5,075

41.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

6,597

54.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

350

2.9%

Other

130

1.1%

TOTAL

12,152

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 15

1928 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

9,602

81.6%

Al Smith (D)

1,966

16.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

124

1.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

11,767

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 23

1924 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

6,154

61.7%

John Davis (D)

2,315

23.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

931

9.3%

Other

571

5.7%

TOTAL

9,971

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 8

1920 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

5,800

61.7%

James Cox (D)

2,594

27.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.9%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

736

7.8%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

189

2.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,405

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 1

1916 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

3,263

44.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

3,729

50.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

238

3.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

112

1.5%

TOTAL

7,342

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,694

36.7%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,971

40.5%

William Taft* (R)

1,140

15.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

423

5.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

115

1.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

7,344

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -8

1908 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

4,784

57.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,196

38.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

166

2.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

234

2.8%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,388

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 5

1904 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,364

61.2%

Alton Parker (D)

3,042

34.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

173

2.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

191

2.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

8,771

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 5

1900 President, Bedford County, PA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

4,790

57.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,445

41.2%

John Woolley (Proh)

101

1.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,368

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bedford County, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Mehmet Oz (R)	17,954	80.7%	John Fetterman (D)	3,796	17.1%	491 [+]	2.2%	22,241	34	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 261 (1.2%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 129 (0.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 101 (0.5%);
2022	G	58%	Doug Mastriano (R)	17,198	77.4%	Josh Shapiro (D)	4,721	21.2%	301 [+]	1.4%	22,220	36	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 167 (0.8%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 78 (0.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 56 (0.3%);

2018	S1	49%	Lou Barletta (R)	14,044	74.6%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	4,567	24.3%	212 [+]	1.1%	18,823	32	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 129 (0.7%); Neal Gale (Green) 83 (0.4%);
2018	G	49%	Scott Wagner (R)	14,261	75.6%	Tom Wolf* (D)	4,408	23.4%	194 [+]	1.0%	18,863	35	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 110 (0.6%); Paul Glover (Green) 84 (0.4%);
2016	S3	61%	Pat Toomey* (R)	17,739	75.7%	Katie McGinty (D)	4,356	18.6%	1,344 [+]	5.7%	23,439	27	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 1,344 (5.7%);
2014	G	36%	Tom Corbett* (R)	9,050	65.4%	Tom Wolf (D)	4,786	34.6%	0	0.0%	13,836	20	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	56%	Tom Smith (R)	15,673	72.7%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	5,553	25.7%	347 [+]	1.6%	21,573	28	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Rayburn Smith (Libertarian) 347 (1.6%);
2010	S3	42%	Pat Toomey (R)	12,315	74.9%	Joe Sestak (D)	4,128	25.1%	0	0.0%	16,443	24	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
2010	G	42%	Tom Corbett (R)	12,873	78.0%	Dan Onorato (D)	3,639	22.0%	0	0.0%	16,512	23	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2006	S1	43%	Rick Santorum* (R)	9,703	58.5%	Bob Casey, Jr. (D)	6,895	41.5%	0	0.0%	16,598	17	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2006	G	43%	Lynn Swann (R)	10,270	61.7%	Ed Rendell* (D)	6,372	38.3%	0	0.0%	16,642	22	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2006:
2004	S3	57%	Arlen Specter* (R)	14,786	67.3%	Joseph Hoeffel (D)	5,347	24.4%	1,825 [+]	8.3%	21,958	15	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: James Clymer (Constitution) 1,492 (6.8%); Betsy Summers (Libertarian) 333 (1.5%);
2002	G	39%	Mike Fisher (R)	10,190	68.2%	Ed Rendell (D)	4,516	30.2%	228 [+]	1.5%	14,934	24	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Michael Morrill (Green) 130 (0.9%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 98 (0.7%);
2000	S1	50%	Rick Santorum* (R)	13,791	72.3%	Ron Klink (D)	4,810	25.2%	476 [+]	2.5%	19,077	20	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Robert Domske (Reform) 186 (1.0%); John Featherman (Libertarian) 162 (0.8%); Lester Searer (Constitution) 128 (0.7%);

1998	S3	32%	Arlen Specter* (R)	8,406	70.1%	Bill Lloyd (D)	3,216	26.8%	374 [+]	3.1%	11,996	9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Dean Snyder (Constitution) 291 (2.4%); Jack Iannantuano (Libertarian) 83 (0.7%);
1998	G	32%	Tom Ridge* (R)	8,232	68.2%	Ivan Itkin (D)	2,322	19.3%	1,508 [+]	12.5%	12,062	11	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Peg Luksik (Constitution) 1,427 (11.8%); Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 81 (0.7%);
1994	S1	42%	Rick Santorum (R)	9,720	63.0%	Harris Wofford* (D)	5,006	32.5%	694 [+]	4.5%	15,420	14	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Diane Blough (Patriot) 478 (3.1%); Donald Eisenberger (Libertarian) 216 (1.4%);
1994	G	42%	Tom Ridge (R)	8,689	55.9%	Mark Singel (D)	4,588	29.5%	2,255 [+]	14.5%	15,532	11	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Peg Luksik (Constitution) 2,027 (13.1%); Timothy Holloway (Patriot) 169 (1.1%); Pat Fallon (Libertarian) 59 (0.4%);
1992	S3	51%	Arlen Specter* (R)	10,251	55.0%	Lynn Yeakel (D)	6,848	36.7%	1,538 [+]	8.3%	18,637	6	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: John Perry (Libertarian) 1,538 (8.3%);
1991	S1	42%	Richard Thornburgh (R)	9,189	61.0%	Harris Wofford (D)	5,865	39.0%	0	0.0%	15,054	16	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	G	35%	Robert Casey* (D)	7,709	61.3%	Barbara Hafer (R)	4,876	38.7%	0	0.0%	12,585	6	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1988	S1	48%	John Heinz* (R)	13,020	77.0%	Joseph Vignola (D)	3,756	22.2%	133 [+]	0.8%	16,909	11	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Darcy Richardson (Consumer) 57 (0.3%); Henry Haller (Libertarian) 36 (0.2%); Samuel Cross (Populist) 32 (0.2%); Sam Blancato (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.0%);
1986	S3	44%	Arlen Specter* (R)	9,890	65.2%	Bob Edgar (D)	5,214	34.4%	70 [+]	0.5%	15,174	9	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Lance Haver (Consumer) 70 (0.5%);
1986	G	44%	William Scranton III (R)	8,180	53.9%	Robert Casey (D)	6,874	45.3%	127 [+]	0.8%	15,181	6	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Heidi Hoover (Consumer) 127 (0.8%);
1982	S1	42%	John Heinz* (R)	9,666	67.9%	Cyril Wecht (D)	4,487	31.5%	76 [+]	0.5%	14,229	9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Barbara Karkutt (Libertarian) 50 (0.4%); Liane Norman (Consumer) 16 (0.1%); Kipp Dawson (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.1%);
1982	G	43%	Richard Thornburgh* (R)	8,034	56.2%	Allen Ertel (D)	6,200	43.4%	53 [+]	0.4%	14,287	5	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Richard Fuerle (Libertarian) 29 (0.2%); Lee Frissell (Consumer) 14 (0.1%); Mark Zola (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.1%);
1980	S3	50%	Arlen Specter (R)	9,728	59.0%	Pete Flaherty (D)	6,699	40.6%	73 [+]	0.4%	16,500	8	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: David Walter (Libertarian) 35 (0.2%); Lee Frissell (Consumer) 17 (0.1%); Linda Mohrbacher (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.1%); Frank Kinces (Communist) 8 (0.0%);

1978	G	45%	Richard Thornburgh (R)	8,147	58.6%	Pete Flaherty (D)	5,690	41.0%	57 [+]	0.4%	13,894	6	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Lee Frissell (Consumer) 50 (0.4%); Mark Zola (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1976	S1	54%	John Heinz (R)	9,737	60.2%	William Green (D)	6,386	39.5%	44 [+]	0.3%	16,167	8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Andrew Watson (Constitution) 27 (0.2%); Frederick Stanton (Socialist Workers) 9 (0.1%); Bernard Salera (Labor) 7 (0.0%); Frank Kinces (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1974	S3	46%	Richard Schweiker* (R)	8,080	60.5%	Pete Flaherty (D)	5,211	39.0%	70 [+]	0.5%	13,361	7	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: George Shankey (Constitution) 70 (0.5%);
1974	G	45%	Andrew Lewis (R)	7,928	60.4%	Milton Shapp* (D)	5,136	39.1%	69 [+]	0.5%	13,133	15	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Stephen Depue (Constitution) 53 (0.4%); Frederick Stanton (Socialist Workers) 16 (0.1%);
1970	S1	54%	Hugh Scott* (R)	8,523	60.6%	William Sesler (D)	5,258	37.4%	273 [+]	1.9%	14,054	9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Frank Gaydosh (Constitution) 139 (1.0%); Henry McFarland (American Independent) 118 (0.8%); Herman Johnson (Socialist Labor) 10 (0.1%); Robin Maisel (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.0%); William Mimms (Consumer) 1 (0.0%);
1970	G	54%	Raymond Broderick (R)	7,796	55.1%	Milton Shapp (D)	5,966	42.1%	397 [+]	2.8%	14,159	13	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Francis McGeever (American Independent) 208 (1.5%); Andrew Watson (Constitution) 177 (1.3%); Clarissa Cain (Consumer) 7 (0.0%); George Taylor (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.0%); Pearl Chertov (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);

1968	S3	64%	Richard Schweiker (R)	11,459	70.0%	Joseph Clark* (D)	4,743	29.0%	168 [+]	1.0%	16,370	18	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Frank Gaydosh (Constitution) 136 (0.8%); Benson Perry (Socialist Labor) 24 (0.1%); Pearl Chertov (Militant Workers) 8 (0.0%);
1966	G	63%	Raymond Shafer (R)	10,079	63.0%	Milton Shapp (D)	5,796	36.2%	134 [+]	0.8%	16,009	11	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Edward Schwartz (Constitution) 116 (0.7%); George Taylor (Socialist Labor) 18 (0.1%);
1964	S1	68%	Hugh Scott* (R)	10,142	59.0%	Genevieve Blatt (D)	7,016	40.8%	36 [+]	0.2%	17,194	8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: George Taylor (Socialist Labor) 24 (0.1%); Morris Chertov (Militant Workers) 12 (0.1%);
1962	S3	72%	James Van Zandt (R)	11,128	60.8%	Joseph Clark* (D)	7,128	39.0%	38 [+]	0.2%	18,294	12	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Arla Albaugh (Socialist Labor) 38 (0.2%);
1962	G	72%	William Scranton (R)	11,660	63.8%	Richardson Dilworth (D)	6,596	36.1%	33 [+]	0.2%	18,289	8	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: George Taylor (Socialist Labor) 33 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Bedford County, PA

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2022 Census data
White:	45,733	96.45%	5.8%
Black:	305	0.64%	29.2%
Indian:	69	0.15%	21.1%
Asian:	220	0.46%	107.5%
2+ races:	460	0.97%	29.9%
Hispanic:	631	1.33%	40.2%

Total non-White:	1,685	3.55%	37.3%

Change in White population:	-2,802	-5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	458	0.9

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	PA13	John Joyce* (R)	19,607	100.0%				0	0.0%	19,607
County Total for 2022-11-08:										19,607

2020-11-03	PA13	John Joyce* (R)	23,102	84.5%	Todd Rowley (D)	4,234	15.5%	0	0.0%	27,336
County Total for 2020-11-03:										27,336

2018-11-06	PA13	John Joyce (R)	15,311	81.4%	Brent Ottaway (D)	3,489	18.6%	0	0.0%	18,800
County Total for 2018-11-06:										18,800

2016-11-08	PA09	Bill Shuster* (R)	14,343	61.9%	Art Halvorson (D)	8,811	38.1%	0	0.0%	23,154
County Total for 2016-11-08:										23,154

2014-11-04	PA09	Bill Shuster* (R)	10,185	74.0%	Alanna Hartzok (D)	3,577	26.0%	0	0.0%	13,762
County Total for 2014-11-04:										13,762

2012-11-06	PA09	Bill Shuster* (R)	15,752	73.3%	Karen Ramsburg (D)	5,726	26.7%	0	0.0%	21,478
County Total for 2012-11-06:										21,478

2010-11-02	PA09	Bill Shuster* (R)	12,840	78.6%	Tom Conners (D)	3,488	21.4%	0	0.0%	16,328
County Total for 2010-11-02:										16,328

2008-11-04	PA09	Bill Shuster* (R)	15,200	68.1%	Tony Barr (D)	7,135	31.9%	0	0.0%	22,335
County Total for 2008-11-04:										22,335

2006-11-07	PA09	Bill Shuster* (R)	10,562	63.6%	Tony Barr (D)	6,038	36.4%	0	0.0%	16,600
County Total for 2006-11-07:										16,600

2004-11-02	PA09	Bill Shuster* (R)	16,644	74.9%	Paul Politis (D)	5,590	25.1%	0	0.0%	22,234
County Total for 2004-11-02:										22,234

2002-11-05	PA09	Bill Shuster* (R)	11,440	76.3%	John Henry (D)	3,561	23.7%	0	0.0%	15,001
County Total for 2002-11-05:										15,001

2001-05-15 sp	PA09	Bill Shuster (R)	6,847	61.2%	Scott Conklin (D)	4,021	35.9%	327	2.9%	11,195
County Total for 2001-05-15:										11,195

2000-11-07	PA09	Bud Shuster* (R)	17,280	100.0%				0	0.0%	17,280
County Total for 2000-11-07:										17,280

1996-11-05	PA09	Bud Shuster* (R)	13,995	77.7%	Monte Kemmler (D)	4,021	22.3%	0	0.0%	18,016
County Total for 1996-11-05:										18,016

1994-11-08	PA09	Bud Shuster* (R)	14,112	100.0%				0	0.0%	14,112
County Total for 1994-11-08:										14,112

1992-11-03	PA09	Bud Shuster* (R)	16,584	100.0%				0	0.0%	16,584
County Total for 1992-11-03:										16,584

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2024	33,801	24,905	73.7%	5,673	16.8%	3,223	9.5%	Rep +19,232	Rep +56.9%	87%
2022	32,987	23,718	71.9%	6,181	18.7%	3,088	9.4%	Rep +17,537	Rep +53.2%	87%
2020	34,229	23,722	69.3%	7,264	21.2%	3,243	9.5%	Rep +16,458	Rep +48.1%	90%
2018	31,485	20,587	65.4%	7,904	25.1%	2,994	9.5%	Rep +12,683	Rep +40.3%	82%
2016	34,460	21,731	63.1%	9,465	27.5%	3,264	9.5%	Rep +12,266	Rep +35.6%	90%
2014	32,327	19,512	60.4%	9,827	30.4%	2,988	9.2%	Rep +9,685	Rep +30.0%	84%
2012	32,213	19,385	60.2%	10,082	31.3%	2,746	8.5%	Rep +9,303	Rep +28.9%	83%
2010	33,795	19,727	58.4%	11,208	33.2%	2,860	8.5%	Rep +8,519	Rep +25.2%	87%
2008	34,194	19,746	57.7%	11,731	34.3%	2,717	7.9%	Rep +8,015	Rep +23.4%	88%
2006	33,101	19,527	59.0%	11,052	33.4%	2,522	7.6%	Rep +8,475	Rep +25.6%	86%
2004	32,889	19,399	59.0%	11,045	33.6%	2,445	7.4%	Rep +8,354	Rep +25.4%	85%
2002	28,963	16,967	58.6%	9,975	34.4%	2,021	7.0%	Rep +6,992	Rep +24.1%	76%
2000	29,400	16,955	57.7%	10,500	35.7%	1,945	6.6%	Rep +6,455	Rep +22.0%	77%
1998	27,477	15,830	57.6%	10,115	36.8%	1,532	5.6%	Rep +5,715	Rep +20.8%	73%
1996	26,114	15,193	58.2%	9,660	37.0%	1,261	4.8%	Rep +5,533	Rep +21.2%	70%
1994	23,052	13,243	57.4%	9,025	39.2%	784	3.4%	Rep +4,218	Rep +18.3%	63%
1992	22,754	12,947	56.9%	9,113	40.1%	694	3.1%	Rep +3,834	Rep +16.8%	63%
1990	22,733	12,522	55.1%	9,715	42.7%	496	2.2%	Rep +2,807	Rep +12.3%	63%
1988	22,630	12,869	56.9%	9,248	40.9%	513	2.3%	Rep +3,621	Rep +16.0%	64%
1986	22,990	13,132	57.1%	9,296	40.4%	562	2.4%	Rep +3,836	Rep +16.7%	66%
1984	22,958	13,173	57.4%	9,159	39.9%	626	2.7%	Rep +4,014	Rep +17.5%	67%

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