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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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All 17 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 10 7

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 17 U.S. representatives from the State of Pennsylvania, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

District 1

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The 1st district is based in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, including all of Bucks County and parts of Montgomery County.[1] The incumbent is Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who was re-elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Potential

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Brian Fitzpatrick (R) $1,227,040 $273,347 $5,376,223
Source: Federal Election Commission[3]

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Bob Harvie
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
  • Ashley Ehasz, government affairs consultant and nominee for this district in 2022 and 2024[5]
  • Scott Wallace, charitable foundation director, grandson of former Vice President Henry Wallace, and nominee for this district in 2018[5]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Likely R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Likely R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Lean R April 10, 2025

District 2

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The 2nd district is based in central and northeastern Philadelphia.[1] The incumbent is Democrat Brendan Boyle, who was re-elected with 71.5% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Brendan Boyle (D) $220,388 $43,266 $4,015,405
Source: Federal Election Commission[10]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D April 10, 2025

District 3

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The 3rd district is based in west and south Philadelphia.[1] The incumbent is Democrat Dwight Evans, who was re-elected unopposed in 2024.[2]

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Filed paperwork

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  • Gabrial Caceres[9]
  • Dave Oxman, physician[11]
  • Robin J. Toldens[9]

Publicly expressed interest

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Potential

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  • Chris Rabb, state representative from the 200th district (2017–present)[12]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Dwight Evans (D) $38,020 $49,588 $64,569
Source: Federal Election Commission[13]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D April 10, 2025

District 4

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The 4th district is based in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, including most of Montgomery County and parts of Berks County. The incumbent is Democrat Madeleine Dean, who was re-elected with 59.1% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Madeleine Dean (D) $221,401 $220,135 $970,006
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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  • Ismaine Ayouaz[9]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D April 10, 2025

District 5

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The 5th district is based in the southwestern suburbs of Philadelphia, including all of Delaware County, parts of Montgomery County, and parts of south Philadelphia. The incumbent is Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon, who was re-elected with 65.3% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mary Gay Scanlon (D) $100,557 $113,396 $304,907
Source: Federal Election Commission[15]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D April 10, 2025

District 6

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The 6th district includes all of Chester County and the city of Reading in Berks County. The incumbent is Democrat Chrissy Houlahan, who was re-elected with 56.2% of the vote in 2024 .[2]

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Chrissy Houlahan (D) $237,366 $143,182 $3,499,797
Source: Federal Election Commission[16]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D April 10, 2025

District 7

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The 7th district is based in the Lehigh Valley, including all of Lehigh, Northampton, and Carbon counties and a small sliver of Monroe County.[1] The incumbent is Republican Ryan Mackenzie, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.5% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Ryan Mackenzie

Executive Branch officials

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ryan Mackenzie (R) $673,041 $165,397 $615,883
Source: Federal Election Commission[19]

Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Ryan Crosswell, former federal prosecutor[20]
  • Lamont McClure, Northampton County Executive (2018–present)[21]
  • Carol Obando-Derstine, former member of the Pennsylvania Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs[22]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Lamont McClure
Local officials
Carol Obando-Derstine
U.S. representatives

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Lamont McClure (D) $142,264 $56,144 $86,120
Source: Federal Election Commission[19]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Tossup February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Tossup March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Tossup April 10, 2025

District 8

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The 8th district is based in Northeast Pennsylvania, specifically the Wyoming Valley and Pocono Mountains, including all of Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike counties, and most of Luzerne and Monroe counties.[1] The incumbent is Republican Rob Bresnahan, who flipped the district with 50.8% of the vote.[2]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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Endorsements

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Rob Bresnahan (not declared)

Executive Branch officials

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rob Bresnahan (R) $832,776 $170,655 $715,273
Source: Federal Election Commission[25]

Democratic primary

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Publicly expressed interest

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Potential

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Declined

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Lean R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Lean R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Lean R April 10, 2025

District 9

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The 9th district is based in North Central Pennsylvania east of the Appalachian Divide, including Williamsport, Bloomsburg, and Lebanon. The incumbent is Republican Dan Meuser, who was re-elected with 70.5% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Dan Meuser (R) $353,754 $181,380 $206,021
Source: Federal Election Commission[27]

Democratic primary

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Declared

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  • Daniel Byron, retail manager[28]

Filed paperwork

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  • Jennifer M. Borthers[9]

Endorsements

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Jennifer M. Borthers
Organizations

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R April 10, 2025

District 10

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The 10th district is based in the Harrisburg and York areas, including all of Dauphin County, most of Cumberland County, and the northern half of York County.[1] The incumbent is Republican Scott Perry, who was re-elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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Endorsements

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Scott Perry (not declared)

Executive Branch officials

Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Scott Perry (R) $565,319 $93,714 $553,523
Source: Federal Election Commission[32]

Democratic primary

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Publicly expressed interest

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  • Robert Forbes, substitute teacher and withdrawn candidate in 2024[33]
  • Janelle Stelson, former WGAL news anchor and nominee for this district in 2024[34]

Declined

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Tossup February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Tilt R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Tossup April 10, 2025

District 11

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The 11th district is based in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, including all of Lancaster County and the southern half of York County.[1] The incumbent is Republican Lloyd Smucker, who was re-elected with 62.9% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Lloyd Smucker (R) $293,960 $346,559 $851,493
Source: Federal Election Commission[35]

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R April 10, 2025

District 12

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The 12th district is based in the city of Pittsburgh and its eastern and southern suburbs, including parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. The incumbent is Democrat Summer Lee, who was re-elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Democratic primary

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Declared

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Filed paperwork

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Endorsements

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Summer Lee (not declared)
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Adam Forgie (D) $9,146 $3,132 $6,014
Summer Lee (D) $178,540 $46,252 $1,143,868
Source: Federal Election Commission[39]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D April 10, 2025

District 13

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The 13th district is based in rural South Central Pennsylvania, including Johnstown, Altoona, and Gettysburg.[1] The incumbent is Republican John Joyce, who was re-elected with 74.2% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
John Joyce (R) $427,843 $493,218 $2,534,763
Source: Federal Election Commission[40]

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R April 10, 2025

District 14

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The 14th district is based in Southwest Pennsylvania, including all of Washington, Greene, and Fayette counties, most of Indiana and Somerset counties, and parts of Westmoreland County.[1] The incumbent is Republican Guy Reschenthaler, who was re-elected with 66.6% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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Endorsements

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Guy Reschemthaler (not declared)
U.S. presidents

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Guy Reschenthaler (R) $646,246 $649,089 $546,238
Source: Federal Election Commission[42]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R April 10, 2025

District 15

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The 15th district is based in North Central Pennsylvania west of the Appalachian Divide, including State College, Lock Haven, and Bradford.[1] The incumbent is Republican Glenn Thompson, who was re-elected with 71.5% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Glenn Thompson (R) $486,457 $331,849 $946,402
Source: Federal Election Commission[43]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R April 10, 2025

District 16

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The 16th district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania, and contains all of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Lawrence and Butler counties, and part of Venango County.[1] The incumbent is Republican Mike Kelly, who was re-elected with 63.7% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mike Kelly (R) $126,338 $114,052 $1,054,974
Source: Federal Election Commission[44]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R April 10, 2025

District 17

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The 17th district is based in the northwestern suburbs and exurbs of Pittsburgh, including parts of Allegheny County and all of Beaver County.[1] The incumbent is Democrat Chris Deluzio, who was re-elected with 53.9% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Democratic primary

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Filed paperwork

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Chris Deluzio (D) $249,934 $251,565 $352,040
Source: Federal Election Commission[45]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Likely D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[7] Likely D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Likely D April 10, 2025

References

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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 12th district candidates