2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

←  2018 November 3, 2020 2022  →
All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 9 9 Seats won 9 9 Seat change Popular vote 3,432,595 3,346,712 Percentage 50.63% 49.37% Swing 5.88% 5.66%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Pennsylvania, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The state's primary election occurred on June 2, 2020. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview

Statewide

Popular vote Republican   50.63% Democratic   49.37%

House seats Republican   50.00% Democratic   50.00%

District

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by district: ^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	249,804	56.56%	191,875	43.44%	441,679	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	75,022	27.46%	198,140	72.54%	273,162	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	33,671	8.97%	341,708	91.03%	375,379	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	179,926	40.47%	264,637	59.53%	444,563	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	139,552	35.3%	255,743	64.7%	395,295	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	177,526	43.95%	226,440	56.05%	403,966	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	181,407	47.87%	195,475	52.13%	376,882	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	165,783	48.22%	178,004	51.78%	343,787	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	232,988	66.33%	118,266	33.67%	351,254	100.0%	Republican hold
District 10	208,896	53.31%	182,938	46.69%	391,834	100.0%	Republican hold
District 11	241,915	63.12%	141,325	36.88%	383,240	100.0%	Republican hold
District 12	241,035	70.84%	99,199	29.16%	340,234	100.0%	Republican hold
District 13	267,789	73.49%	96,612	26.51%	364,401	100.0%	Republican hold
District 14	241,688	64.69%	131,895	35.31%	373,583	100.0%	Republican hold
District 15	255,058	73.46%	92,156	26.54%	347,214	100.0%	Republican hold
District 16	210,088	59.34%	143,962	40.66%	354,050	100.0%	Republican hold
District 17	212,284	48.85%	222,253	51.15%	434,537	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 18	118,163	30.75%	266,084	69.25%	384,247	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	3,432,595	50.63%	3,346,712	49.37%	6,779,307	100.0%

District 1

2020 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Brian Fitzpatrick Christina Finello Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 249,804 191,875 Percentage 56.56% 43.44%

Precinct results Fitzpatrick:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Finello:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. representative before election Brian Fitzpatrick Republican Elected U.S. representative Brian Fitzpatrick Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

The 1st district consists of all of Bucks County and a sliver of Montgomery County. The incumbent was Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who was re-elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2018

Brian Fitzpatrick

Organizations

• Humane Society ^[2]
• Moms Demand Action ^[3]
• Pennsylvania AFL–CIO ^[4]
• Pro-Israel America ^[5]
• Republican Jewish Coalition ^[6]

Newspapers and other media

• The Philadelphia Inquirer ^[7]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	48,017	63.25
	Republican	Andy Meehan	27,895	36.75
Total votes			75,912	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christina Finello, Ivyland borough councilwoman and Bucks County Deputy Director of Housing and Human Services ^[8]

Eliminated in primary

• Skylar Hurwitz, owner of Demetrius Consulting, a technology consulting firm ^[9]

Withdrew

• Judi Reiss, Bucks County prothonotary and former Lower Makefield Township supervisor ^[10]
• Debra Wachspress, member of the Pennsbury School District school board ^{[11] [12]}

Declined

• Diane Ellis-Marseglia, Bucks County commissioner ^[13]
• Patrick Murphy, former United States Under Secretary of the Army and former U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district (2007–2011) ^[13]
• Rachel Reddick, U.S. Navy veteran and candidate for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district in 2018 ^{[14] [15]}

Endorsements

Christina Finello

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. senator from Illinois (2005–2008) ^[16]

Skylar Hurwitz

Organizations

• LEAP Forward ^[17]
• Sunrise Movement – Pennsbury chapter ^[18]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christina Finello	71,571	77.53
	Democratic	Skylar Hurwitz	20,737	22.47
Total votes			92,308	100.00

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Scheetz, chair of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania (write-in)

General election

Polling

with Debbie Waschspress

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Fitzpatrick (R)	Debbie Waschspress (D)	Undecided
Remington Research (R) [20]	November 6–7, 2019	803 (LV)	± 3.4%	50%	36%	14%

with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Generic Republican	Generic Democrat	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [21]	October 6–7, 2020	569 (LV)	–	44%	50%	–	6%
Public Policy Polling (D) [22] [A]	June 10–11, 2020	753 (LV)	± 3.6%	40%	49%	–	11%
Victoria Research & Consulting (D) [23]	June 7–14, 2020	403 (LV)	± 4.9%	40%	52%	2%	8%

Results

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Fitzpatrick	249,804	56.56
	Democratic	Christina Finello	191,875	43.44
Total votes			441,679	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2

2020 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Brendan Boyle David Torres Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 198,140 75,022 Percentage 72.53% 27.47%

Precinct results Boyle:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Torres:     50–60%     60–70% Tie:     50%

U.S. representative before election Brendan Boyle Democratic Elected U.S. representative Brendan Boyle Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district consists of Northeast Philadelphia and parts of North Philadelphia. The incumbent was Democrat Brendan Boyle who was re-elected with 79.0% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Brendan Boyle, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brendan Boyle (incumbent)	73,980	100.0
Total votes			73,980	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Torres, community activist ^[26]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Torres	14,010	100.0
Total votes			14,010	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brendan Boyle (incumbent)	198,140	72.5
	Republican	David Torres	75,022	27.5
Total votes			273,162	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2020 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Dwight Evans Michael Harvey Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 341,708 33,671 Percentage 91.0% 9.0%

Precinct results Evans:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Harvey:     50–60%

U.S. representative before election Dwight Evans Democratic Elected U.S. representative Dwight Evans Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is anchored by Philadelphia, taking in the northwest, west, and Center City sections of the city. The incumbent was Democrat Dwight Evans, who was re-elected with 93.4% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dwight Evans, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Dwight Evans

Organizations

• Humane Society ^[2]
• J Street PAC ^[35]
• Sierra Club ^[36]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight Evans (incumbent)	164,871	100.0
Total votes			164,871	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Harvey, Philadelphia's 60th Ward Chairperson and military veteran ^[37]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Harvey	5,020	100.0
Total votes			5,020	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight Evans (incumbent)	341,708	91.0
	Republican	Michael Harvey	33,671	9.0
Total votes			375,379	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2020 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Madeleine Dean Kathy Barnette Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 264,637 179,926 Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

Precinct results Dean:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Barnette:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. representative before election Madeleine Dean Democratic Elected U.S. representative Madeleine Dean Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

The 4th district takes in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, centering on Montgomery County. The incumbent was Democrat Madeleine Dean, who was elected with 63.5% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Madeleine Dean, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Madeleine Dean

Organizations

• Brady Campaign ^[38]
• Equality PAC ^[39]
• Humane Society ^[2]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[40]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[41]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[42]
• National Organization for Women ^[43]
• Sierra Club ^[36]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madeleine Dean (incumbent)	122,657	100.0
Total votes			122,657	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathy Barnette, military veteran and political commentator ^[44]

Withdrawn

• Renee Beadencup, paralegal

Endorsements

Kathy Barnette

• Eric Trump, businessman, former reality television personality and son of Donald Trump ^[45]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy Barnette	58,571	100.0
Total votes			58,571	100.0

Independent candidates

• Joe Tarshish, auditor (write-in)

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madeleine Dean (incumbent)	264,637	59.5
	Republican	Kathy Barnette	179,926	40.5
Total votes			444,563	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2020 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Mary Gay Scanlon Dasha Pruett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 255,743 139,552 Percentage 64.7% 35.3%

Precinct results Scanlon:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Pruett:     50–60%     60–70% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No data

U.S. representative before election Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic Elected U.S. representative Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

The 5th district consists of Delaware County, portions of South Philadelphia, and a sliver of Montgomery County. The incumbent was Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon, who flipped the district with 65.2% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Gay Scanlon, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Mary Gay Scanlon

Organizations

• Brady Campaign ^[38]
• Equality PAC ^[39]
• Humane Society ^[2]
• J Street PAC ^[35]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[40]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[41]
• Moms Demand Action ^[3]
• National Organization for Women ^[43]
• Sierra Club ^[36]

Labor unions

• Pennsylvania AFL–CIO ^[4]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Gay Scanlon (incumbent)	103,194	100.0
Total votes			103,194	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dasha Pruett, photographer ^[46]

Eliminated in primary

• Rob Jordan, activist ^[37]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dasha Pruett	31,734	61.5
	Republican	Rob Jordan	19,890	38.5
Total votes			51,624	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Gay Scanlon (incumbent)	255,743	64.7
	Republican	Dasha Pruett	139,552	35.3
Total votes			395,295	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2020 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Chrissy Houlahan John Emmons Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 226,440 177,526 Percentage 56.1% 43.9%

Precinct results Houlahan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Emmons:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%

U.S. representative before election Chrissy Houlahan Democratic Elected U.S. representative Chrissy Houlahan Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district

The 6th district encompasses all of Chester County and the part of southern Berks County including Reading. The incumbent was Democrat Chrissy Houlahan, who flipped the district and was elected with 58.9% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chrissy Houlahan, incumbent U.S. representative ^[47]

Endorsements

Chrissy Houlahan

Organizations

• 314 Action ^[48]
• Brady Campaign ^[38]
• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[49]
• End Citizens United ^[50]
• Equality PAC ^[39]
• Giffords ^[51]
• Humane Society ^[2]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[40]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[41]
• Moms Demand Action ^[3]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[42]
• National Organization for Women ^[43]
• Sierra Club ^[36]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chrissy Houlahan (incumbent)	89,411	100.0
Total votes			89,411	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Emmons, chemical engineer ^[52]

Declined

• Ryan Costello, former U.S. representative ^[53]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Emmons	56,928	100.0
Total votes			56,928	100.0

Candidates

Declared

• John McHugh, Honey Brook Township Chairman and Marine veteran (write-in) ^[54]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chrissy Houlahan (incumbent)	226,440	56.1
	Republican	John Emmons	177,526	43.9
Total votes			403,966	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

2020 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Susan Wild Lisa Scheller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 195,475 181,407 Percentage 51.9% 48.1%

County results Precinct results Wild:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Scheller:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. representative before election Susan Wild Democratic Elected U.S. representative Susan Wild Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is based in the Lehigh Valley, and consists of Lehigh and Northampton counties as well as parts of Monroe County, including the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton. The incumbent was Democrat Susan Wild, who flipped the district and was elected with 53.5% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Susan Wild, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Susan Wild

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) ^[16]

Individuals

• Abbi Jacobson, comedian ^[55]
• Amanda Seyfried, actress ^[56]

Organizations

• BOLD PAC ^[57]
• Brady Campaign ^[38]
• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[49]
• EMILY's List ^[58]
• End Citizens United ^[59]
• Equality PAC ^[39]
• Giffords ^[51]
• Humane Society ^[2]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[40]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[60]
• Moms Demand Action ^[3]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[61]
• National Organization for Women ^[43]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[62]
• Sierra Club ^[36]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Wild (incumbent)	76,878	100.0
Total votes			76,878	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lisa Scheller, former Lehigh County commissioner ^[63]

Eliminated in primary

• Dean Browning, former Lehigh County commissioner, businessman, and candidate for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district in 2018 ^[64]

Did not qualify for ballot access

• Matthew D. Connolly, Republican nominee for PA-17 in 2018 ^[65]

Endorsements

Lisa Scheller

Organizations

• Maggie's List ^[66]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Scheller	29,673	52.1
	Republican	Dean Browning	27,260	47.9
Total votes			56,933	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Likely D	October 8, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Likely D	October 8, 2020
Politico [30]	Lean D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe D	October 29, 2020
RCP [32]	Likely D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Likely D	August 21, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Susan Wild (D)	Lisa Scheller (R)	Other	Undecided
DeSales University [67]	October 11–24, 2020 [b]	448 (LV)	± 4.4%	54%	36%	–	–
Franklin & Marshall College [68]	October 12–18, 2020	447 (V)	± 5.8%	44%	36%	–	20%
DeSales University [69]	October 3–10, 2020	466 (LV)	± 4.3%	54%	36%	–	–
Muhlenberg College/Morning Call [70]	September 21–24, 2020	414 (LV)	± 5.5%	52%	39%	2% [c]	8%

Results

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Wild (incumbent)	195,475	51.9
	Republican	Lisa Scheller	181,407	48.1
Total votes			376,882	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2020 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Matt Cartwright Jim Bognet Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 178,004 165,783 Percentage 51.8% 48.2%

County results Precinct results Cartwright:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Bognet:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. representative before election Matt Cartwright Democratic Elected U.S. representative Matt Cartwright Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

The 8th district, based in the northeastern part of the state, is home to the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The incumbent was Democrat Matt Cartwright, who was re-elected with 54.6% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Cartwright, incumbent U.S. representative ^[71]

Endorsements

Matt Cartwright

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States ^[16]

U.S. senators

• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator (D-MA); former 2020 presidential candidate ^[72]

Organizations

• Blue America ^[73]
• BOLD PAC ^[57]
• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[49]
• End Citizens United ^[50]
• Giffords ^[51]
• Humane Society ^[2]
• J Street PAC ^[35]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[40]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[74]
• Moms Demand Action ^[3]
• Our Revolution ^[75]
• Progressive Democrats of America ^[76]
• Sierra Club ^[36]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright (incumbent)	75,101	100.0
Total votes			75,101	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Bognet, former senior vice president for communications of the Export–Import Bank of the United States ^[77]

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Cammisa, bar manager ^[78]
• Teddy Daniels, former police officer and U.S. Army veteran ^[79]
• Earl Granville, U.S. Army veteran ^[80]
• Harry Haas, Luzerne County councilman ^[81]
• Michael Marsicano, former mayor of Hazleton ^[82]

Declined

• Lou Barletta, former U.S. representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 ^[83]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Bognet	16,281	28.4
	Republican	Teddy Daniels	13,560	23.7
	Republican	Earl Granville	13,283	23.2
	Republican	Mike Marsciano	7,404	12.9
	Republican	Harry Haas	5,369	9.4
	Republican	Mike Cammisa	1,367	2.4
Total votes			57,264	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Lean D	July 17, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Likely D	October 8, 2020
Politico [30]	Lean D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Likely D	October 26, 2020
RCP [32]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Lean D	August 21, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Matt Cartwright (D)	Jim Bognet (R)	Undecided
efficient (R) [84] [B]	October 13–14, 2020	615 (LV)	–	48%	43%	9%

Results

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright (incumbent)	178,004	51.8
	Republican	Jim Bognet	165,783	48.2
Total votes			343,787	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

2020 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Dan Meuser Gary Wegman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 232,988 118,266 Percentage 66.3% 33.7%

Precinct results Meuser:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Wegman:     50–60%     60–70%      No data

U.S. representative before election Dan Meuser Republican Elected U.S. representative Dan Meuser Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

The 9th district encompasses the Coal Region of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The incumbent was Republican Dan Meuser, who was elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Meuser, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Dan Meuser

U.S. presidents

• Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States ^[85]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Meuser (incumbent)	77,350	100.0
Total votes			77,350	100.0

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Gary Wegman, dentist ^[86]

Eliminated in primary

• Laura Quick, delivery driver ^[86]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Wegman	27,451	51.0
	Democratic	Laura Quick	26,385	49.0
Total votes			53,836	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe R	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe R	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Meuser (incumbent)	232,988	66.3
	Democratic	Gary Wegman	118,266	33.7
Total votes			351,254	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

2020 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Scott Perry Eugene DePasquale Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 208,896 182,938 Percentage 53.3% 46.7%

Precinct results Perry:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% DePasquale:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. representative before election Scott Perry Republican Elected U.S. representative Scott Perry Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district

The 10th district covers all of Dauphin County and parts of Cumberland and York counties, including the cities of Harrisburg and York. The incumbent was Republican Scott Perry, who was re-elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrew

• Bobby Jeffries, logistics director ^[87]

Endorsements

Scott Perry

U.S. presidents

• Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States ^[85]

Organizations

• Club for Growth ^[88]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	79,365	100.0
Total votes			79,365	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania auditor general ^[89]

Eliminated in primary

• Tom Brier, attorney ^[90]

Withdrew

• Jobo Dean, businessman ^{[91] [ non-primary source needed ] [92] [ non-primary source needed ]}

Declined

• George Scott, U.S. Army veteran, pastor, and nominee for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district in 2018 ^[93] (running for PA Senate, District 15) ^[94]

Endorsements

Tom Brier

State executives

• Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, lieutenant governor of Maryland (1995–2003) ^[95]

Organizations

• LEAP Forward ^[17]

Eugene DePasquale

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. senator from Illinois (2005–2008) ^[16]

U.S. vice presidents

• Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States (2009–2017), United States senator from Delaware (1973–2009), Democratic nominee for the 2020 election ^[96]

U.S. senators

• Kamala Harris, U.S. senator from California (2017-present), Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 2020 election, attorney general of California (2011–2017) and attorney general of San Francisco (2004–2011) ^[97]

U.S. representatives

• Nancy Pelosi, U.S. representative from CA-12 (2013–present), CA-08 (1993–2013), and CA-05 (1987–1993), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2019–present, 2007–2011) ^[98]

Organizations

• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[49]
• Everytown for Gun Safety ^[99]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[100]
• J Street PAC ^[35]

Newspapers and other media

• The York Dispatch ^[101]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Tom Brier	Eugene De Pasquale
GBAO Strategies [102] [C]	February 5–9, 2020	– (V) [d]	–	16%	68%

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eugene DePasquale	45,453	57.4
	Democratic	Tom Brier	33,661	42.6
Total votes			79,114	100.0

General election

Debate

2020 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Scott Perry	Eugene DePasquale
1	Oct. 19, 2020	WGAL	Janelle Stelson	YouTube (Part 1) YouTube (Part 2) YouTube (Part 3)	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Tossup	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Tossup	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Lean D (flip)	November 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Tossup	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Lean R	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Lean R	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Tossup	August 21, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Scott Perry (R)	Eugene DePasquale (D)	Other/ Undecided
Tarrance Group (R) [103] [D]	October 13–15, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	44%	8% [e]
GBAO Strategies (D) [104] [E]	September 29 – October 2, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	51%	–
Victoria Research (D) [105] [F]	September 22–24, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.9%	43%	50%	7% [f]
Pulse Research [106]	August 18 – September 3, 2020	1,100 (LV)	±  2.9%	45% [g]	44%	–
GBAO Strategies (D) [107] [E]	August 30 – September 1, 2020	500 (LV)	±  4.4%	46%	50%	–
DFM Research [108]	August 6–9, 2020	384 (LV)	±  5.0%	44%	46%	10% [h]
Victoria Research (D) [109] [F]	June, 2020	– (V) [d]	–	50%	44%	–
GBAO Strategies (D) [110] [E]	May 28–31, 2020	600 (LV)	±  4.0%	50%	47%	–

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Generic Republican	Generic Democrat	Other	Undecided
Pennsylvania Survey Research (D) [111] [F]	September 22–24, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.9%	44%	47%	2% [c]	7% [i]
GBAO Strategies (D) [107] [E]	August 30 – September 1, 2020	500 (LV)	±  4.4%	45%	46%	–	–
Pennsylvania Survey Research (D) [112] [F]	June, 2020	– (V) [d]	–	47%	43%	–	–

Results

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	208,896	53.3
	Democratic	Eugene DePasquale	182,938	46.7
Total votes			391,834	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

2020 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Lloyd Smucker Sarah Hammond Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 241,915 141,325 Percentage 63.1% 36.9%

Precinct results Smucker:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Hammond:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. representative before election Lloyd Smucker Republican Elected U.S. representative Lloyd Smucker Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district

The 11th district is located in South Central Pennsylvania, centering on Lancaster County and southern York County. The incumbent was Republican Lloyd Smucker, who was re-elected with 59.0% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lloyd Smucker, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lloyd Smucker (incumbent)	78,842	100.0
Total votes			78,842	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sarah Hammond, high school field hockey coach ^[113]

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Daigle, university student employment manager ^[114]

Endorsements

Sarah Hammond

Organizations

• LEAP Forward ^[17]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Hammond	39,038	72.3
	Democratic	Paul Daigle	14,936	27.7
Total votes			53,974	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Declined to endorse

Newspapers

• The York Dispatch ^[115]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe R	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe R	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lloyd Smucker (incumbent)	241,915	63.1
	Democratic	Sarah Hammond	141,325	36.9
Total votes			383,240	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

2020 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

←  2019 (special) 2022  →

Nominee Fred Keller Lee Griffin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 241,035 99,199 Percentage 70.8% 29.2%

County results Precinct results Precinct results Keller:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Griffin:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. representative before election Fred Keller Republican Elected U.S. representative Fred Keller Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

The 12th district encompasses rural North Central Pennsylvania, including Williamsport. The incumbent was Republican Fred Keller, who was elected in a 2019 special election with 68.1% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Fred Keller, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Fred Keller

U.S. presidents

• Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States ^[85]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Keller (incumbent)	87,886	100.0
Total votes			87,886	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lee Griffin, businessman ^[116]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee Griffin	41,313	100.0
Total votes			41,313	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elizabeth Terwilliger, speech-language pathologist

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe R	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe R	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Keller (incumbent)	241,035	70.8
	Democratic	Lee Griffin	99,199	29.2
Total votes			340,234	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

2020 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee John Joyce Todd Rowley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 267,789 96,612 Percentage 73.5% 26.5%

County results Precinct results Joyce:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Rowley:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     50%      No data

U.S. representative before election John Joyce Republican Elected U.S. representative John Joyce Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

The 13th district encompasses rural southwestern Pennsylvania, including Altoona. The incumbent was Republican John Joyce, who was elected with 70.5% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Joyce, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

John Joyce

U.S. presidents

• Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States ^[85]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Joyce (incumbent)	94,171	100.0
Total votes			94,171	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Todd Rowley, former FBI Agent, park ranger ^[117]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Rowley	41,988	100.0
Total votes			41,988	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe R	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe R	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Joyce (incumbent)	267,789	73.5
	Democratic	Todd Rowley	96,612	26.5
Total votes			364,401	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

2020 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Guy Reschenthaler Bill Marx Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 241,688 131,895 Percentage 64.7% 35.3%

Precinct results Reschenthaler:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Marx:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     50%

U.S. representative before election Guy Reschenthaler Republican Elected U.S. representative Guy Reschenthaler Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district

The 14th district encompasses the southern exurbs of Pittsburgh. The incumbent was Republican Guy Reschenthaler, who was elected with 57.9% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Guy Reschenthaler, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Guy Reschenthaler

U.S. presidents

• Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States ^[85]

Organizations

• Humane Society of the United States ^[2]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Guy Reschenthaler (incumbent)	66,671	100.0
Total votes			66,671	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Marx, high school teacher and U.S. Army veteran ^[118]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Marx	70,468	100.0
Total votes			70,468	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe R	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe R	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Guy Reschenthaler (incumbent)	241,688	64.7
	Democratic	Bill Marx	131,895	35.3
Total votes			373,583	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

2020 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Glenn Thompson Robert Williams Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 255,058 92,156 Percentage 73.5% 26.5%

Precinct results Thompson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Williams:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%      No data

U.S. representative before election Glenn Thompson Republican Elected U.S. representative Glenn Thompson Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

The 15th district is located in rural North Central Pennsylvania. The incumbent was Republican Glenn Thompson, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements

Glenn Thompson

U.S. presidents

• Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States ^[85]

Organizations

• Humane Society ^[2]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	88,364	100.0
Total votes			88,364	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Williams, minister ^[37]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Williams	48,714	100.0
Total votes			48,714	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe R	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe R	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	255,058	73.5
	Democratic	Robert Williams	92,156	26.5
Total votes			347,214	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2020 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Mike Kelly Kristy Gnibus Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 210,088 143,962 Percentage 59.3% 40.7%

Precinct results Kelly:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Gnibus:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     50%

U.S. representative before election Mike Kelly Republican Elected U.S. representative Mike Kelly Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district

The 16th district is located in the northwestern portion of the state, and covers all of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, and Lawrence counties, as well as much of Butler County. The incumbent was Republican Mike Kelly, who was re-elected with 51.6% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative ^[119]

Endorsements

Mike Kelly

U.S. presidents

• Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States ^[85]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	68,199	100.0
Total votes			68,199	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kristy Gnibus, teacher ^[120]

Withdrew

• Edward DeSantis, Mercer County resident and working class advocate ^[121] (withdrew and endorsed Gnibus)
• Daniel Smith Jr., bank manager and candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2018 ^[122] (running for Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 12) ^[123]

Declined

• Ryan Bizzarro, state representative ^[120]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristy Gnibus	63,640	100.0
Total votes			63,640	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Likely R	October 8, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Lean R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe R	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe R	August 21, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Mike Kelly (R)	Kristy Gnibus (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [124] [G]	June 22–23, 2020	726 (V)	± 3.6%	48%	40%	12%

Results

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	210,088	59.3
	Democratic	Kristy Gnibus	143,962	40.7
Total votes			354,050	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

2020 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Conor Lamb Sean Parnell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 222,253 212,284 Percentage 51.1% 48.9%

Precinct results Lamb:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Parnell:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     50%

U.S. representative before election Conor Lamb Democratic Elected U.S. representative Conor Lamb Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district

The 17th district encompasses the northwestern Pittsburgh suburbs, including Beaver County, the southwestern corner of Butler County, and northern Allegheny County. The incumbent was Democrat Conor Lamb, who was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote in 2018. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Conor Lamb, incumbent U.S. representative ^[125]

Endorsements

Conor Lamb

Organizations

• End Citizens United ^[59]
• Giffords ^[51]
• Humane Society ^[2]
• J Street PAC ^[35]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[40]
• Moms Demand Action ^[3]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[62]
• VoteVets ^[126]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Conor Lamb (incumbent)	111,828	100.0
Total votes			111,828	100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

• Sean Parnell, U.S. Army veteran and author ^[127]

Endorsements

Sean Parnell

U.S. presidents

• Donald Trump, president of the United States ^[128]

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business ^[129]

Newspapers and other media

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^[130]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean Parnell	60,253	100.0
Total votes			60,253	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Likely D	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Lean D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Likely D	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Lean D	October 24, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Likely D	August 21, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Conor Lamb (D)	Sean Parnell (R)	Undecided
OnMessage Inc. (R) [131] [H]	September 2–3, 2020	400 (LV)	–	45%	44%	11%
OnMessage Inc. (R) [131] [H]	July 27–29, 2020	400 (LV)	–	50%	41%	9%
OnMessage Inc. (R) [131] [H]	March 9–11, 2020	400 (LV)	–	54%	36%	10%

Results

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Conor Lamb (incumbent)	222,253	51.1
	Republican	Sean Parnell	212,284	48.9
Total votes			434,537	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

2020 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election

←  2018

Nominee Mike Doyle Luke Negron Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 266,084 118,163 Percentage 69.3% 30.7%

Precinct results Doyle:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Negron:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Tie:     40–50%      No data

U.S. representative before election Mike Doyle Democratic Elected U.S. representative Mike Doyle Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district

The 18th district includes the entire city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Mike Doyle, who was re-elected unopposed in 2018. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mike Doyle, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jerry Dickinson, law professor ^[132]

Disqualified

• Janis Brooks, former pastor and nonprofit founder ^[133]

Endorsements

Mike Doyle

Organizations

• Humane Society ^[2]
• J Street PAC ^[35]
• Pennsylvania AFL–CIO ^[4]
• Sierra Club ^[134]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle (incumbent)	90,353	67.2
	Democratic	Jerry Dickinson	44,170	32.8
Total votes			134,523	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Luke Negron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard military member ^[133]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Luke Negron	30,497	100.0
Total votes			30,497	100.0

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Donald Nevills, Navy veteran and business owner (write-in)
• Daniel Vayda (write-in)

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [27]	Safe D	June 26, 2020
Inside Elections [28]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [30]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [31]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [32]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [33]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin [34]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election, 2020 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle (incumbent)	266,084	69.3
	Republican	Luke Negron	118,163	30.7
Total votes			384,247	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2020 Pennsylvania elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
3. "Other/neither" with 2%
4. Not yet released
5. Undecided with 8%
6. "Other/neither" with 2%; Undecided with 5%
7. With voters who lean towards a given candidate
8. Other with 1% and Undecided with 9%
9. Includes "Refused"

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Finello's campaign.
2. Poll sponsored by Bognet's campaign
3. Poll sponsored by De Pasquale's campaign
4. Poll sponsored by Perry's campaign and the NRCC.
5. Poll conducted by DePasquale's campaign
6. Poll sponsored by the House Majority PAC, an organization promoting the election of Democratic Congressional candidates.
7. Poll sponsored by Gnibus' campaign
8. Poll sponsored by Sean Parnell's campaign

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Christina Finello (D) for Congress Archived July 27, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Brian Fitzpatrick (R) for Congress
• Steve Scheetz (L) for Congress Archived October 29, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Brendan Boyle (D) for Congress
• David Torres (R) for Congress Archived September 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Dwight Evans (D) for Congress
• Michael Harvey (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Kathy Barnette (R) for Congress Archived August 17, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Madeleine Dean (D) for Congress
• Joe Tarshish (I) for Congress ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Dasha Pruett (R) for Congress
• Mary Gay Scanlon (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• John Emmons (R) for Congress
• Chrissy Houlahan (D) for Congress
• John McHugh (I) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• Lisa Scheller (R) for Congress Archived June 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Susan Wild (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

• Jim Bognet (R) for Congress Archived August 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Matt Cartwright (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates

• Dan Meuser (R) for Congress
• Gary Wegman (D) for Congress Archived September 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates

• Eugene DePasquale (D) for Congress Archived May 9, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Scott Perry (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 11th district candidates

• Sarah Hammond (D) for Congress Archived August 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Lloyd Smucker (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 12th district candidates

• Lee Griffin (D) for Congress Archived May 25, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Fred Keller (R) for Congress
• Elizabeth Terwilliger (L) for Congress Archived September 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 13th district candidates

• John Joyce (R) for Congress
• Todd Rowley (D) for Congress Archived June 2, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 14th district candidates

• Bill Marx (D) for Congress Archived September 28, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Guy Reschenthaler (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 15th district candidates

• Glenn Thompson (R) for Congress
• Robert Williams (D) for Congress Archived September 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 16th district candidates

• Kristy Gnibus (D) for Congress Archived June 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Mike Kelly (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 17th district candidates

• Conor Lamb (D) for Congress Archived November 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
• Sean Parnell (R) for Congress Archived September 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 18th district candidates

• Mike Doyle (D) for Congress Archived September 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Luke Negron (R) for Congress
• Donald Nevills (I) for Congress Archived September 26, 2020, at the Wayback Machine