2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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%

Elections in Pennsylvania
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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[edit]

Statewide[edit]

Popular vote Republican   50.63% Democratic   49.37%

House seats Republican   50.00% Democratic   50.00%

District[edit]

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[edit]

2020 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Brian Fitzpatrick Christina Finello Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 249,804 191,875 Percentage 56.6% 43.4%

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

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.^[2]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Brian Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Andy Meehan, president of investment advisory firm^[3]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	48,017	63.2
	Republican	Andy Meehan	27,895	36.8
Total votes			75,912	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Christina Finello, Ivyland borough councilwoman and Bucks County Deputy Director of Housing and Human Services^[11]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Skylar Hurwitz, owner of Demetrius Consulting, a technology consulting firm^[12]

Withdrew[edit]

• Judi Reiss, Bucks County prothonotary and former Lower Makefield Township supervisor^[13]
• Debra Wachspress, member of the Pennsbury School District school board^[14][15]

Declined[edit]

• Diane Ellis-Marseglia, Bucks County commissioner^[16]
• Patrick Murphy, former United States Under Secretary of the Army and former U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district (2007–2011)^[16]
• Rachel Reddick, U.S. Navy veteran and candidate for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district in 2018^[17][18]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christina Finello	71,571	77.5
	Democratic	Skylar Hurwitz	20,737	22.5
Total votes			92,308	100.0

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

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

General election[edit]

Debate[edit]

2020 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Brian Fitzpatrick	Christina Finello
1	Oct. 6, 2020			YouTube	P	P

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Lean R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Lean R	October 1, 2020
Politico[24]	Tossup	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Tossup	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Lean R	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Lean R	August 21, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Lean R	September 3, 2020

Polling[edit]

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Brian Fitzpatrick (R)	Christina Finello (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) Archived October 14, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[A]	October 6–7, 2020	569 (LV)	–	46%	47%	–	7%
Global Strategy Group (D)[B]	October 1–4, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	47%	45%	–	–
American Viewpoint (R)[C]	September 14–16, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	52%	36%	–	–
DFM Research Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	August 16–18, 2020	384 (LV)	± 5.0%	47%	35%	4%[b]	14%
American Viewpoint (R)[C]	July 13–15, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	50%	35%	5%[c]	8%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[D]	July 11–14, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	53%	39%	–	–
Victoria Research & Consulting (D)[A]	June 7–14, 2020	403 (LV)	± 4.9%	46%	46%	–	8%
Public Policy Polling (D)[1][B]	June 10–11, 2020	753 (LV)	± 3.6%	40%	38%	–	21%

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 2020^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	249,804	56.6
	Democratic	Christina Finello	191,875	43.4
Total votes			441,679	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[edit]

2020 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Brendan Boyle David Torres Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 198,140 75,022 Percentage 72.5% 27.5%

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

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.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Brendan Boyle, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• David Torres, community activist^[31]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[30]

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[edit]

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

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.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dwight Evans, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Michael Harvey, Philadelphia's 60th Ward Chairperson and military veteran^[34]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[30]

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[edit]

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

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.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Madeleine Dean, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Kathy Barnette, military veteran and political commentator^[41]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Renee Beadencup, paralegal

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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

Independent candidates[edit]

• Joe Tarshish, auditor (write-in)

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 2020^[30]

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[edit]

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

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.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Mary Gay Scanlon, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dasha Pruett, photographer^[43]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Rob Jordan, activist^[34]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, 2020^[30]

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[edit]

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

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.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Chrissy Houlahan, incumbent U.S. representative^[44]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• John Emmons, chemical engineer^[49]

Declined[edit]

• Ryan Costello, former U.S. representative^[50]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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

Independents[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• John McHugh, Honey Brook Township Chairman and Marine veteran (write-in)^[51]

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Safe D	August 21, 2020

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, 2020^[30]

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[edit]

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

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.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Susan Wild, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Lisa Scheller, former Lehigh County commissioner^[60]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Dean Browning, former Lehigh County commissioner, businessman, and candidate for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district in 2018^[61]

Did not qualify for ballot access[edit]

• Matthew D. Connolly, Republican nominee for PA-17 in 2018^[62]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Likely D	October 8, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Likely D	October 8, 2020
Politico[24]	Lean D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 29, 2020
RCP[26]	Likely D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Likely D	August 21, 2020

Polling[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 2020^[30]

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[edit]

2020 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election

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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

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.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Matt Cartwright, incumbent U.S. representative^[64]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jim Bognet, former senior vice president for communications of the Export–Import Bank of the United States^[70]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Mike Cammisa, bar manager^[71]
• Teddy Daniels, former police officer and U.S. Army veteran^[72]
• Earl Granville, U.S. Army veteran^[73]
• Harry Haas, Luzerne County councilman^[74]
• Michael Marsicano, former mayor of Hazleton^[75]

Declined[edit]

• Lou Barletta, former U.S. representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018^[76]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Lean D	July 17, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Likely D	October 8, 2020
Politico[24]	Lean D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Likely D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Lean D	August 21, 2020

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Matt Cartwright (D)	Jim Bognet (R)	Undecided
co/efficient (R) Archived October 17, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[E]	October 13–14, 2020	615 (LV)	–	48%	43%	9%

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, 2020^[30]

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[edit]

2020 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election

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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

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.^[2]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dan Meuser, incumbent U.S. representative

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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

Democratic primary[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Gary Wegman, dentist^[78]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Laura Quick, delivery driver^[78]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

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[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe R	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Safe R	August 21, 2020

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2020^[30]

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[edit]

2020 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

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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

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.^[2]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrew[edit]

• Bobby Jeffries, logistics director^[79]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania auditor general^[81]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Tom Brier, attorney^[82]

Withdrew[edit]

• Jobo Dean, businessman^{[83][non-primary source needed][84][non-primary source needed]}

Declined[edit]

• George Scott, U.S. Army veteran, pastor, and nominee for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district in 2018^[85] (running for PA Senate, District 15)^[86]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

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

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[10]

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[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Tossup	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[23]	Tossup	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[29]	Lean D (flip)	November 2, 2020
Politico[24]	Tossup	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Lean R	June 3, 2020
RCP[26]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Lean R	June 7, 2020
270toWin[28]	Tossup	August 21, 2020

Polling[edit]

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Scott Perry (R)	Eugene DePasquale (D)	Other/ Undecided
Tarrance Group (R)[G]	October 13–15, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	44%	8%[h]
GBAO Strategies (D)[H]	September 29 – October 2, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	51%	–
Victoria Research (D) Archived October 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[3][A]	September 22–24, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.9%	43%	50%	7%[i]
Pulse Research	August 18 – September 3, 2020	1,100 (LV)	±  2.9%	45%[j]	44%	–
GBAO Strategies (D)[H]	August 30 – September 1, 2020	500 (LV)	±  4.4%	46%	50%	–
DFM Research Archived August 17, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	August 6–9, 2020	384 (LV)	±  5.0%	44%	46%	10%[k]
Victoria Research (D) Archived October 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[A]	June, 2020	– (V)[g]	–	50%	44%	–
GBAO Strategies (D)[H]	May 28–31, 2020	600 (LV)	±  4.0%	50%	47%	–

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, 2020^[30]

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[edit]

2020 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

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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

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.^[2]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Lloyd Smucker, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[10]

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

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Sarah Hammond, high school field hockey coach^[94]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Paul Daigle, university student employment manager^[95]

Endorsements[edit]