United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2020

Elections in Pennsylvania, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 19
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Sept. 28
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 6 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: No ID
• Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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2020 U.S. House Elections in Pennsylvania

Primary Date June 2, 2020

Partisan breakdown • Candidates

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2020 U.S. Senate Elections

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected 18 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 18 congressional districts.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
February 18, 2020	June 2, 2020	November 3, 2020

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Pennsylvania modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: The mail-in ballot receipt deadline for the general election was extended to November 6, 2020. Drop boxes were made available to return ballots. The state provided prepaid return postage for all mail-in and absentee ballots.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 3 election, the Democratic and Republican parties each held nine congressional seats from Pennsylvania.

Members of the U.S. House from Pennsylvania -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2020	After the 2020 Election
	Democratic Party	9	9
	Republican Party	9	9
Total		18	18

Incumbents

Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the 18 congressional districts were:

Name	Party	District
Brian Fitzpatrick	Republican	1
Brendan Boyle	Democratic	2
Dwight Evans	Democratic	3
Madeleine Dean	Democratic	4
Mary Gay Scanlon	Democratic	5
Chrissy Houlahan	Democratic	6
Susan Wild	Democratic	7
Matt Cartwright	Democratic	8
Dan Meuser	Republican	9
Scott Perry	Republican	10
Lloyd Smucker	Republican	11
Fred Keller	Republican	12
John Joyce	Republican	13
Guy Reschenthaler	Republican	14
Glenn Thompson	Republican	15
Mike Kelly	Republican	16
Conor Lamb	Democratic	17
Michael Doyle	Democratic	18

Voting in Pennsylvania

See also: Voting in Pennsylvania

2020 election results

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Click the links below for more information on Pennsylvania elections in 2020:

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Battleground races

Ballotpedia identified the following Pennsylvania elections as battlegrounds:

• Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
• Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2020
• Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2020
• Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2020
• Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
• Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
• Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Candidates

District 1

General election candidates

• Brian Fitzpatrick  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Christina Finello  (Democratic Party)
• Steve Scheetz  (Libertarian Party) (Write-in)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Christina Finello ✔
• Skylar Hurwitz 

Did not make the ballot:

• Judi Reiss 
• Debbie Wachspress

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 Republican primary candidates

• Brian Fitzpatrick (Incumbent) ✔
• Andrew Meehan 

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District 2

General election candidates

• Brendan Boyle  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• David Torres  (Republican Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Brendan Boyle (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Joanne Mantilla
• Salem Snow

 Republican primary candidates

• David Torres ✔

District 3

General election candidates

• Dwight Evans  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Michael Harvey  (Republican Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Dwight Evans (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Andre Michael Cunningham-Bullock
• Katherine Glatfelter

 Republican primary candidates

• Michael Harvey ✔

District 4

General election candidates

• Madeleine Dean  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Kathy Barnette  (Republican Party) 
• Joe Tarshish  (Independent) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Madeleine Dean (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Kathy Barnette ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Renee Beadencup

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District 5

General election candidates

• Mary Gay Scanlon  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Dasha Pruett  (Republican Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Mary Gay Scanlon (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Louis Lanni

 Republican primary candidates

• Robert Jordan
• Dasha Pruett ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Joe Billie 

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District 6

General election candidates

• Chrissy Houlahan  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• John Emmons  (Republican Party) 
• John H. McHugh  (Independent) (Write-in) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Chrissy Houlahan (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• John Emmons ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Harry Friel, Jr. 
• Thomas Siedenbuehl
• Everett Stern

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District 7

General election candidates

• Susan Wild  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Lisa Scheller  (Republican Party)
• Anthony Sayegh  (Independent) (Write-in) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Susan Wild (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Darryl Hendricks

 Republican primary candidates

• Dean Browning
• Lisa Scheller ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Matt Connolly

District 8

General election candidates

• Matt Cartwright  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Jim Bognet  (Republican Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Matt Cartwright (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Jim Bognet ✔
• Mikel Cammisa
• Teddy Daniels
• Earl Granville
• Harry Haas
• Mike Marsicano

District 9

General election candidates

• Dan Meuser  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Gary Wegman  (Democratic Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Laura Quick
• Gary Wegman ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Dan Meuser (Incumbent) ✔

District 10

General election candidates

• Scott Perry  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Eugene DePasquale  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Tom Brier 
• Eugene DePasquale ✔

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 Republican primary candidates

• Scott Perry (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Bobby Jeffries 

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District 11

General election candidates

• Lloyd Smucker  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Sarah Hammond  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Paul Daigle 
• Sarah Hammond ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Adam Nesbitt

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 Republican primary candidates

• Lloyd Smucker (Incumbent) ✔

District 12

General election candidates

• Fred Keller  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Lee Griffin  (Democratic Party) 
• Elizabeth Terwilliger  (Libertarian Party) (Write-in) 

Did not make the ballot:

• Elizabeth Terwilliger (Libertarian Party)  

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Lee Griffin ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Fred Keller (Incumbent) ✔

District 13

General election candidates

• John Joyce  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Todd Rowley  (Democratic Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Todd Rowley ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• John Joyce (Incumbent) ✔

District 14

General election candidates

• Guy Reschenthaler  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• William Marx  (Democratic Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• William Marx ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Logan Howard

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 Republican primary candidates

• Guy Reschenthaler (Incumbent) ✔

District 15

General election candidates

• Glenn Thompson  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Robert Williams  (Democratic Party)
• Ronnie Ray Jenkins  (Democratic Party) (Write-in)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Robert Williams ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Glenn Thompson (Incumbent) ✔

District 16

General election candidates

• Mike Kelly  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Kristy Gnibus  (Democratic Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Kristy Gnibus ✔ 
• Luisa Sonnek (Write-in) 

Did not make the ballot:

• Matthew Dale Cady
• Edward DeSantis 
• Daniel Smith Jr.
• Luisa Sonnek 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Mike Kelly (Incumbent) ✔

District 17

General election candidates

• Conor Lamb  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Sean Parnell  (Republican Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Conor Lamb (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Sean Parnell ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Brian Thomsen 
• Scott Timko
• Jesse Vodvarka

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District 18

General election candidates

• Michael Doyle  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Luke Negron  (Republican Party) 
• Donald Nevills  (Independent) (Write-in)
• Daniel Vayda  (Independent) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Michael Doyle (Incumbent) ✔
• Jerry Dickinson 

Did not make the ballot:

• Janis Brooks

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 Republican primary candidates

• Luke Negron ✔ 
• Kim Mack (Write-in)

Did not make the ballot:

• Jeremy Cartner
• Kim Mack

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Candidate ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Pennsylvania in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Pennsylvania, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Signature formula	Filing fee	Filing fee formula	Filing deadline	Source
Pennsylvania	1st Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	2nd Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	3rd Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	4th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	5th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	6th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	7th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	8th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	9th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	10th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	11th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	12th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	13th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	14th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	15th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	16th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	17th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	18th Congressional District	Qualified party	1,000	Fixed number	$150.00	Fixed number	2/18/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	1st Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	2nd Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	3rd Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	4th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	5th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	6th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	7th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	8th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	9th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	10th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	11th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	12th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	13th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	14th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	15th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	16th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	17th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source
Pennsylvania	18th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (results unavailable for calculations)	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	Fixed number	8/3/2020	Source

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
• List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
• Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
• Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020

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Footnotes

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Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Bob Casey (D)

John Fetterman (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

District 2

Brendan Boyle (D)

District 3

Dwight Evans (D)

District 4

Madeleine Dean (D)

District 5

Mary Scanlon (D)

District 6

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

District 7

Susan Wild (D)

District 8

Matt Cartwright (D)

District 9

Dan Meuser (R)

District 10

Scott Perry (R)

District 11

Lloyd Smucker (R)

District 12

Summer Lee (D)

District 13

John Joyce (R)

District 14

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

District 15

Glenn Thompson (R)

District 16

Mike Kelly (R)

District 17

Chris Deluzio (D)

Democratic Party (11)

Republican Party (8)