2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania


The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 17 U.S. representatives from the State of Pennsylvania, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 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. The primary elections were held on April 23, 2024.

District 1

The 1st district is based in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, including all of Bucks County and parts of Montgomery County. It had an even PVI and voted for Joe Biden by 5% in 2020. The incumbent was Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who was re-elected with 54.9% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Mark Houck, nonprofit ministry founder

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Ashley Ehasz, government affairs consultant and nominee for this district in 2022

Libertarian Party

Failed to qualify

General election

Polling

Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		Undecided
Grassroots Targeting May 14–20, 20241,200 ± 2.8%49%44%7%

District 2

The 2nd district is based in central and northeastern Philadelphia. It had a PVI of D+20 and voted for Joe Biden by 43% in 2020. The incumbent was Democrat Brendan Boyle, who was re-elected with 75.7% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Failed to qualify for ballot access

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Haroon Bashir, accountant and nominee for this district in 2022

District 3

The 3rd district is based in west and south Philadelphia. It had a PVI of D+40 and voted for Joe Biden by 81% in 2020. The incumbent was Democrat Dwight Evans, who was re-elected with 95.1% of the vote against a third-party candidate in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

District 4

The 4th district is based in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, including most of Montgomery County and parts of Berks County. The incumbent was Democrat Madeleine Dean, who was re-elected with 61.3% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • David Winkler, storage facility manager

District 5

The 5th district is based in the southwestern suburbs of Philadelphia, including all of Delaware County, parts of Montgomery County, and parts of south Philadelphia. The incumbent was Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Alfeia DeVaughn-Goodwin, retired police officer

Disqualified

  • Dasha Pruett, administrative assistant and nominee for this district in 2020

District 6

The 6th district includes all of Chester County and the city of Reading in Berks County. The incumbent was Democrat Chrissy Houlahan, who was re-elected with 58.3% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Neil Young Jr., teacher

District 7

The 7th district is based in the Lehigh Valley, including all of Lehigh, Northampton, and Carbon counties and a small sliver of Monroe County. It had a PVI of R+2 and voted for Joe Biden by 0.6% in 2020. The incumbent was Democrat Susan Wild, who was re-elected with 51.0% of the vote in 2022. Wild conceded the 2024 race to Mackenzie at 10:00pm on election day, despite the race being considered "too close to call" by some media sources.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Kevin Dellicker, technology firm owner and candidate for this district in 2022
  • Maria Montero, director of public affairs for the Pennsylvania Convention Center, former executive director of the Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Committee for Latino Affairs, and candidate for the in the 2019 special election

Withdrawn

Declined

  • Lisa Scheller, former Lehigh County commissioner and nominee for this district in 2020 and 2022

District 8

The 8th district is based in Northeast Pennsylvania, specifically the Wyoming Valley and Pocono Mountains, including all of Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike counties, and most of Luzerne and Monroe counties. It had a PVI of R+4 and voted for Donald Trump by 3% in 2020. The incumbent was Democrat Matt Cartwright, who was re-elected with 51.2% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

General election

Polling

Matt Carwright vs. different candidate

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Matt
Cartwright 		Different
candidate		Undecided
Cygnal July 24–25, 2023400 ± 4.9%39%51%10%

Matt Cartwright vs. generic Republican

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Matt
Cartwright 		Generic
Republican		Undecided
Cygnal July 24–25, 2023400 ± 4.9%44.6%44.6%10.8%

District 9

The incumbent was Republican Dan Meuser, who was re-elected with 69.3% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Amanda Waldman, Medicare financial representative and nominee for this district in 2022

District 10

The 10th district is based in the Harrisburg and York areas, including all of Dauphin County, most of Cumberland County, and the northern half of York County. It had a PVI of R+5 and voted for Donald Trump by 4% in 2020. The incumbent was Republican Scott Perry, who was re-elected with 53.8% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Janelle Stelson, former WGAL news anchor

Eliminated in primary

  • John Broadhurst, business development consultant
  • Rick Coplen, Carlisle school board member and candidate for this district in 2022
  • Shamaine Daniels, at-large Harrisburg city councilor and nominee for this district in 2022
  • Blake Lynch, WITF-TV executive and former communications director for the Harrisburg Bureau of Police
  • Mike O'Brien, retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel

Withdrew

  • Bob Forbes, teacher

Failed to qualify

District 11

The 11th district is based in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, including all of Lancaster County and the southern half of York County. It had a PVI of R+13 and voted for Donald Trump by 21% in 2020. The incumbent was Republican Lloyd Smucker, who was re-elected with 61.6% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Jim Atkinson, pilot

District 12

The 12th district is based in the city of Pittsburgh and its eastern and southern suburbs, including parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. It had a PVI of D+8 and voted for Joe Biden by 20% in 2020. The incumbent was Democrat Summer Lee, who was elected with 56.2% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Bhavini Patel, Edgewood borough councilor and candidate for this district in 2022

Withdrawn

  • Laurie MacDonald, nonprofit executive

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • James Hayes, manufacturing executive

District 13

The 13th district is based in South Central Pennsylvania, including Johnstown, Altoona, and Gettysburg. It had a PVI of R+25 and voted for Donald Trump by 45% in 2020. The incumbent was Republican John Joyce, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 14

The 14th district is based in Southwest Pennsylvania, including all of Washington, Greene, and Fayette counties, most of Indiana and Somerset counties, and parts of Westmoreland County. It had a PVI of R+18 and voted for Donald Trump by 32% in 2020. The incumbent was Republican Guy Reschenthaler, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Chris Dziados, defense policy advisor

Eliminated in primary

Results

Dziados won the western part of the district, securing landslide results in the Washington and Greene counties. In contrast, Bach performed well in the eastern part, recording his best performance in the portion of Westmoreland County.

District 15

The incumbent was Republican Glenn Thompson, who was re-elected with 69.9% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Democratic primary

Nominee

  • Zacheray Womer, law student

District 16

The 16th district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania, and contains all of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Lawrence and Butler counties, and part of Venango County. It had a PVI of R+13 and voted for Donald Trump by 18% in 2020. The incumbent was Republican Mike Kelly, who was re-elected with 59.4% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Nominee

Disqualified

  • Tim Kramer, tax preparation nonprofit executive

Democratic primary

Nominee

District 17

The 17th district is based in the western and northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, including parts of Allegheny County and all of Beaver County. It had an even PVI and voted for Joe Biden by 6% in 2020. The incumbent was Democrat Chris Deluzio, who was elected with 53.4% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Republican primary

Nominee

Withdrawn

  • Jim Nelson, pastor

Declined

  • Jeremy Shaffer, former Ross Township commissioner and nominee for this district in 2022 ''''