Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District

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Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District
Incumbent
Mary Gay ScanlonDemocratic
Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Mary Gay Scanlon (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Pennsylvania representatives represented an average of 765,403 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 707,495 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Republican primary)

Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon defeated Alfe Goodwin in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay Scanlon (D)
 
66.7
 
123,153
Image of Alfe Goodwin
Alfe Goodwin (R) Candidate Connection
 
33.3
 
61,476

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 184,629
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay Scanlon
 
99.2
 
70,068
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
555

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 70,623
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Alfe Goodwin advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alfe Goodwin
Alfe Goodwin Candidate Connection
 
98.5
 
37,361
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
558

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 37,919
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2022

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon defeated David Galluch and Robert Margus in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay Scanlon (D)
 
65.1
 
205,128
Image of David Galluch
David Galluch (R) Candidate Connection
 
34.9
 
110,058
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Robert Margus (L) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 315,186
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay Scanlon
 
100.0
 
79,816

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 79,816
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

David Galluch advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Galluch
David Galluch Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
55,770

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 55,770
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon defeated Dasha Pruett in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay Scanlon (D)
 
64.7
 
255,743
Image of Dasha Pruett
Dasha Pruett (R) Candidate Connection
 
35.3
 
139,552

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 395,295
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay Scanlon
 
100.0
 
103,194

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 103,194
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Dasha Pruett defeated Robert Jordan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dasha Pruett
Dasha Pruett Candidate Connection
 
61.5
 
31,734
Image of Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan
 
38.5
 
19,890

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 51,624
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

Results of 2018 redistricting

On February 19, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a new congressional district map after ruling that the original map constituted an illegal partisan gerrymander. District locations and numbers were changed by the new map. Candidates were listed under Pennsylvania’s new districts, which were used in the 2018 congressional elections. Click here for more information about the ruling.

The chart below compares this new district with the old district that was the most geographically similar to it.

Old district[1] Prior incumbent Prior 2016 presidential result New 2016 presidential result
7th District Pat Meehan (R) D+2.3 D+28.2

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See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Mary Gay Scanlon defeated Pearl Kim in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay Scanlon (D) Candidate Connection
 
65.2
 
198,639
Image of Pearl Kim
Pearl Kim (R)
 
34.8
 
106,075

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 304,714
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mary Gay Scanlon
Mary Gay Scanlon Candidate Connection
 
28.4
 
17,220
Image of Ashley Lunkenheimer
Ashley Lunkenheimer
 
15.3
 
9,291
Image of Richard Lazer
Richard Lazer
 
15.0
 
9,095
Image of Molly Sheehan
Molly Sheehan
 
10.2
 
6,216
Image of Gregory Vitali
Gregory Vitali
 
9.4
 
5,726
Image of Lindy Li
Lindy Li
 
7.0
 
4,236
Image of Theresa Wright
Theresa Wright
 
5.2
 
3,149
Image of Thaddeus Kirkland
Thaddeus Kirkland
 
4.0
 
2,420
Image of Margo Davidson
Margo Davidson
 
4.0
 
2,413
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Larry Arata
 
1.5
 
925

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 60,691
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5

Pearl Kim advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Pearl Kim
Pearl Kim
 
100.0
 
34,352

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 34,352
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) defeated Kerith Strano Taylor (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in April.[7][8]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Thompson Incumbent 67.2% 206,761
     Democratic Kerith Strano Taylor 32.8% 101,082
Total Votes 307,843
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2014

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) defeated Kerith Strano Taylor (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 5 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Thompson Incumbent 63.6% 115,018
     Democratic Kerith Strano Taylor 36.4% 65,839
Total Votes 180,857
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2012

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Glenn Thompson won re-election in the district.[9]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 5 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Thompson 62.9% 177,740
     Democratic Charles Dumas 37.1% 104,725
Total Votes 282,465

2010

On November 2, 2010, Glenn Thompson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Pipe (D) and Vernon L. Etzel (L) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 5 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Thompson incumbent 68.7% 127,427
     Democratic Michael Pipe 28.2% 52,375
     Libertarian Vernon L. Etzel 3.1% 5,710
Total Votes 185,512

2008

On November 4, 2008, Glenn Thompson won election to the United States House. He defeated Mark B. McCracken (D) and James Fryman (L) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 5 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Thompson 56.7% 155,513
     Democratic Mark B. McCracken 41% 112,509
     Libertarian James Fryman 2.2% 6,155
Total Votes 274,177

2006

On November 7, 2006, John E. Peterson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donald L. Hilliard (D) and various Write-in challengers in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 5 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn E. Peterson incumbent 60% 115,126
     Democratic Donald L. Hilliard 39.9% 76,456
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 145
Total Votes 191,727

2004

On November 2, 2004, John E. Peterson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas A. Martin (Libertarian) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 5 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn E. Peterson incumbent 88% 192,852
     Libertarian Thomas A. Martin 12% 26,239
Total Votes 219,091

2002

On November 5, 2002, John E. Peterson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas A. Martin (Libertarian) and various Write-in challengers in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 5 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn E. Peterson incumbent 87.2% 124,942
     Libertarian Thomas A. Martin 12.6% 18,078
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 191
Total Votes 143,211

2000

On November 7, 2000, John E. Peterson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William M. Belitskus (Green) and Thomas A. Martin (Libertarian) in the general election.[15]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 5 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn E. Peterson incumbent 85.6% 147,570
     Green William M. Belitskus 8% 13,857
     Libertarian Thomas A. Martin 6.4% 11,020
Total Votes 172,447

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2020 census

On February 23, 2022, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled to enact a new congressional map.[16] Over a dozen maps were submitted to the supreme court, including the map approved by the legislature. The court ultimately selected the Carter map in a 4-3 ruling, which was submitted by a group of Pennsylvania citizens who were petitioners in a redistricting-related lawsuit. Justices Debra Todd (D), Sallie Mundy (R), and Kevin Brobson (R) dissented.[17] Spotlight PA's Kate Huangpu wrote that the map is "as similar as possible to the current congressional map, with nearly 90% of residents staying in the same district."[17] This map took effect for Pennsylvania's 2022 congressional elections.

The state supreme court took authority over the redistricting process after Gov. Tom Wolf (D) vetoed the legislature's enacted map on January 26.[18] The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to approve the initial map 110-91 on January 12, and the Pennsylvania State Senate voted 29-20 to approve the map on January 24.[19][20] Following Wolf's veto, the authority for determining a new map initially rested with a lower court, but in a February 2 ruling the supreme court ruled that it would have control over the process to select a new congressional map.[21]

How does redistricting in Pennsylvania work? In Pennsylvania, the statutory authority to draw congressional district boundaries is vested with the Pennsylvania General Assembly. These lines are subject to gubernatorial veto.[22]

State legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission. Established in 1968, the commission comprises five members:[22]

  1. The majority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
  2. The minority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
  3. The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
  4. The minority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
  5. The first four commissioners appoint a fifth member to serve as the commission's chair. If the commission is unable to reach an agreement, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court must appoint a commission chair.[22]


The Pennsylvania Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. Further, state legislative districts should "respect county, city, incorporated town, borough, township and ward boundaries." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[22]

Pennsylvania District 5
until January 2, 2023

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Pennsylvania District 5
starting January 3, 2023

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2018

On January 22, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional district map, finding that the map constituted an illegal partisan gerrymander. On February 19, 2018, the court adopted a remedial map for use in the 2018 election cycle. Pennsylvania Republicans filed suit in federal district court to prevent implementation of the new map. The district court dismissed the suit on March 19, 2018. State Republicans also petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to stay the state supreme court's order pending appeal. The court rejected this request on March 19, 2018. To learn more, see here.

2010-2011

This is the 5th Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.
See also: Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2010 census

The Legislative Reapportionment Commission in Pennsylvania approved the GOP-proposed map. It was signed into law on December 22, 2001.[23][24]

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 5th the 104th most Democratic district nationally.[25]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 65.7%-33.4%.[26]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 5th the 102nd most Democratic district nationally.[27]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 65.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 33.4%.[28]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District the 102nd most Democratic nationally.[29]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.[30]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Refers to the old district that makes up a plurality of the new district.
  2. ↑ The old 1st and 11th Districts did not make up a plurality of any of the new districts. The 1st District went for Hillary Clinton by 61.3 percentage points and was represented by Bob Brady (D). The 11th District went for Donald Trump by 23.8 percentage points and was represented by Lou Barletta (R).
  3. ↑ District 13 incumbent Brendan Boyle (D) filed for re-election in the new 2nd District.
  4. ↑ District 17 incumbent Matt Cartwright (D) filed for re-election in the new 8th District.
  5. ↑ Lamb was elected in a March 2018 special election to replace Rep. Tim Murphy (R).
  6. ↑ Lamb filed to run for PA-17 in the 2018 election.
  7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Candidate Listing – Pre Ballot Lottery," accessed February 17, 2016
  8. ↑ The New York Times, "Pennsylvania Primary Results," April 26, 2016
  9. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Pennsylvania"
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. ↑ Pennsylvania Supreme Court, "Order," February 23, 2022
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Spotlight PA, "Pennsylvania Supreme Court picks congressional map put forth by state voters," February 23, 2022
  18. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named wtae
  19. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named sen
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  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 All About Redistricting, "Pennsylvania," accessed May 8, 2015
  23. ↑ ABC 27, "Corbett signs off on new congressional map," December 22, 2011
  24. ↑ The Republic, "Senate Democrats and Chester County group plan to contest Pa. legislative redistricting plan," January 7, 2012
  25. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  26. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  27. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  28. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  29. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  30. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Bob Casey (D)
John Fetterman (D)
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