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Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Christopher R. Deluzio (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

D+100R+100D+50R+501976: D+2.219761978: D+19.31980: D+21.119801998: R+99.82000: R+43.020002002: D+2.82004: D+20.220042006: D+29.02008: D+27.420082010: D+11.02012: D+20.620122014: D+13.52016: D+7.620162018: D+12.52020: D+2.320202022: D+6.82024: D+7.82024
Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyShareMargin
2024 Chris Deluzio Democratic 53.9% 7.8
2022 Chris Deluzio Democratic 53.4% 6.8
2020 Conor Lamb Democratic 51.1% 2.3
2018 Conor Lamb Democratic 56.3% 12.5
2016 Matt Cartwright Democratic 53.8% 7.6
2014 Matt Cartwright Democratic 56.8% 13.5
2012 Matt Cartwright Democratic 60.3% 20.6
2010 Thomas Timothy Holden Democratic 55.5% 11.0
2008 Thomas Timothy Holden Democratic 63.7% 27.4
2006 Thomas Timothy Holden Democratic 64.5% 29.0
2004 Thomas Timothy Holden Democratic 59.1% 20.2
2002 Thomas Timothy Holden Democratic 51.4% 2.8
2000 George W. Gekas Republican 71.5% 43.0
1998 George W. Gekas Republican 99.8% —
1980 Allen E. Ertel Democratic 60.6% 21.1
1978 Allen E. Ertel Democratic 59.6% 19.3
1976 Allen E. Ertel Democratic 50.7% 2.2

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Chris Deluzio WonDEM242,83853.88%
Rob MercuriREP207,90046.12%
Total450,738

2022

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Chris Deluzio WonDEM193,61553.39%
Jeremy ShafferREP169,01346.61%
Total362,628

2020

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Conor Lamb WonDEM222,25351.15%
Richard Sean ParnellREP212,28448.85%
Total434,537

Questions and answers

Who represents Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district?

Christopher R. Deluzio (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district?

Chris Deluzio won in 2024 by 7.8 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.