Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania's 5th 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: Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Mary Gay Scanlon	Democratic	65.3%	30.6
2022	Mary Gay Scanlon	Democratic	65.1%	30.2
2020	Mary Gay Scanlon	Democratic	64.7%	29.4
2018	Mary Gay Scanlon	Democratic	65.2%	30.4
2016	Glenn "G.T." Thompson	Republican	67.2%	34.3
2014	Glenn "G.T." Thompson	Republican	63.6%	27.2
2012	Glenn "G.T." Thompson	Republican	62.9%	25.9
2010	Glenn "G.T." Thompson	Republican	68.7%	40.5
2008	Glenn "G.T." Thompson	Republican	56.7%	15.7
2006	John E. Peterson	Republican	60.0%	20.2
2004	John E. Peterson	Republican	88.0%	76.1
2002	John E. Peterson	Republican	87.2%	74.6
2000	John E. Peterson	Republican	85.6%	77.5
1998	John E. Peterson	Republican	84.8%	69.7
1980	Richard T. Schulze	Republican	75.1%	51.4
1978	Richard T. Schulze	Republican	75.1%	50.2
1976	Richard T. Schulze	Republican	59.5%	19.1

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mary Gay Scanlon Won	DEM	267,754	65.29%
Alfeia Goodwin	REP	142,355	34.71%
Total		410,109

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mary Gay Scanlon Won	DEM	205,128	65.08%
David Galluch	REP	110,058	34.92%
Total		315,186

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mary Gay Scanlon Won	DEM	255,743	64.70%
Dasha Yermakova Pruett	REP	139,552	35.30%
Total		395,295

Questions and answers

Who represents Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district?

Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district?

Mary Gay Scanlon won in 2024 by 30.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.