Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Democratic primary)

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Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District
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Filing deadline: February 13, 2024
Primary: April 23, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Pennsylvania
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Janelle Stelson (D) won the Democratic primary election for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District on April 23, 2024. Stelson received 43.9% of the vote. Mike O'Brien (D) finished in second with 23.3% of the vote. John Broadhurst (D), Rick Coplen (D), Shamaine Daniels (D), and Blake Lynch (D) also ran in the primary.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional district was one of 33 competitive Republican-held seats the party targeted in the November 2024 elections. Perry was in his sixth term in Congress. He won the previous three general elections by single digits, increasing his margin-of-victory in each election from 2.6 to 6.6 to 8 percentage points.

Daniels defeated Coplen in the 2022 Democratic primary 52.6% to 47.4%. Daniels then lost to Perry in the general election 53.8% to 46.2%.

In a debate on March 6, none of the candidates criticized each other's positions. They all attacked Perry's record, though Broadhurst said he would not base his campaign on "anti-Trump or anti-Perry sentiment alone.”

All of the candidates supported abortion access in all cases. Daniels, Stelson, and Coplen supported raising the minimum wage to at least $15 per hour; O'Brien also supported raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, but specified the value should be indexed to inflation; and Lynch and Broadhurst said the minimum wage should be increased to a living wage of more than $15.

O'Brien and Lynch were the only candidates who did not support a federal assault weapon ban, though O'Brien said he supported stopping the sale and transfer of those weapons, while Lynch said he believed there should be increased regulations.

As of April 3, 2024, O'Brien raised the most money in the primary, taking in $736,227 since the start of the campaign cycle. He raised $321,867 in quarter one. Stelson raised the next most in the primary, with $577,019 since the start of the campaign and $293,806 in quarter one. For information on campaign finance in this election, including quarterly financial reports, click here.

This page focuses on Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

• Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Republican primary)
• Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2024

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janelle Stelson	43.7	26,591
		Mike O'Brien	23.2	14,103
		Shamaine Daniels	14.4	8,773
		Rick Coplen	9.0	5,464
		Blake Lynch	5.6	3,388
		John Broadhurst	3.8	2,322
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	208

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 60,849
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bob Forbes (D)

Voting information

See also: Voting in Pennsylvania

Election information in Pennsylvania: April 23, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: April 8, 2024
• By mail: Received by April 8, 2024
• Online: April 8, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: April 16, 2024
• By mail: Received by April 16, 2024
• Online: April 16, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: April 23, 2024
• By mail: Received by April 23, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to April 16, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (EST)

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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John Broadhurst

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  John Broadhurst received a bachelor's degree from from Villanova University where he studied history. His professional experience included working as an entrepreneur and partner at a television syndication firm.

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Key Messages

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Broadhurst focused on climate issues. He referred to the state of the world's climate as a climate disaster and said severe weather will inevitably cause socioeconomic and personal damage. He said, "I think one of the things we're going to have to use is access to the American market for foreign countries who do not conform to certain standards of environmental protection." He said the United States should hold countries like India and China to more stringent carbon emissions standards than are currently in place.  

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Broadhurst said he campaigned on an original platform that addressed causes rather than outcomes alone in order to defeat Republican incumbent Congressman Scott Perry, who he called a representative of MAGA. He said, "in my view, these causes are extreme economic inequality, it is the 20 years of failed militarism, and it's a lack of political accountability. When these three things come together as they have over the last 20 years, it leads to things like alienation, hate, racism, anger, and this is the fuel of extremism."

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Broadhurst said, "I am running for Congress, here in the Pennsylvania 10th District, because I believe that the Democratic Party has to renew its commitment to progressive reform, shared prosperity, and political accountability." Broadhurst said he would not base his campaign on anti-Trump or anti-Perry sentiment alone.

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Sources: PCNTV, "On the Issues: John Broadhurst (3/6/2024)," accessed March 11, 2024ABC27, "Pennsylvania 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary Debate," accessed March 11, 2024; John Broadhurst for Congress PA 10th, "Meet John," accessed March 11, 2024PCNTV, "On the Issues: John Broadhurst (3/6/2024)," accessed March 1, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 in 2024.

Rick Coplen

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

• Carlisle Area School District Board of Directors (Assumed office: 2015)

Biography:  Rick Coplen received a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a master's degree from Princeton University. Coplen's professional experience includes working as a professor and business owner and serving in the U.S. Army.

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Key Messages

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Coplen said he would work to strengthen democracy by protecting voting rights and condemning political violence. Coplen said he believed strengthening democracy would help solve other issues. During a March 2024 debate, Coplen said, "I'm focusing on building a stronger democracy that works for all of us, that's more responsive to all of us, [and] that can help solve all of the problems we've talked about tonight."

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Coplen said he supported increasing the minimum wage. Coplen said, "I will vote to raise the minimum wage to $15 now and to a living wage as fast as we can get there. This will save taxpayers billions by no longer subsidizing low wages. It will also bolster our economy by increasing consumer spending in local small businesses. And it will lift the self-esteem of workers at the margins of our economy who will become financially independent, many for the first time in their lives."

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Coplen said he was the most experienced candidate in the race, and his election to the Carlisle Area School District Board of Directors made him the most electable Democratic candidate. He said, "I was elected in 2021 as the top vote-getter in a Republican district as a Democrat. Quite bluntly, I am the only Democrat that's running for this seat that has actually done that - won as a Democrat in a Republican district."

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Sources: Rick Coplen for Congress, "Meet Rick Coplen," accessed April 4, 2024Rick Coplen for Congress, "Issues," accessed April 4, 2024PCNTV, "Election 2024: Rick Coplen, Democrat for Congress, 10th District, On the Issues," February 28, 2024ABC27, "Pennsylvania 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary Debate," March 6, 2024; LinkedIn, "Rick Coplen," accessed April 4, 2024Rick Coplen for Congress, "Meet Rick Coplen," accessed April 4, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 in 2024.

Shamaine Daniels

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

• Harrisburg City Council (Assumed office: 2014)

Biography:  Shamaine Daniels received a bachelor's degree from the West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2000 and a graduate and law degree from the University of Cincinnati in 2004. Daniels' professional experience included working as an attorney in workers' rights and civil rights.

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Key Messages

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On her campaign website, Daniels said she ran for Congress "because the sacred right to vote is under attack by people who know they'd never win another election if all our voices were heard. Because our democracy has enemies, and they need to be stopped."

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Daniels said her campaign in the 2022 general election for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District is something she could build on in 2024. She said, "although I lost in 2022, I've been the Democratic nominee who has performed the best of any previous nominee. My experience and connections to the district are just something to build on. I start out this race with over 149,000 people who have already voted for me, and I look forward to encourage everyone to vote for me again in this primary."

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Daniels said the most important issues in the district were affordable housing, immigration, the environment, and infrastructure. On immigration, she said, "immigration is a big deal here for two reasons. One [is] agricultural communities are losing their workforce, and because of that we're losing a lot of farmland. We are a medically underserved region, and immigration is a tool that we could use to try to meet our medical needs."

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Sources: Shamaine Daniels for Congress, "Meet Shamaine," accessed march 11, 2024ABC27, "Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary Debate," accessed March 11, 2024 PCNTV, "On the Issues: Shamaine Daniels (3/7/2024)," accessed March 11, 2024; Shamaine Daniels for Congress, "Meet Shamaine," accessed March 11, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 in 2024.

Mike O'Brien

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Mike O’Brien is a father of two, husband, Pennsylvanian, retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, and TOPGUN fighter pilot running for U.S. Congress to continue to serve the people of Pennsylvania. Early in his military career, Mike completed two combat deployments flying F/A-18 Hornets off of aircraft carriers as a TOPGUN graduate. In 2014, he then became one of the first ever operational pilots to fly the cutting-edge F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. He retired after commanding an F-35 squadron in August 2023 and returned home to Pennsylvania to immediately run for Congress and defend democracy in PA-10. Mike grew up entirely in the Pennsylvania public school system, graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy, and then went on to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he completed a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Through it all, Mike's proudest accomplishment is his marriage to Courtney - an Active Duty Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, the Commanding Officer of a KC-130J squadron, and the all-time leading scorer for the U.S. Naval Academy women’s basketball team. They are the first and only married couple to command flying squadrons in Marine Corps history, a testament to their family’s dedication to national service."

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Key Messages

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My values are simple. They were forged growing up here in Pennsylvania and strengthened by over 20 years in the Marine Corps. They are to put family first, build community, work hard – and to say what you mean and do what you say. This campaign is about bringing those values to Congress to protect and expand freedom for South Central Pennsylvania families. I believe we agree on much more than divides us, and that our common commitment to basic freedoms can bring communities together and move our country forward.

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1. Freedom from the worries and dangers of living paycheck-to-paycheck, and the freedom to give our children the opportunity for a better life than our own. 2. The freedom to make decisions about our own bodies. 3. The freedom to feel safe in our communities and schools.

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4. Political freedom, which means defending our democracy so that nobody can ever throw away our votes here in Pennsylvania based on a web of lies. When politicians try to overturn the results of a free and fair election, that’s an attack on the very foundation of America. I won’t let that attack be successful on my watch.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 in 2024.

Janelle Stelson

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Stelson received a bachelor's degree from the University of Puget Sound. Stelson's professional experience included working as a reporter, weather anchor, and news anchor.

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Key Messages

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Stelsons spoke about her experience working as a news anchor for WGAL-TV 8. She said, "In terms of electability, this area knows me because I've been listening for nearly 40 years and telling their stories."

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Stelson said she ran because she disapproved of incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Perry's job in Congress. In a campaign ad, Stelson said, "I cannot stand by and watch Perry continue to sow chaos, preach extremism, and spout conspiracy theories, so I am running for Congress."

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Stelson said she would bring together Democrats, Independents, and Republicans. In a campaign ad, she said her stances on abortion issues and workers' issues would appeal to Democrats, her stances on democracy and law enforcement would appeal to Republicans, and her willingness to work across party lines would appeal to Independents.

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Sources: ABC27.com, "Pennsylvania 10th Congressional District Democratic Primary Debate," March 6, 2024; Jannelle Stelson for Congress, "Meet Janelle," accessed April 4, 2024; Janelle Stelson for Congress, "Meet Janelle," accessed April 4, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 in 2024.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Mike O'Brien (D)

My values are simple. They were forged growing up here in Pennsylvania and strengthened by over 20 years in the Marine Corps. They are to put family first, build community, work hard – and to say what you mean and do what you say. This campaign is about bringing those values to Congress to protect and expand freedom for South Central Pennsylvania families. I believe we agree on much more than divides us, and that our common commitment to basic freedoms can bring communities together and move our country forward.

1. Freedom from the worries and dangers of living paycheck-to-paycheck, and the freedom to give our children the opportunity for a better life than our own. 2. The freedom to make decisions about our own bodies. 3. The freedom to feel safe in our communities and schools.

4. Political freedom, which means defending our democracy so that nobody can ever throw away our votes here in Pennsylvania based on a web of lies. When politicians try to overturn the results of a free and fair election, that’s an attack on the very foundation of America. I won’t let that attack be successful on my watch.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Mike O'Brien (D)

It’s my honor to run for Congress with these values front and center.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Mike O'Brien (D)

George Scott (2018 PA-10 Democratic Nominee), Vote Vets, New Politics, Serve America

Campaign ads

John Broadhurst

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Rick Coplen

June 9, 2023

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Shamaine Daniels

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Blake Lynch

February 21, 2024

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Mike O'Brien

September 26, 2023

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Janelle Stelson

October 4, 2023

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Endorsements

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• Mike O'Brien

Polls

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Race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Lean Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Lean Democratic	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Tilt Republican	Tilt Republican	Tilt Republican	Tilt Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Election spending

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Scott Perry	Republican Party	$4,528,661	$4,619,860	$81,919	As of December 31, 2024
Janelle Stelson	Democratic Party	$6,516,973	$6,506,818	$10,156	As of December 31, 2024
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Quarterly campaign finance analysis

First quarter, 2024

Mike O’Brien (D) has raised the most money in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, taking in $736,227 since the start of the campaign cycle.

O’Brien raised $321,867 in quarter one. Janelle Stelson (D) has raised the next most in the primary, with $577,019 since the start of the campaign and $293,806 in quarter one. The quarterly totals also include receipts captured in the pre-primary campaign finance report.

The primary will take place on April 23. Seven candidates, including those who have dropped out, raised a combined $1.6 million through April 3.

Five candidates raised a combined $3.8 million running in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District in 2022, while four raised $9.3 million in 2020.

Below is how much each Democratic candidate has raised and spent so far during the 2023-2024 election cycle:

Looking at O’Brien and Stelson alone:

• 765 individual donations were made to O’Brien’s campaign last quarter.
• Of those 765, the largest share, 204 (27%), was between $100 and $499.
• 606 individual donations were made to Stelson’s campaign last quarter.
• Of those 606, the largest share, 203 (33%), was between $100 and $499.

Satellite spending

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If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.

By candidate	By election
John Broadhurst Rick Coplen Shamaine Daniels Blake Lynch Mike O'Brien Janelle Stelson	Open Secrets Federal Election Commission

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	17	17	0	45	34	4	2	17.6%	3	17.6%
2022	17	17	2	48	34	5	6	32.4%	2	13.3%
2020	18	18	0	51	36	6	5	30.6%	2	11.1%
2018	18	18	7	84	36	13	8	58.3%	6	54.5%
2016	18	18	2	44	36	4	5	25.0%	4	25.0%
2014	18	18	2	46	36	6	3	25.0%	2	12.5%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Pennsylvania in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 7, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Forty-five candidates ran for Pennsylvania’s 17 U.S. House districts, including 25 Democrats and 20 Republicans. That’s 2.65 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 2.82 candidates per district in 2022, 2.83 candidates per district in 2020, and 4.66 in 2018.

No districts were open in 2024, meaning all incumbents ran for re-election.

Seven candidates ran for the 10th Congressional District, the most candidates that ran for a district in 2024. The candidates included Republican incumbent Scott Perry and six Democrats.

Seven primaries—four Democratic and three Republican—were contested in 2024, the fewest this decade.

Three incumbents—two Democrats and one Republican—were in contested primaries. That’s higher than in 2022 and 2020 when two incumbents faced challengers, respectively.

The 3rd Congressional District was guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed to run.

Partisan Voter Index

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

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 10th the 191st most Republican district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Pennsylvania's 10th based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
47.2%	51.3%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
46.3	50.8	R+4.6

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2020

Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 14 Democratic wins
• 16 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	P	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D

See also: Party control of Pennsylvania state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Pennsylvania
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	1	7	8
Republican	1	10	11
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	17	19

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Pennsylvania's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Pennsylvania, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Josh Shapiro
Lieutenant Governor	Austin Davis
Secretary of State	Al Schmidt
Attorney General	Michelle Henry

State legislature

Pennsylvania State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	22
	Republican Party	28
	Independent	0
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	101
	Republican Party	100
	Other	0
	Vacancies	2
Total		203

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2024
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
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Election context

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Pennsylvania in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Pennsylvania, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Pennsylvania	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	1,000	$150.00	2/13/2024	Source
Pennsylvania	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	2% of votes cast in the district in the last election	$150.00	8/1/2024	Source

District election history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

Incumbent Scott Perry defeated Shamaine Daniels and Steven Long in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Perry (R)	53.8	169,331
		Shamaine Daniels (D)	46.2	145,215
	Submit photo	Steven Long (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 314,546
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

Shamaine Daniels defeated Rick Coplen in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shamaine Daniels	52.6	32,260
		Rick Coplen	47.4	29,128

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,388
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

Incumbent Scott Perry advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Perry	100.0	84,646

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Allen (R)

2020

See also: Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

Incumbent Scott Perry defeated Eugene DePasquale in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Perry (R)	53.3	208,896
		Eugene DePasquale (D)	46.7	182,938

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 391,834
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

Eugene DePasquale defeated Tom Brier in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eugene DePasquale	57.5	45,453
		Tom Brier	42.5	33,661

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,114
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

Incumbent Scott Perry advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Perry	100.0	79,365

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bobby Jeffries (R)

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	Prior incumbent	Prior 2016 presidential result	New 2016 presidential result
4th District	Scott Perry (R)	R+21.5	R+8.9

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Click the box below to see how the new congressional districts compare to the ones in place before the redrawing.

Changes in Pennsylvania's congressional districts
New district	Prior district	Prior 2016 presidential result	New 2016 presidential result	Prior incumbent
1st District	8th District	R+0.2	D+2.0	Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
2nd District	13th District	D+33.6	D+48.0	Brendan Boyle (D)
3rd District	2nd District	D+82.8	D+83.9	Dwight Evans (D)
4th District	13th District	D+33.6	D+19.4	None
5th District	7th District	D+2.3	D+28.2	Pat Meehan (R)
6th District	6th District	D+0.6	D+9.3	Ryan Costello (R)
7th District	15th District	R+7.6	D+1.1	Charlie Dent (R)
8th District	17th District	R+10.1	R+9.5	Matt Cartwright (D)
9th District	17th District	R+10.1	R+34.0	None
10th District	4th District	R+21.5	R+8.9	Scott Perry (R)
11th District	16th District	R+6.8	R+25.8	Lloyd Smucker (R)
12th District	10th District	R+36.0	R+36.5	Tom Marino (R)
13th District	9th District	R+42.5	R+45.5	Bill Shuster (R)
14th District	18th District	R+19.6	R+29.0	Conor Lamb (D)
15th District	5th District	R+28.8	R+43.4	Glenn Thompson (R)
16th District	3rd District	R+26.1	R+19.9	Mike Kelly (R)
17th District	12th District	R+20.8	R+2.5	Keith Rothfus (R)
18th District	14th District	D+35.5	D+26.8	Mike Doyle (D)
Source: Daily Kos

See also: Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

Incumbent Scott Perry defeated George Scott in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Perry (R)	51.3	149,365
		George Scott (D)	48.7	141,668

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 291,033
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

George Scott defeated Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson, Eric Ding, and Alan Howe in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George Scott	36.3	13,977
		Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson	34.9	13,413
		Eric Ding	18.0	6,921
		Alan Howe	10.8	4,160

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 38,471
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christina Hartman (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

Incumbent Scott Perry advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Perry	100.0	57,504

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2024 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:

• Illinois' 17th Congressional District election, 2024
• South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)
• State attorney election in Hillsborough County, Florida (2024)

See also

• Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Republican primary)
• Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
• United States House elections in Pennsylvania, 2024 (April 23 Democratic primaries)
• United States House elections in Pennsylvania, 2024 (April 23 Republican primaries)
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024

External links

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Footnotes

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Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Fetterman (D)

David McCormick (R)

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

Ryan Mackenzie (R)

District 8

Rob Bresnahan (R)

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)

Republican Party (11)

Democratic Party (8)

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