Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District

Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District

Incumbent

Glenn Thompson

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Glenn Thompson (R).

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

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) is running in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Glenn Thompson (R)

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See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) defeated Zach Womer (D) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Thompson (R)	71.3	279,027
		Zach Womer (D)	28.5	111,408
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	782

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 391,217
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Zach Womer (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zach Womer	98.5	35,574
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5%	555

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 36,129
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Thompson	99.0	75,645
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0%	790

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 76,435
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See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) defeated Michael Molesevich (D) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Thompson (R)	69.9	213,417
		Michael Molesevich (D)	30.1	91,729

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 305,146
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Michael Molesevich (D) defeated Ronnie Ray Jenkins (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Molesevich (Write-in)	32.9	3,380
		Ronnie Ray Jenkins (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	67.1%	6,904

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,284
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rick Telesz (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Thompson	98.3	99,270
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7%	1,756

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,026
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• George Rathmell (R)

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) defeated Robert Williams (D) and Ronnie Ray Jenkins (D) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Thompson (R)	73.5	255,058
		Robert Williams (D)	26.5	92,156
		Ronnie Ray Jenkins (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 347,214
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Robert Williams (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Williams	100.0	48,714

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,714
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Thompson	100.0	88,364

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,364
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Special election

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District special election, 2018

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Susan Wild (D) defeated Marty Nothstein (R) and Tim Silfies (L) in the special general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild (D)	48.5	130,353
		Marty Nothstein (R)	48.3	129,594
		Tim Silfies (L)	3.2	8,579

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 268,5260
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Regular election

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) defeated Susan Boser (D) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Thompson (R)	67.8	165,245
		Susan Boser (D)	32.2	78,327

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 243,5720
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Susan Boser (D) defeated Wade Jodun (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Boser	74.6	20,411
		Wade Jodun	25.4	6,965

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,376
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15

Incumbent Glenn Thompson (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Thompson	100.0	45,322

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Previous election results

2016

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Charlie Dent (R) defeated Rick Daugherty (D) and Paul Rizzo (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in April.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charlie Dent Incumbent	58.4%	190,618
	Democratic	Rick Daugherty	38%	124,129
	Libertarian	Paul Rizzo	3.6%	11,727
Total Votes				326,474
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2014

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 15th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Charlie Dent (R) ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charlie Dent Incumbent	100%	128,285
Total Votes				128,285
Source: Pennsylvania Secretary of State

2012

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 15th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Charlie Dent won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rick Daugherty	43.2%	128,764
	Republican	Charlie Dent Incumbent	56.8%	168,960
Total Votes				297,724
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Charles W. Dent won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John B. Callahan (D) and Jake Towne (Towne for Congress) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles W. Dent incumbent	53.5%	109,534
	Democratic	John B. Callahan	39%	79,766
	Towne for Congress	Jake Towne	7.5%	15,248
Total Votes				204,548

2008

On November 4, 2008, Charles W. Dent won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Sam Bennett (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles W. Dent incumbent	58.6%	181,433
	Democratic	Sam Bennett	41.4%	128,333
Total Votes				309,766

2006

On November 7, 2006, Charles W. Dent won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Dertinger (D), Greta Browne (Green) and Write-in challengers in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles W. Dent incumbent	53.6%	106,153
	Democratic	Charles Dertinger	43.5%	86,186
	Green	Greta Browne	2.9%	5,802
	N/A	Write-in	0%	32
Total Votes				198,173

2004

On November 2, 2004, Charles W. Dent won election to the United States House. He defeated Joe Driscoll (D), Richard J. Piotrowski (L) and Greta Browne (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles W. Dent	58.6%	170,634
	Democratic	Joe Driscoll	39.4%	114,646
	Libertarian	Richard J. Piotrowski	1.3%	3,660
	Green	Greta Browne	0.8%	2,194
Total Votes				291,134

2002

On November 5, 2002, Patrick J. Toomey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Edward J. O'Brien (D) and various write-in candidates in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick J. Toomey incumbent	57.4%	98,493
	Democratic	Edward J. O'Brien	42.6%	73,212
	N/A	Write-in	0%	8
Total Votes				171,713

2000

On November 7, 2000, Pat Toomey won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ed O'Brien (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick J. Toomey incumbent	53.3%	118,307
	Democratic	Ed O'Brien	46.7%	103,864
Total Votes				222,171

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. 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. 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." 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. 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. 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

2020

2024

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 15th 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.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 15th the 38th most Republican district nationally.

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 R+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 15th the 39th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 67.8%-30.8%.

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 R+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 15th the 37th most Republican district nationally.

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 30.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 67.8%.

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 R+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District the 38th most Republican nationally.

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 1.06. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.06 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
• Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2022
• Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2020
• Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 15

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)