Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District

Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District

Incumbent

Chris Deluzio

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Chris Deluzio (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 17th Congressional District election, 2024

Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Democratic primary)

Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Incumbent Chris Deluzio defeated Rob Mercuri in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Deluzio (D)	53.8	242,838
		Rob Mercuri (R)	46.1	207,900
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	721

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 451,459
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clayton Cuteri (American Congress Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Incumbent Chris Deluzio advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Deluzio	98.6	85,265
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	1,240

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 86,505
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Rob Mercuri advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rob Mercuri	98.5	46,974
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	713

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 47,687
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jesse Vodvarka (R)
• James Nelson (R)

2022

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Chris Deluzio defeated Jeremy Shaffer and Walter Sluzynsky in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Deluzio (D)	53.4	193,615
		Jeremy Shaffer (R)	46.6	169,013
	Submit photo	Walter Sluzynsky (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 362,628
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Chris Deluzio defeated Sean Meloy in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Deluzio	63.6	62,389
		Sean Meloy	36.4	35,638

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 98,027
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Murray (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Jeremy Shaffer defeated Jason Killmeyer and Kathleen Coder in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeremy Shaffer	58.7	40,965
		Jason Killmeyer	24.1	16,801
		Kathleen Coder	17.3	12,079

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,845
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Samuel DeMarco III (R)
• Tricia Staible (R)
• James Tomshay (R)
• Dean Cavaretta (R)

2020

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Incumbent Conor Lamb defeated Sean Parnell in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Conor Lamb (D)	51.1	222,253
		Sean Parnell (R)	48.9	212,284

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 434,537
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Incumbent Conor Lamb advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Conor Lamb	100.0	111,828

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111,828
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Sean Parnell advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean Parnell	100.0	60,253

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,253
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Thomsen (R)
• Jesse Vodvarka (R)
• Scott Timko (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
12th District	Keith Rothfus (R)	R+20.8	R+2.5

Not sure which district you're in? Find out here.

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 17th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Incumbent Conor Lamb defeated incumbent Keith Rothfus in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Conor Lamb (D)	56.3	183,162
		Keith Rothfus (R)	43.7	142,417

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 325,579
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Incumbent Conor Lamb advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Conor Lamb	100.0	52,590

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Beth Tarasi Sinatra (D)
• Ray Linsenmayer (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17

Incumbent Keith Rothfus advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 17 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Rothfus	100.0	38,513

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2016

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Matt Cartwright (D) defeated Matt Connolly (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cartwright was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Connolly defeated Glenn Geissinger to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright Incumbent	53.8%	157,734
	Republican	Matt Connolly	46.2%	135,430
Total Votes				293,164
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Matt Connolly	62.7%	34,263
Glenn Geissinger	37.3%	20,399
Total Votes		54,662
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2014

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 17th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Matt Cartwright (D) defeated David Moylan (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright Incumbent	56.8%	93,680
	Republican	David Moylan	43.2%	71,371
Total Votes				165,051
Source: Pennsylvania Secretary of State

2012

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 17th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Democrat Matt Cartwright won the election in the district.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright	60.3%	161,393
	Republican	Laureen Cummings	39.7%	106,208
Total Votes				267,601
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Tim Holden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dave Argall (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Holden incumbent	55.5%	118,486
	Republican	Dave Argall	44.5%	95,000
Total Votes				213,486

2008

On November 4, 2008, Tim Holden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Toni Gilhooley (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Holden incumbent	63.7%	192,699
	Republican	Toni Gilhooley	36.3%	109,909
Total Votes				302,608

2006

On November 7, 2006, Tim Holden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Matthew A. Wertz (R) and various write-in challengers in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Holden incumbent	64.5%	137,253
	Republican	Matthew A. Wertz	35.5%	75,455
	N/A	Write-in	0%	69
Total Votes				212,777

2004

On November 2, 2004, Tim Holden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Scott Paterno (R) and Russ Diamond (Libertarian) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Holden incumbent	59.1%	172,412
	Republican	Scott Paterno	38.9%	113,592
	Libertarian	Russ Diamond	2%	5,782
Total Votes				291,786

2002

On November 5, 2002, Tim Holden won re-election to the United States House. He defeated George W. Gekas (R) and various write-in challengers in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tim Holden	51.4%	103,483
	Republican	George W. Gekas incumbent	48.6%	97,802
	N/A	Write-in	0%	6
Total Votes				201,291

2000

On November 7, 2000, George W. Gekas won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Leslye Hess Herrmann (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 17 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George W. Gekas incumbent	71.5%	166,236
	Democratic	Leslye Hess Herrmann	28.5%	66,190
Total Votes				232,426

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.

Pennsylvania District 17
until January 2, 2023

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Pennsylvania District 17
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 17th 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 D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 17th the 187th most Democratic 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 EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 17th the 208th most Democratic 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 defeated Donald Trump (R) 52.3%-46.5%.

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 EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 17th the 209th most Democratic 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 52.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 46.5%.

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+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District the 210th 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 1.01. 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.

See also

• Redistricting in Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2024
• Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
• Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2020
• Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 17

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)