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Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District

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Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District
Incumbent
John JoyceRepublican
Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by John Joyce (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

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: Pennsylvania's 13th 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 13

Incumbent John Joyce (R) and Beth Farnham (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of John Joyce
John Joyce (R)
Image of Beth Farnham
Beth Farnham (D)

Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

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See also: Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

Incumbent John Joyce (R) defeated Beth Farnham (D) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Joyce
John Joyce (R)
 
74.1
 
301,460
Image of Beth Farnham
Beth Farnham (D)  Candidate Connection
 
25.8
 
104,823
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2%
 
779

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 407,062
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

Beth Farnham (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Beth Farnham
Beth Farnham  Candidate Connection
 
98.8
 
32,568
  Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2%
 
404

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 32,972
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

Incumbent John Joyce (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Joyce
John Joyce
 
99.1
 
82,675
  Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9%
 
731

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 83,406
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See also: Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

Incumbent John Joyce (R) won election in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Joyce
John Joyce (R)
 
100.0
 
260,345

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 260,345
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

Incumbent John Joyce (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Joyce
John Joyce
 
100.0
 
114,160

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 114,160
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

Incumbent John Joyce (R) defeated Todd Rowley (D) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Joyce
John Joyce (R)
 
73.5
 
267,789
Image of Todd Rowley
Todd Rowley (D)  Candidate Connection
 
26.5
 
96,612

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 364,401
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

Todd Rowley (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Todd Rowley
Todd Rowley  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
41,988

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 41,988
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

Incumbent John Joyce (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Joyce
John Joyce
 
100.0
 
94,171

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 94,171
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

John Joyce (R) defeated Brent Ottaway (D) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Joyce
John Joyce (R)
 
70.5
 
178,533
Image of Brent Ottaway
Brent Ottaway (D)
 
29.5
 
74,733

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 253,2660
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

Brent Ottaway (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brent Ottaway
Brent Ottaway
 
100.0
 
21,362

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 21,362
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Joyce
John Joyce
 
22.0
 
14,828
Image of John Eichelberger
John Eichelberger
 
19.8
 
13,311
Image of Stephen Bloom
Stephen Bloom
 
18.2
 
12,231
Image of Doug Mastriano
Doug Mastriano
 
15.6
 
10,509
Image of Art Halvorson
Art Halvorson
 
15.3
 
10,323
Image of Travis Schooley
Travis Schooley
 
4.5
 
3,036
Image of Bernard Washabaugh II
Bernard Washabaugh II
 
2.8
 
1,913
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Benjamin Hornberger
 
1.8
 
1,195

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 67,346
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Previous election results


District map

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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.[10] 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.[11] 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."[11] 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.[12] 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.[13][14] 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.[15]

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.[16]

State legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission. Established in 1968, the commission comprises five members:[16]

  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.[16]


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.[16]

2020

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2024

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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 13th 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.[17][18]

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+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 13th the 16th most Republican district nationally.[19]

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+25. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 25 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 13th the 13th most Republican district nationally.[20]

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) 72.0%-26.8%.[21]

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+25. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 25 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 13th the 11th most Republican district nationally.[22]

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 26.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 72.0%.[23]

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+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District the 27th most Republican nationally.[24]

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 0.96. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.96 points toward that party.[25]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Candidate Listing – Pre Ballot Lottery," accessed February 17, 2016
  2. ↑ The New York Times, "Pennsylvania Primary Results," April 26, 2016
  3. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Pennsylvania"
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ Pennsylvania Supreme Court, "Order," February 23, 2022
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Spotlight PA, "Pennsylvania Supreme Court picks congressional map put forth by state voters," February 23, 2022
  12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named wtae
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  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 All About Redistricting, "Pennsylvania," accessed May 8, 2015
  17. ↑ ABC 27, "Corbett signs off on new congressional map," December 22, 2011
  18. ↑ The Republic, "Senate Democrats and Chester County group plan to contest Pa. legislative redistricting plan," January 7, 2012
  19. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  20. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  21. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  22. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  23. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  24. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  25. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Fetterman (D)
David McCormick (R)
Representatives
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District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Republican Party (11)
Democratic Party (8)

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