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Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

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Filing deadline: March 10, 2026
Primary: May 19, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
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7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
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A Republican Party primary takes place on May 19, 2026, in Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 10, 2026
May 19, 2026
November 3, 2026



A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Pennsylvania utilizes a closed primary process. Voters are required to register with a political party to vote in the primary election.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results


Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 6

Marty Young (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 6 on May 19, 2026.

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Marty Young

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Marty is a proud West Chester East graduate with deep local roots. His great-grandfather was among PA’s earliest Chinese immigrants and co-founded Philadelphia’s Chinatown. His mother immigrated from Portugal, taught in Philly public schools, and later at West Chester East and Henderson. His father, a DuPont chemical engineer and Westtown grad, instilled hard work, service, and leaving things better. Marty graduated from West Point and served as an Infantry Officer until serious injuries. After 9/11, he returned as an Army Chaplain. Today, he’s a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard, supporting soldiers and families through mental health, suicide prevention, homelessness, and resilience. For over 25 years, Marty has been a top turnaround executive, stabilizing and fixing over 100 companies in various industries. A highlight: turning a cable company from $1M daily losses to $100M annual profits, saving thousands of jobs—including many in Chester County. Marty and his wife Sandy have four children: Amanda (Special Olympics athlete); James (Eagle Scout, EMT, Penn State Freshman); David (Life Scout); and, Daniel (black belt). Sandy serves as PTO president, church volunteer, and education advocate. Their family is grounded in faith, service, and community. Marty solves tough problems—leading troops, reviving businesses, supporting families—with discipline to cut waste, experience to grow jobs, and resolve to champion veterans, working families, and taxpayers."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

My Young Americans Healthcare Plan (YAHP) leverages TRICARE to save American families at least $5000 annually and end medical bankruptcies. TRICARE is a market-based and battle-tested healthcare system built by the US Military serving 10 million Americans today. Using TRICARE, the YAHP provides universal healthcare coverage for all children, young adults and expectant mothers, while also offering low-cost healthcare options to everyone else. It will save the US Government billions, but also reduce the cost of healthcare across the board for families, businesses and state/local governments. This is a pragmatic, proven and easily verified solution to solve the problem of healthcare access and coverage for all Americans.

My plan to fix housing affordability: Offer zero-interest, 15-year amortizing loans to qualifying families for starter and existing family homes. Home Interest rates ~6% (30-year) burden families with thousands in annual interest expense. Zero-interest slashes payments for immediate affordability while building wealth fast—families own outright in 15 years with no interest drain, accumulating equity to break the renting and perpetual mortgage cycles. How do we do this at no cost to taxpayers? We give families access to the same quantitative easing programs that banks and asset managers get to level the playing field with the ultra wealthy. Affordability today + generational wealth tomorrow. Let's make the American Dream real again.

Congress is broken. Approval ratings are dismal—currently less than 20% with disapproval over 65%. This reflects widespread frustration with gridlock, self-interest, and ethical lapses among the 80% of us in the middle. To fix this, I support congressional term limits, a full ban on public stock trading by members & spouses, and ending special privileges. Term limits bring fresh perspectives and accountability—83% of Americans back them. Banning trades stops insider profiteering from nonpublic info; 80%+ public support across parties. I'm running for Congress to represent the 80% of us tired of partisan politics and career politicians. I want government to work for everyday Americans again.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Pennsylvania

Election information in Pennsylvania: May 19, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: May 4, 2026
  • By mail: Received by May 4, 2026
  • Online: May 4, 2026

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

Yes

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

  • In-person: May 12, 2026
  • By mail: Received by May 12, 2026
  • Online: May 12, 2026

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

  • In-person: May 19, 2026
  • By mail: Received by May 19, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Varies to May 12, 2026

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

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

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

Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Marty Young Republican Party $249,257 $84,905 $164,353 As of December 31, 2025

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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.

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 2026 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.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

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

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+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 6th the 153rd most Democratic district nationally.[2]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
55.0%44.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2024

Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 14 Democratic wins
  • 17 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 2024
Winning Party R R R P[3] 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 R
See also: Party control of Pennsylvania state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

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 October 2025.

State executive officials in Pennsylvania, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Josh Shapiro
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Austin Davis
Secretary of StateRepublican Party Al Schmidt
Attorney GeneralRepublican Party Dave Sunday

State legislature

Pennsylvania State Senate

Party As of February 2026
     Democratic Party 23
     Republican Party 27
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party As of February 2026
     Democratic Party 100
     Republican Party 98
     Other 0
     Vacancies 5
Total 203

Trifecta control

Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2025
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Pennsylvania in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Pennsylvania, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Pennsylvania U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 1,000 $150.00 3/10/2026 Source
Pennsylvania U.S. House Unaffiliated 2% of votes cast in the district in the last election $150.00 8/3/2026 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ FindLaw, "Pa. Stat. tit. 25, § 299," accessed December 22, 2025
  2. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  3. ↑ Progressive Party


Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Fetterman (D)
David McCormick (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
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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