Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District

Incumbent

Ryan Mackenzie

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Ryan Mackenzie (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 7th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th 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 7

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ryan Mackenzie (R)
		Bob Brooks (D)
		Ryan Crosswell (D)
		Lamont McClure (D)
		Carol Obando-Derstine (D)
		Mark Pinsley (D)

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See also: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Ryan Mackenzie (R) defeated incumbent Susan Wild (D) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Mackenzie (R)	50.4	203,688
		Susan Wild (D)	49.4	199,626
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2%	674

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 403,988
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lewis Shupe (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Incumbent Susan Wild (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild	98.2	55,259
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8%	989

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 56,248
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jenna Alwalah (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Ryan Mackenzie (R) defeated Kevin Dellicker (R) and Maria Montero (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Mackenzie	42.4	23,557
		Kevin Dellicker	33.9	18,835
		Maria Montero	23.3	12,952
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4%	226

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 55,570
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Allen Issa (R)

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Incumbent Susan Wild (D) defeated Lisa Scheller (R) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild (D)	51.0	151,364
		Lisa Scheller (R)	49.0	145,527

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 296,891
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Incumbent Susan Wild (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild	100.0	63,817

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,817
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tuong Tran (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Lisa Scheller (R) defeated Kevin Dellicker (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Scheller	51.3	34,504
		Kevin Dellicker	48.7	32,713

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,217
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan Mackenzie (R)

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Incumbent Susan Wild (D) defeated Lisa Scheller (R) and Anthony Sayegh (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild (D)	51.9	195,475
		Lisa Scheller (R)	48.1	181,407
		Anthony Sayegh (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,882
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Incumbent Susan Wild (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild	100.0	76,878

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darryl Hendricks (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Lisa Scheller (R) defeated Dean Browning (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Scheller	52.1	29,673
		Dean Browning	47.9	27,260

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,933
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matt Connolly (R)

Regular election

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Susan Wild (D) defeated Marty Nothstein (R) and Tim Silfies (L) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild (D)	53.5	140,813
		Marty Nothstein (R)	43.5	114,437
		Tim Silfies (L)	3.0	8,011

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263,2610
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Wild	33.5	15,262
		John Morganelli	30.1	13,754
		Greg Edwards	25.4	11,602
	Submit photo	Roger Ruggles	5.4	2,467
		Rick Daugherty	3.9	1,760
	Submit photo	David Clark	1.7	777

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 45,622
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Marty Nothstein (R) defeated Dean Browning (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marty Nothstein	50.5	16,241
		Dean Browning	49.5	15,923

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 32,164
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Special election

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District special election, 2018

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Mary Gay Scanlon (D) defeated Pearl Kim (R), Sandra Salas (L), and Brianna Johnston (G) in the special general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Gay Scanlon (D)	52.3	173,268
		Pearl Kim (R)	46.0	152,503
		Sandra Salas (L)	1.0	3,177
		Brianna Johnston (G)	0.8	2,511

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 331,4590
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Patrick Meehan (R) defeated Mary Ellen Balchunis (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Meehan defeated Stan Casacio in the Republican primary, while Balchunis defeated Bill Golderer to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick Meehan Incumbent	59.5%	225,678
	Democratic	Mary Ellen Balchunis	40.5%	153,824
Total Votes				379,502
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary Ellen Balchunis	74%	52,792
Bill Golderer	26%	18,509
Total Votes		71,301
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick Meehan Incumbent	76.4%	86,178
Stan Casacio	23.6%	26,674
Total Votes		112,852
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2014

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Patrick Meehan (R) defeated Mary Ellen Balchunis (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick Meehan Incumbent	62%	145,869
	Democratic	Mary Ellen Balchunis	38%	89,256
Total Votes				235,125
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2012

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Patrick Meehan won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	George Badey	40.6%	143,509
	Republican	Patrick Meehan Incumbent	59.4%	209,942
Total Votes				353,451
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Patrick Meehan won election to the United States House. He defeated Bryan Lentz (D) and James D. Schneller (American Congress Party) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick Meehan	54.9%	137,825
	Democratic	Bryan Lentz	44%	110,314
	American Congress Party	James D. Schneller	1.1%	2,708
Total Votes				250,847

2008

On November 4, 2008, Joe Sestak won re-election to the United States House. He defeated W. Craig Williams (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joe Sestak incumbent	59.6%	209,955
	Republican	W. Craig Williams	40.4%	142,362
Total Votes				352,317

2006

On November 7, 2006, Joe Sestak won election to the United States House. He defeated Curt Weldon (R) and various write-in challengers in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joe Sestak	56.4%	147,898
	Republican	Curt Weldon incumbent	43.6%	114,426
	N/A	Write-in	0%	110
Total Votes				262,434

2004

On November 2, 2004, Curt Weldon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Scoles (D) and David Jahn (Libertarian) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Curt Weldon incumbent	58.8%	196,556
	Democratic	Paul Scoles	40.3%	134,932
	Libertarian	David Jahn	0.9%	3,039
Total Votes				334,527

2002

On November 5, 2002, Curt Weldon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Peter A. Lennon (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Curt Weldon incumbent	66.1%	146,296
	Democratic	Peter A. Lennon	33.9%	75,055
Total Votes				221,351

2000

On November 7, 2000, Curt Weldon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Peter A. Lennon (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Curt Weldon incumbent	64.8%	172,569
	Democratic	Peter A. Lennon	35.2%	93,687
Total Votes				266,256

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 7th 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. On March 30, 2012, the 7th District was included in a list released by the National Journal of the top ten most contorted congressional districts due to redistricting.

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+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 7th the 213th 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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 7th the 212th 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 defeated Donald Trump (R) 49.7%-49.1%.

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+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 7th the 211th 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 49.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 49.1%.

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 D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage point more Democratic than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District the 194th most Democratic 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 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
• Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
• Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 7

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)