James Nelson (Pennsylvania)

James Nelson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on April 23, 2024.

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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)

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

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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)