2026 results · Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania 5th District
Mary Gay Scanlon, the Democrat, wins re-election in Pennsylvania's 5th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 28.2 points in 2024; this year's count is a 15.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Gay ScanlonDemocrat, incumbent | 213,497 | 72.1% | |
| Nicholas ManganaroRepublican | 82,731 | 27.9% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted296,228 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:09 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:10 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI3 of 4 counties’ own counts read so far; not yet: Chester
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About the seat
Pennsylvania's 5th District takes in all or part of 3 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+28.2 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 15.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 7 of 16 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+28.2
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+30.6
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 7 of 16
- Delaware County79%
- Montgomery County15%
- Philadelphia County7%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 3 counties compared moved 15.8 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 70% as many votes as in 2024, from 71% in Delaware County to 63% in Philadelphia County.
Philadelphia County moved most: D+37.8 for president in 2024, D+62.6 this year
The 3 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Delaware County added 14,320 net votes for Scanlon against the 2024 margin
Across the 3 counties compared, the margin moved by 11,540 votes toward Scanlon: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Delaware County+14,320 Scanlon
- Montgomery County+3,369 Manganaro
- Philadelphia County+589 Scanlon
Pennsylvania’s ballot
The seats that changed party
Statewide
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 10–7, now D 11–6
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.