Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District

Incumbent

Ryan Mackenzie

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District in theUnited States House of Representatives is represented byRyan 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.

Pivot Counties

See also:Pivot Counties and2018 Congressional elections in Pivot Counties

At the time of the 2018 election, this district intersected with one or morePivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted forDonald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.^[1]

Elections

2024

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

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Republican primary)

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2024 (April 23 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Ryan Mackenzie defeated incumbentSusan Wild 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 arebolded 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

IncumbentSusan Wild 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 arebolded 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Ryan Mackenzie defeatedKevin Dellicker andMaria Montero 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 noincumbents 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)

2022

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

IncumbentSusan Wild defeatedLisa Scheller 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 arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 296,891
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

IncumbentSusan Wild 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 arebolded 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 election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Lisa Scheller defeatedKevin Dellicker 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 noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,217
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan Mackenzie (R)

2020

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

IncumbentSusan Wild defeatedLisa Scheller andAnthony Sayegh 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 arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,882
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

IncumbentSusan Wild 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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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,878
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darryl Hendricks (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Lisa Scheller defeatedDean Browning 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 noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,933
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matt Connolly (R)

2018

Results of 2018 redistricting

On February 19, 2018, thePennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a new congressional district map after ruling that the original map constituted an illegalpartisan gerrymander. District locations and numbers were changed by the new map. Candidates were listed under Pennsylvania’s new districts, which were used in the 2018 congressional elections. Clickhere for more information about the ruling.

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Regular election

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Susan Wild defeatedMarty Nothstein andTim Silfies 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 noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263,261
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Democratic primary election

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 noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 45,622
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7

Marty Nothstein defeatedDean Browning 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 noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 32,164
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Special election

General election

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

Mary Gay Scanlon defeatedPearl Kim,Sandra Salas, andBrianna Johnston 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 noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 331,459
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2016

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

Heading into the election, Ballotpediarated this race as safely Republican. IncumbentPatrick Meehan (R) defeatedMary Ellen Balchunis (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Meehan defeatedStan Casacio in the Republican primary, while Balchunis defeatedBill Golderer to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.^[8][9]

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

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick MeehanIncumbent	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 MeehanIncumbent	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 theU.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. IncumbentPatrick Meehan (R) defeatedMary Ellen Balchunis (D) in the general election.

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

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Patrick MeehanIncumbent	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 theU.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. IncumbentPatrick Meehan won re-election in the district.^[10]

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

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	George Badey	40.6%	143,509
	Republican	Patrick MeehanIncumbent	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 theUnited States House. He defeated Bryan Lentz (D) and James D. Schneller (American Congress Party) in the general election.^[11]

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 theUnited States House. He defeated W. Craig Williams (R) in the general election.^[12]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joe Sestakincumbent	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 theUnited States House. He defeated Curt Weldon (R) and various write-in challengers in the general election.^[13]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joe Sestak	56.4%	147,898
	Republican	Curt Weldonincumbent	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 theUnited States House. He defeated Paul Scoles (D) and David Jahn (Libertarian) in the general election.^[14]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Curt Weldonincumbent	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 theUnited States House. He defeated Peter A. Lennon (D) in the general election.^[15]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Curt Weldonincumbent	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 theUnited States House. He defeated Peter A. Lennon (D) in the general election.^[16]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 7 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Curt Weldonincumbent	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, thePennsylvania Supreme Court ruled to enact a new congressional map.^[17] 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. JusticesDebra Todd (D),Sallie Mundy (R), andKevin Brobson (R) dissented.^[18]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."^[18] 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.^[19] ThePennsylvania House of Representatives voted to approve the initial map 110-91 on January 12, and thePennsylvania State Senate voted 29-20 to approve the map on January 24.^[20][21] 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.^[22]

How does redistricting in Pennsylvania work? In Pennsylvania, the statutory authority to draw congressional district boundaries is vested with thePennsylvania General Assembly. These lines are subject to gubernatorial veto.^[23]

State legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission. Established in 1968, the commission comprises five members:^[23]

1. The majority leader of thePennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
2. The minority leader of thePennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
3. The majority leader of thePennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
4. The minority leader of thePennsylvania 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, thePennsylvania Supreme Court must appoint a commission chair.^[23]

ThePennsylvania 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.^[23]

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 illegalpartisan 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, seehere.

2010-2011

This is the 7th Congressional District prior to the2010 redistricting.

See also:Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2010 census

The Legislative Reapportionment Commission inPennsylvania approved the GOP-proposed map. It was signed into law on December 22, 2001.^[24][25] On March 30, 2012, the 7th District was included in a list released by theNational Journal of the top ten most contorted congressional districts due to redistricting.^[26]

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, theCook 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.^[27]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, theCook 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.^[28]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the2020 presidential election in this district would have been followingredistricting.Joe Biden (D) would have defeatedDonald Trump (R) 49.7%-49.1%.^[29]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, theCook 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.^[30]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the2020 presidential election in this district would have been followingredistricting.Joe Biden (D) would have received 49.7% of the vote in this district andDonald Trump (R) would have received 49.1%.^[31]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, theCook 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.^[32]

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.^[33]

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