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Pennsylvania PA-05 House2026
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Mary Gay Scanlon (D)
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Last updated : Nov 17, 2025D +50
R +50
D +15
Race summary
In 2018, public interest lawyer Mary Gay Scanlon simultaneously won a special election and a regular election for this suburban seat, left vacant whenr GOP Rep. Pat Meehan resigned after facing sexual harassment allegations by a staffer. Since then, Scanlon hasn’t had any trouble holding this comfortably blue seat, which encompasses suburban Delaware County and a portion of South Philadelphia.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Mar 10, 2026
Primary Election: May 19, 2026
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Full Bio:
SCANLON, Mary Gay, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., August 30, 1959; graduated from Watertown High School, Watertown, N.Y., 1976; B.A., Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y., 1980; J.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1984; lawyer, private practice; judicial law clerk, superior court of Pennsylvania; elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth and the One Hundred Sixteenth Congresses, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Patrick Meehan (November 6, 2018-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Pennsylvania - 05
Delaware County, South Philadelphia
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026
Past Presidential Results from this District
2024 Election Results
Source: Dave Leip
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Oct 21, 2025
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