2012Final results
2012 election for Pennsylvania's 17th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Matt Cartwright (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Laureen A. Cummings (R) by 20.6 points.
Matt CartwrightDemocrat · winner
60.3%161,393
Laureen A. CummingsRepublican
39.7%106,208
267,601 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Matt CartwrightLaureen A. Cummings
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$35.8K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$27.1K
$46K
Cash on hand
$8.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012