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2014Final results

2014 election for Pennsylvania's 17th District

U.S. House · Pennsylvania

Matt Cartwright (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating David J. Moylan (R) by 13.5 points.

Matt CartwrightDemocrat · winner
56.8%93,680
David J. MoylanRepublican
43.2%71,371
165,051 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+27.42008D+11.02010D+20.62012D+13.52014D+7.62016D+12.52018

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 CartwrightDavid J. Moylan
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$92.1K
$878.6K
Spent by the campaign
$93.6K
$453.1K
Cash on hand
$380

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014