2016Final results
2016 election for Pennsylvania's 17th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Matt Cartwright (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Matt Connolly (R) by 7.6 points.
Matt CartwrightDemocrat · winner
53.8%157,734
Matt ConnollyRepublican
46.2%135,430
293,164 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Matt CartwrightMatt Connolly
$969.7K
Raised by the campaign
$30.6K
$861.7K
Spent by the campaign
$31.1K
$561.1K
Cash on hand
-$1.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016; FEC, through Nov 28, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016