2018Final results
2018 election for Pennsylvania's 8th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Matt Cartwright (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating John Robert Chrin (R) by 9.3 points.
Matt CartwrightDemocrat · winner
54.6%135,603
John Robert ChrinRepublican
45.4%112,563
248,166 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Matt CartwrightJohn Robert Chrin
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
$3M
$2.6M
Spent by the campaign
$3M
$429.8K
Cash on hand
$3.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018