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2020Final results

2020 election for Pennsylvania's 5th District

U.S. House · Pennsylvania

Mary Gay Scanlon (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Dasha Pruett (R) by 29.2 points.

Mary Gay ScanlonDemocrat · winner
64.6%254,844
Dasha PruettRepublican
35.4%139,615
394,459 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+27.22014R+34.32016D+30.42018D+29.22020D+30.12022D+30.62024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Mary Gay ScanlonDasha Pruett
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$108.4K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$85.7K
$218.7K
Cash on hand
$22.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020