2020Final results
2020 election for Pennsylvania's 8th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Matt Cartwright (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Bognet (R) by 3.6 points.
Matt CartwrightDemocrat · winner
51.8%178,004
Jim BognetRepublican
48.2%165,783
343,787 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
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.
Matt CartwrightJim Bognet
$4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$4.2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$170.9K
Cash on hand
$133.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020