2022Final results
2022 election for Pennsylvania's 8th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Matt Cartwright (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Bognet (R) by 2.4 points.
Matt CartwrightDemocrat · winner
51.2%146,956
Jim BognetRepublican
48.8%139,930
286,886 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Matt CartwrightJim Bognet
$5.4M
Raised by the campaign
$3M
$5.5M
Spent by the campaign
$3.1M
$52.6K
Cash on hand
$96.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022