2024Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2024 election for Pennsylvania's 8th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Rob Bresnahan (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Matt Cartwright (D) by 1.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rob BresnahanRepublican · winner
50.8%195,663
Matt CartwrightDemocrat
49.2%189,411
The same year, the district voted R+9.1 for president; this race was R+1.6.385,074 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Matt CartwrightRob Bresnahan
$8.7M
Raised by the campaign
$4.5M
$8.6M
Spent by the campaign
$4.5M
$88.8K
Cash on hand
$53.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024