Pennsylvania State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Pennsylvania Senate District 17
A district of about 261,000 people, 61% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+40.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Amanda Cappelletti (D) · won68.4%
- Gregory Harris (R)31.6%
Source: Pennsylvania Department of StateUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:19 AM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Pennsylvania State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Amanda Cappelletti (D) | Gregory Harris (R) | 36.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Amanda Cappelletti (D) | Ellen Fisher (R) | 31.8 |
| 2016 | Daylin Leach (D) | Brian Gondek (R) | 28.0 |
| 2012 | Daylin Leach (D) | Charles Henry Gehret (R) | 26.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Daylin Leach (D) | Lance Rogers (R) | 22.9 |
| 2004 | Connie Williams (D) | Ted Barry (R) | 29.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | Lynn H. Yeakel (D) | 0.7 |
| 1996 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | Dave Romine (D) | 17.5 |
| 1992 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | Joe Gambescia (D) | 20.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | Ed Sullivan (D) | 10.2 |
| 1984 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | Denis H. Corrigan (D) | 14.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | Philip J. Berg (D) | 36.0 |
| 1976 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | Barbara Wapner Pressman (D) | 19.4 |
| 1972 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | John J. Oconnor (D) | 20.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | Jacob B. Himmelstein (D) | 21.1 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 17
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 17's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+38.1 | No race | D+45.6 |
| U.S. Senate | D+24.3 | D+45.6 | No race |
| Governor | No race | D+48.5 | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Pennsylvania. The black marker is District 17.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Denser than 80% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1958% college gradsD+18.7Not up in 2026District 43
24% Black · 47% college gradsD+56.3Not up in 2026District 12
54% college gradsD+16.9Held DDistrict 9
47% college gradsD+17.0Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET