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2012 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2012 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

Matthew A. Cartwright won the 2012 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. Matthew A. Cartwright received 161,393 popular votes (60.31%). The main challenger was Laureen A. Cummings (39.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Cartwright and Cummings

Cartwright +20.6 pts · won by 55,185 votes
Matthew A. CartwrightDemocraticWINNER60.31%
161,393 votes
Laureen A. CummingsRepublican39.69%
106,208 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.