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2016 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2016 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

Matthew A. Cartwright won the 2016 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. Matthew A. Cartwright received 157,734 popular votes (53.8%). The main challenger was Matt Connolly (46.2%).

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

Cartwright +7.6 pts · won by 22,304 votes
Matthew A. CartwrightDemocraticWINNER53.8%
157,734 votes
Matt ConnollyRepublican46.2%
135,430 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.