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2018 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2018 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

Matthew Alton__Cartwright won the 2018 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. Matthew Alton__Cartwright received 135,603 popular votes (54.64%). The main challenger was John Robert__Chrin (45.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Alton__Cartwright and Robert__Chrin

Alton__Cartwright +9.3 pts · won by 23,040 votes
Matthew Alton__CartwrightDemocraticWINNER54.64%
135,603 votes
John Robert__ChrinRepublican45.36%
112,563 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.