PA-8

Name: PA-8 Election 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania — U.S. House District 8

Nov 3, 2026Pennsylvania2 candidates

Incumbent

Robert Bresnahan

(R)Incumbent

In office since 2025 · 1 term

Participation

99%

Party Unity

93%

Bipartisan

Coverage Scorecard

Net -2931 votes

Good Look (11)Bad Look (20)

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Robert Bresnahan

(R)Incumbent

Since 2025

Participation

99%

Party Unity

93%

Bipartisan

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Challengers

Paige Cognetti

(D)

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Campaign finance data not yet available for this race.

Recent Coverage

Pa. election 2026: Where Bresnahan, Cognetti stand on tax policies, affordability, and jobs

Spotlight PASep 23, 2026

mixed

Pa. election 2026: Where Bresnahan, Cognetti stand on tax policies, affordability, and jobs

Spotlight PASep 23, 2026

mixed

GOP schism erupts over whether to keep paying 'convicted fraudster's' consulting firm

Raw StoryApr 15, 2026

negative

Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Robert Bresnahan(R)N/A

Paige Cognetti(D)N/A

2024

Jr. Rob Bresnahan(R)50.8%

Matt Cartwright(D)49.2%

2022

Matt Cartwright(D)51.2%

Jim Bognet(R)48.8%

2020

Matthew Alton Cartwright(D)51.8%

James Rocco Bognet(R)48.2%

2018

Matthew Alton Cartwright(D)54.6%

John Robert Chrin(R)45.4%

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Recent Coverage

Pa. election 2026: Where Bresnahan, Cognetti stand on tax policies, affordability, and jobs

Pa. election 2026: Where Bresnahan, Cognetti stand on tax policies, affordability, and jobs

GOP schism erupts over whether to keep paying 'convicted fraudster's' consulting firm

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Election History