Pennsylvania Dems retain 3 competative U.S. House seats
Voters gave the state a 9-to-8 Democratic-to-Republican delegation in Washington for the coming session.
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Voters gave the state a 9-to-8 Democratic-to-Republican delegation in Washington for the coming session.
U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, a Democrat representing Pennsylvania's 7th District, has been reelected.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, of Pennsylvania, is returning to Congress for a third term following her reelection win over a Republican who runs a manufacturing business. Wild’s defeat of former Lehigh County Commissioner Lisa Scheller was a rematch from Wild’s narrow victory two years ago. Wild is a former Allentown city lawyer. Redistricting had added GOP-friendly Carbon County to the map. The result is a boost to Democrats’ hopes to retain majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January.
In the closest federal races, the oil & gas industry has spent an estimated average of $4.3 million per Senate seat and $490,000 per House seat through direct contributions, funding for party committees, and funding for super PACs.
The competitive rematches were the last two congressional races in Pennsylvania to be called by the Associated Press.