CONTROL OF CONGRESS

Updated Dec. 13, 2022 at 9:16 a.m. Eastern

Full election results

Democrats now hold 51 out of 100 seats in the Senate. 36 of those Democratic seats were not up for election this year. The Democrats have gained 1 seat they did not previously hold.

Democrats are projected to keep control of the Senate

Republicans now hold 49 out of 100 seats in the Senate. 29 of those Republican seats were not up for election this year. The Republicans have lost 1 seat they previously held.

Democrats now hold 213 out of 435 seats in the House. The Democrats have lost 10 seats they previously held.

Republicans now hold 222 out of 435 seats in the House. The Republicans have gained 10 seats they did not previously hold.

Republicans are projected to win control of the House

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Last data update: Nov. 25, 2022 at 11:26 a.m. ET

Pennsylvaniaelection results

What to watch

John Fetterman (D) is projected to win the Senate race.

Rep. Susan Wild (D) is projected to win the District 7 race.

Rep. Matthew Cartwright (D) is projected to win the District 8 race.

Chris Deluzio (D) is projected to win the District 17 race.

Governor

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Key race

Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) is leading state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) in one of the most closely watched governor’s races in the country. That’s because Mastriano, who surged to win the GOP primary, is one of the country’s most prominent election deniers who led the efforts in Pennsylvania to overturn the 2020 election results there. Donald Trump backed him in the primary, and Mastriano is embracing both him and several other right-wing positions — he favors a total abortion ban, for instance — in the general in a race rife with charges of antisemitism.

Shapiro (D) is projected to win. An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
Josh ShapiroShapiroJ. ShapiroDEM		3,026,96156.5
Doug MastrianoMastrianoD. MastrianoGOP		2,235,66041.7
Matt HackenburgHackenburgM. HackenburgLIB		51,5041.0
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An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

U.S. Senate

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Key race

John Fetterman (D), the lieutenant governor, and Mehmet Oz (R), an ex-television personality and former surgeon, are locked in a heated fight in one of the swingiest states in the country. Whoever wins will help determine which party controls the Senate in 2023 by replacing outgoing Sen. Patrick Toomey (R). Oz had a tough primary and has been mercilessly trolled by Fetterman’s campaign for actually living in New Jersey, not Pennsylvania, until 2020. Meanwhile, Fetterman has been the subject of persistent questions about his health after he suffered a stroke in May. Trump has endorsed Oz.

Fetterman (D) is projected to win. An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
John FettermanFettermanJ. FettermanDEM		2,747,60151.2
Mehmet OzOzM. OzGOP		2,484,09646.3
Erik GerhardtGerhardtE. GerhardtLIB		72,7521.4
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An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

U.S. House

Several Democratic-held House districts — from Pittsburgh to the suburbs of Philadelphia — are in play in 2022, including Rep. Matthew Cartwright’s 8th District and Rep. Susan Wild’s 7th District.

Pennsylvania has a new congressional map this year so your district may have changed. Find your congressional district here.

Key House races

  • Pa.District 7

    Wild’s seat is at risk after redistricting made her district, which includes Allentown, more competitive.

    Votes received and percentages of total vote
    CandidatePct.
    winner
    Susan WildWildS. Wild

    incumbent

    DEM    		51.0
    Lisa SchellerSchellerL. SchellerGOP    		49.0

    Est. 99% counted

  • Pa.District 8

    Cartwright is at risk in this northeastern Pennsylvania district Trump won by three points in 2020.

    Votes received and percentages of total vote
    CandidatePct.
    winner
    Matthew Cartwright CartwrightM. Cartwright

    incumbent

    DEM    		51.2
    Jim BognetBognetJ. BognetGOP    		48.8

    Est. 99% counted

  • Pa.District 17

    This is an open seat in the suburbs of Pittsburgh and voted for Biden by six points in 2020.

    Votes received and percentages of total vote
    CandidatePct.
    winner
    Chris DeluzioDeluzioC. DeluzioDEM    		53.4
    Jeremy ShafferShafferJ. ShafferGOP    		46.6

    Est. 99% counted

All House races

Seat2020 ResultsCandidatesPct.VotesEst. counted
District 1
Close
Est. 99% counted
District 1
Close
winner
B. FitzpatrickBrian Fitzpatrick

incumbent

54.9%
201,567

99% counted

A. EhaszAshley Ehasz
45.1%
165,796
District 2
Biden +43
Est. 99% counted
District 2
Biden +43
winner
B. BoyleBrendan Boyle

incumbent

75.7%
141,229

99% counted

A. BashirAaron Bashir
24.3%
45,454
District 3
Biden +81
Est. 99% counted
District 3
Biden +81
winner
D. EvansDwight Evans

incumbent

95.1%
251,116

99% counted

C. HoeppnerChristopher Hoeppner
4.9%
12,820
District 4
Biden +19
Est. 99% counted
District 4
Biden +19
winner
M. DeanMadeleine Dean

incumbent

61.3%
224,799

99% counted

C. NascimentoChristian Nascimento
38.7%
141,986
District 5
Biden +32
Est. 99% counted
District 5
Biden +32
winner
M. ScanlonMary Gay Scanlon

incumbent

65.1%
205,128

99% counted

D. GalluchDavid Galluch
34.9%
110,058
District 6
Biden +15
Est. 99% counted
District 6
Biden +15
winner
C. HoulahanChrissy Houlahan

incumbent

58.3%
190,386

99% counted

G. CiarrocchiGuy Ciarrocchi
41.7%
136,097
District 7
Close
Est. 99% counted
District 7
Close
winner
S. WildSusan Wild

incumbent

51.0%
151,358

99% counted

L. SchellerLisa Scheller
49.0%
145,523
District 8
Close
Est. 99% counted
District 8
Close
winner
M. CartwrightMatthew Cartwright

incumbent

51.2%
146,502

99% counted

J. BognetJim Bognet
48.8%
139,468
District 9
Trump +36
Est. 99% counted
District 9
Trump +36
winner
D. MeuserDan Meuser

incumbent

69.3%
208,413

99% counted

A. WaldmanAmanda Waldman
30.7%
92,258
District 10
Close
Est. 99% counted
District 10
Close
winner
S. PerryScott Perry

incumbent

53.9%
168,810

99% counted

S. DanielsShamaine Daniels
46.1%
144,161
District 11
Trump +21
Est. 98% counted
District 11
Trump +21
winner
L. SmuckerLloyd Smucker

incumbent

61.6%
194,392

98% counted

B. HollisterBob Hollister
38.4%
121,089
District 12
Biden +20
Est. 99% counted
District 12
Biden +20
winner
S. LeeSummer Lee
56.2%
184,674

99% counted

M. DoyleMike Doyle
43.8%
143,846
District 13
Trump +45
Est. 0% counted
District 13
Trump +45
winner
J. JoyceJohn Joyce

incumbent

0.0%
0

0% counted

Uncontested
District 14
Trump +31
Est. 0% counted
District 14
Trump +31
winner
G. ReschenthalerGuy Reschenthaler

incumbent

0.0%
0

0% counted

Uncontested
District 15
Trump +37
Est. 99% counted
District 15
Trump +37
winner
G. ThompsonGlenn Thompson

incumbent

70.0%
213,818

99% counted

M. MolesevichMichael Molesevich
30.0%
91,670
District 16
Trump +21
Est. 99% counted
District 16
Trump +21
winner
M. KellyMike Kelly

incumbent

59.4%
190,064

99% counted

D. PastoreDan Pastore
40.6%
130,003
District 17
Biden +6
Est. 99% counted
District 17
Biden +6
winner
C. DeluzioChris Deluzio
53.4%
193,393

99% counted

J. ShafferJeremy Shaffer
46.6%
168,902

* Incumbent

The Post estimated the lean of 2022 congressional districts using 2020 presidential results by precinct from Decision Desk HQ and estimates where actual votes at the precinct level were unavailable. Districts classified as “Strong Biden” and “Strong Trump” show where a candidate is estimated to have won by 15 percentage points or more. “Lean Biden” and “Lean Trump” districts had estimated vote margins between five and 15 points. “Close” districts show an estimated margin within five points.

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