2026 elections · Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania U.S. House, district 8

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Toss-up (Cook: Toss-up; Sabato: Toss-up; Inside Elections: Toss-up; DDHQ: Toss-up; silver: Lean D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican Incumbent

Rob Bresnahan, Jr.

Raised
$6,197,786
From individuals
$2,324,937
From PACs and other committees
$1,601,977
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$60,486
Cash on hand
$909,095
Debts
$677,068

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $736,100 to support and $5,448,532 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 16, 2026.

PAC and committee money

393 committees reported giving $1,484,538 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $8K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $7K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $2K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Paige Gebhardt Cognetti

Raised
$7,095,684
From individuals
$6,020,444
From PACs and other committees
$609,602
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$950,343
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,109,578 to support and $960,913 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 16, 2026.

PAC and committee money

132 committees reported giving $508,085 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $15K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
Rob Bresnahan, Jr.Republican$6,197,786$909,095$736,100$5,448,532
Paige Gebhardt CognettiDemocrat$7,095,684$950,343$1,109,578$960,913

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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