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Pennsylvania · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026

Pennsylvania District 05 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Pennsylvania District 05 House race

Mary Gay Scanlon has raised more than 107 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Pennsylvania District 05 House race, 2026 report raising $1M between them. Mary Gay Scanlon reports $990,586 and Nicholas Manganaro reports $9,296, a gap of $981,290. Of what Mary Gay Scanlon reports, 55% came from individuals and 45% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Mary Gay Scanlon

Mary Gay Scanlon

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 45% from PACs and 55% from individuals.

55% individuals45% PACs0% other
$991K
raised
NM

Nicholas Manganaro

R
R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $6K on hand from $9K raised.

42% individuals0% PACs58% other
$9K
raised
JB

Joshua Brown

R
R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$4K
raised
MJ

Melvin Johnakin

D
D · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
MJ

Melvin Johnakin

R
R · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Labor / Unions$53K
Small donors & unclassified$36K
Transportation$13K
Real Estate & Construction$9K
Defense & Aerospace$9K
Law & Lobbying$8K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • CENCORA, INC. PAC · pac$10K
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS · pac$10K
  • MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND · pac$10K
  • SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$9K
  • THE BOEING COMPANY PAC · company$9K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

45%54%
45% PACs54% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Mary Gay Scanlon is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$10M
$4.7M+. up $5.2M since 2018.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Rules
  • House Committee on the Judiciary

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Labor / Unions$53K
Small donors & unclassified$36K
Transportation$13K
Real Estate & Construction$9K
Defense & Aerospace$9K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Mary Gay Scanlon
D · incumbent
Mary Gay Scanlon
vs
NM
Nicholas Manganaro
R · challenger
$991K
Raised
$9K
$449K
Cash on hand
$6K
45%
From PACs
0%
55%
From individuals
42%
Labor / Unions
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No