This page is a final analysis of campaign contributions from individuals to major party congressional and state candidates in 10 states. Self-financed contributions are included. These states, most of which are battlegrounds, represent different regions and partisan dynamics. For an analysis of the demographics of the donors to congressional candidates, visit our Donor Gaps page. For an analysis of all major party congressional candidates running in all 50 states, visit our The National View: Congressional Elections page. Visit our Final Analysis report page for our summary analysis of all congressional and state races. Because this project analyzed those candidates who filed campaign finance reports, these statistics may not reflect the total number of candidates who ran. For more information about election 2024, please visit CAWP's Election Watch information.
Source: CAWP and OpenSecrets
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024 (unless otherwise indicated). State campaign finance data completeness varied by state. "No Data to Display" in data visualizations indicates there are no candidates in that subgroup.
- All five women who ran for reelection to the U.S. House from Pennsylvania were Democrats.
- The average amount raised by Democratic men running as incumbents in U.S. House races was slightly higher than the average amount raised by Democratic women running as incumbents.
- Representative Susan Wild (PA-7) had the highest total raised of the women incumbent candidates with over $6.6M.
- Republican men running as challengers for the U.S. House seats from Pennsylvania had the highest average proportion of funds from self-financing.
Pennsylvania elected one U.S. Senator and 17 members to its U.S. House delegation. There were no open seats. Ten women ran for the U.S. House from Pennsylvania and four women won.
Pennsylvania also elected the Auditor, Attorney General, and Treasurer, as well as all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and 25 of the 50 seats in the State Senate. One hundred and nine women ran for Pennsylvania State House and 63 women won. Thirteen women ran for the Pennsylvania State Senate and eight women won. Two women ran for Pennsylvania Treasurer and one won.
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D) sought reelection. His Republican challenger, Dave McCormick, is a man.
All five women running for reelection to the U.S. House from Pennsylvania are Democrats: Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) is Black; Representatives Madeleine Dean (PA-4), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6), and Susan Wild (PA-7) are white women. All of the incumbent Republicans seeking reelection are white men. All but Wild won reelection.
Representative Susan Wild (PA-7) had the highest total raised of the women incumbent candidates with over $6.6M, followed by Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) who raised nearly $2.5M. Wild’s race was rated a Democratic toss up by The Cook Political Report. Wild’s opponent, Republican Ryan Mackenzie, raised under $1M.
Pennsylvania ranked 27th in the nation for women’s state legislative representation in 2024.
In Pennsylvania’s state legislative races, the relationship of candidate gender to average raised depended on chamber, party, and type of race. For example, the average raised by Democratic state legislative incumbents was higher for men than women. The average raised by Republican state house incumbents was higher for men than women. However, the two incumbent Republican women state senate candidates had a higher average total raised than Republican men incumbents. This relationship was largely due to Senator Kim L. Ward (PA-39), President Pro Tempore of the Senate, who led the amount raised of all Republican state senate incumbents with $2.4M. In challenger races for the state house, Democrat Anna Thomas (PA-137), who is Asian American, raised the most with nearly $500,000. Democrat Patricia Kim (PA-15) raised the most in open-seat state senate races with $583,195. Both Thomas and Kim are Asian American. Ward and Kim won their races.
This statistic is the average total amount raised to date from individuals (including self-financing).
Republican men running as challengers for U.S. House seats from Pennsylvania had the highest average proportion of funds from self-financing.
In open-seat races for the Pennsylvania state legislature, there was no clear gender pattern. However, for challenger candidates, the average proportion of funds from self-financing was higher for men than women in both parties.
This statistic is the average amount from self-financing as a proportion of total raised (from individuals including the candidate) by candidate subgroup.
Pennsylvania Democratic women incumbent candidates for the U.S. House had a higher average proportion of contributions from donors giving $200 or less compared with Democratic and Republican men incumbent candidates.
Within both parties, women candidates usually raised a higher average proportion of funds from small contributions than men in Pennsylvania state legislative races.
This statistic is the average amount of contributions $200 or less as a proportion of total raised (excluding self-financed contributions) by candidate subgroup.
This Data Appendix includes women candidates who filed campaign finance reports and raised money from individuals including self-financing. “Total raised” represents the total amount raised from individuals including self-financing. The Data Appendix is sortable by candidate name, party, office, and seat status as well as the campaign finance statistics.
Congressional campaign finance data are through December 31, 2024. State campaign finance data completeness varied by state.
Candidates who did not report contributions from individuals including self-financed contributions are not included in the analysis. The analysis is for general election, major party nominees.
Campaign finance data are from OpenSecrets. Race/ethnicity information for all women candidates are from CAWP. Candidate race/ethnicity is based on the candidate’s self-identification whenever possible.
Women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group are not depicted in the data visualizations that are disaggregated by race/ethnicity (in order to avoid double-counting individuals). All women, including multiracial women and women who identify with more than one under-represented racial/ethnic group, are included in the data visualizations that do not disaggregate by race/ethnicity and all women are included in the Data Appendix.