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Pennsylvania District 05 candidates

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Pennsylvania District 05 roster

Pennsylvania District 05 lists 5 public candidate profiles.

1 certified roster row for Pennsylvania District 05 did not match a public profile.

Party counts

  • Republican: 3
  • Democratic: 2

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 5

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenCertified ballot statusRoster sourceRetrieved
Joshua BrownRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6PA051902026171717October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Mary Gay ScanlonDemocraticincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH8PA0720020266,3556,3556,355October 24, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026general_nomineepavoterservices.pa.govOctober 18, 2026
Melvin Lee Campbell Jr.DemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6PA051582026141414October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Melvin Prince JohnakinRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6PA051662026141414October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Nicholas Waln Morris ManganaroRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6PA052162026444October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Nick ManganaroRepublicangeneral_nomineepavoterservices.pa.govOctober 18, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for Pennsylvania District 05: 2 rows from pavoterservices.pa.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Joshua Brown, Melvin Lee Campbell Jr., Melvin Prince Johnakin, and Nicholas Waln Morris Manganaro.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Mary Gay Scanlon.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Joshua Brown, Mary Gay Scanlon, Melvin Lee Campbell Jr., Melvin Prince Johnakin, and Nicholas Waln Morris Manganaro.
  • 5 of 5 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 5 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from October 6, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 5 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 5 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Sources

  • 2026 certified nominees 2 rows for Pennsylvania District 05 are in the certified 2026 general-election dataset.
  • Research methodology Pennsylvania District 05 cites 5 FEC candidate ids, 5 stored source times, and 2 certified roster rows.
  • Trust and corrections Corrections for public records cited on Pennsylvania District 05.

Joshua Brown

Republican · U.S. House

Mary Gay Scanlon

Democrat · U.S. House

Melvin Lee Campbell Jr.

Democrat · U.S. House

Melvin Prince Johnakin

Republican · U.S. House

Nicholas Waln Morris Manganaro

Republican · U.S. House

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