These Pennsylvania State House candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 101-99 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 136 of 203 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election

This information comes from candidate reports to the Pennsylvania Department of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Oct. 24, 2022.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Todd Stephens – $829,929 – District 151 (Lost general 50% – 50%)
  • Mark Moffa – $725,158 – District 142 (Lost general 50% – 50%)
  • Christopher Quinn – $696,491 – District 168 (Lost general 45% – 55%)
  • F. Todd Polinchock – $597,569 – District 144 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Cindy Kirk – $595,582 – District 30 (Lost general 45% – 55%)

House candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election last cycle

This information comes from candidate reports to the Pennsylvania Department of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Deb Ciamacca – $3,144,306 – District 168 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Harold Hayes – $2,739,342 – District 18 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Lissa Geiger Shulman – $2,126,001 – District 30 (Lost general 45% – 55%)
  • Frank Dermody – $1,994,286 – District 33 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Ann Marie Mitchell – $1,729,229 – District 178 (Lost general 45% – 55%)

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Pennsylvania PACs submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.