Who's In the Race

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) faces Republican Marty Young in the Nov. 3 general election in Pennsylvania's 6th District. ​

Houlahan has represented the district since 2019 and is an Air Force veteran, engineer, entrepreneur, and educator. Young is a U.S. Army veteran who served as an infantry officer and later as an Army chaplain, and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Both candidates ran unopposed in their May 19 primaries.

What They Stand For

Houlahan has proposed lowering health care costs and expanding access to care for every American, according to her official House website. She's also supported advancing clean-energy innovation and protecting the environment, stronger ethics rules, government transparency, cutting waste, improved health care and economic security for veterans, and a U.S. foreign policy grounded in security, accountability, and America's role as a force for good.

Marty Young has called for fiscal discipline, reducing government spending and waste, and lowering costs for families and small businesses, according to City & State Pennsylvania. He's also supported affordability and health care reform, public safety, and regulation of artificial intelligence and immigration, as discussed in a Patch candidate profile.

The Money Behind the Race

Federal Election Commission filings show Houlahan raised about $1.76 million through June 30 and had about $4 million in the bank. Young raised about $411,000 through June 30 and had about $213,000 cash on hand; he carried about $25,000 in debt.

Outside spending in the race totaled just over $105 as of Oct. 13, all of it backing Houlahan, according to Federal Election Commission records. The largest outside spender was API PA Votes, which put in about $95.

Race Outlook: Ratings and Betting Markets

The Cook Political Report rated the race "Solid Democratic" as of Oct. 9. Sabato's Crystal Ball agreed, also rating it "Solid Democratic" as of Oct. 11. Inside Elections likewise rated it "Solid Democratic" as of Oct. 2. On Kalshi, traders gave Democrats a 95.61 percent chance of winning as of Oct. 13; Republicans stood at 4.39 percent.

Houlahan carried the district with about 58 percent of the vote in 2022 and about 56 percent in 2024. Statewide, Democrats won nine of Pennsylvania's 17 U.S. House seats in 2022, and Republicans won 10 in 2024. Republican Donald Trump carried Pennsylvania in the 2024 presidential election with about 50 percent of the vote.

Pennsylvania voters who want to participate in the Nov. 3 general election should note the following deadlines and hours, per the Pennsylvania Department of State:

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