Pennsylvania's 11th District: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Nov. 3 Election

How to use this guide

1. Pick the issues you care about. Identify the two or three that matter most to you.
2. Find which office handles them. The U.S. House votes on every federal law and the federal budget, and all revenue-raising bills must start there. Ballot measures, when present, change state or local law.
3. Compare the candidates. Read where each candidate stands on your top issues, then check their own words, endorsements, and funding.

The 2026 general election uses Pennsylvania's 2022 congressional map. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court selected that map after the Legislature and governor did not agree on a plan. Lines for this district differ from those used in 2024: the 2022 map added Yoe Borough and all of York Township, removed part of Jackson Township, and kept Lancaster County and much of southern York County in the district. ​

The Pennsylvania voter services page lists no official printed ballot order for the House candidates. Candidates in this guide appear in alphabetical order by last name: Nancy Mannion, then Lloyd Smucker.

The U.S. House Race

What This Office Does

U.S. House members serve two-year terms and vote on every federal law and the federal budget. The district covers Lancaster County and much of southern York County. Local debate coverage has focused on healthcare affordability and gas and fuel costs. 270towin consensus rates the race Solid Republican; the incumbent is running for re-election.

Candidates in Brief

| | Nancy Mannion (D) | Lloyd Smucker (R) |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Party | Democrat | Republican |
| Incumbent? | No | Yes |
| Background | Registered nurse and health care executive with more than 40 years in emergency nursing; former president of the Emergency Nurses Association; chaired the Nurses on Boards Coalition; Lancaster County resident | Has served in the U.S. House since January 2017; previously served two terms in the Pennsylvania State Senate; owned and operated the Smucker Company for 25 years until 2008 |
| Top priorities | Affordable health care and lower prescription costs; raising the federal minimum wage; expanding the child tax credit; protecting voting rights | Increasing economic opportunity; reining in federal spending; regulatory relief for small businesses; border security |
| Campaign website | nancymannion.com | smucker.house.gov |

Where They Stand

| Issue | Nancy Mannion (D) | Lloyd Smucker (R) |
| ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Cost of living | Supports raising the federal minimum wage, expanding the child tax credit, building more affordable housing, and replacing broad tariffs with targeted tariffs to protect American jobs | Advocates federal spending reductions; says tax relief and changes to deductions have put more money in people's pockets |
| Health care | Supports affordable health care for all, lower prescription medication costs, coverage for all children, and restoring funding for public health and medical research | Emphasizes affordable, high-quality care, consumer choice, market competition, and state regulatory authority |
| Housing | Supports building more affordable housing | Not found |
| Immigration | Supports secure borders, legal and dignified entry processes, pathways to citizenship for Dreamers and asylum seekers, and expanding legal worker visa categories | Supports border enforcement and funding for Customs and Border Protection and ICE, while backing legal visa pathways for some workers |
| Abortion | Believes reproductive decisions should be made by patients, their families, and medical providers, without government intrusion | Says he supports pro-life measures and opposes abortion |
| Climate and energy | Not found | Supports domestic energy production; backed legislation requiring data centers to cover energy infrastructure costs they create |
| Foreign policy | Not found | Voted to provide aid to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, and to impose sanctions on Russia, Iran, and China |
| Elections | Supports inclusive voter-ID requirements, early voting, mail-in voting, and nationwide standards intended to ensure congressional representation matches citizen votes | Voted for legislation requiring proof of U.S. citizenship and valid identification to vote |
| Healthcare affordability (local) | Supports making health care accessible and medications affordable | Advocates transparency and competition in health care |
| Gas and fuel costs (local) | Said Congress should end the Iran war to bring fuel prices down for families and farmers | Not found |

In Their Own Words

Nancy Mannion, at the PA-11 candidate debate in Lancaster, Oct. 23:

"Provide access to health care for all people at the time that they need it, with affordable medications."

Lloyd Smucker, at the PA-11 candidate debate in Lancaster, Oct. 23:

"Free enterprise works in any sector."

Questionnaires and debates

Both candidates took part in a debate hosted by WGAL on Oct. 23.

Nancy Mannion completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Mannion did not respond to Vote411 or to local newspaper and public media questionnaires.

Lloyd Smucker did not respond to Vote411, Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or local newspaper and public media questionnaires.

Endorsements

| Candidate | Endorser | Type | Source |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- |
| Lloyd Smucker | Donald Trump | Executive branch / federal officials | Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 3, 2025 |
| Lloyd Smucker | U.S. Chamber of Commerce | Organizations | U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Sept. 25 |
| Nancy Mannion | National Education Association | Labor unions | NEA Education Votes |
| Nancy Mannion | National Women's Political Caucus | Organizations | NWPC |

Who is Funding Them

The figures for Nancy Mannion and Lloyd Smucker cover fundraising through Oct. 14.

| Row | Nancy Mannion (D) | Lloyd Smucker (R) |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Total raised (through Oct. 14) | $320,000 | $1.9 million |
| Small donors (under $200) | 47% | 3% |
| Larger donors (over $200) | 35% | 21% |
| PACs and other committees | 2% | 76% |
| Party committees | 0% | 0% |
| Self-funding | $47,000 (15% of total receipts) | $0 (0% of total receipts) |
| Transfers from joint fundraising or other authorized committees | $0 | $456,000 |
| Cash on hand (as of Oct. 14) | $40,000 | $259,000 |
| Larger-donor dollars from PA | 83% | 16% |
| Outside spending for / against | Support: $0 / Oppose: $23 | Support: $23 / Oppose: $0 |

Top PACs for Nancy Mannion: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee $5,000 (labor); Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers $5,000 (labor); UAW-V-CAP (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program), International Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAW $5,000 (labor).

Top PACs for Lloyd Smucker: American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC/PAC) $10,000 (business or trade group); American Hospital Association PAC $10,000 (health); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee $10,000 (business or trade group); American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee $10,000 (ideological or issue group); American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC) $10,000 (real estate).

Largest outside spenders: Early Vote Action PAC (support $0, oppose $0); Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation PAC (support $23, oppose $23); AFSCME Council 13 (support $0, oppose $0).

Donors who give more than $200 in a cycle are listed by name in FEC filings. Smaller gifts are reported only as a lump total, so small donors' names are not public.

The Incumbent's Record

Votes listed here were selected by one rule applied to every incumbent: final passage of each spending, budget, or defense bill that became law, every vote on a war powers resolution, and every vote against the majority of the member's own party, from the official House and Senate roll calls.

#### Committees and Caucuses

Lloyd Smucker serves on the House Ways and Means Committee in the 119th Congress, including its Social Security, Trade, and Tax subcommittees. Smucker also serves on the House Budget Committee as Vice Chair, including its Health Care Task Force, and on the Joint Economic Committee.

Caucus memberships include the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, Congressional Steel Caucus, Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, House Make America Healthy Again Caucus, Rare Disease Caucus, and others.

#### Key Votes Since June 2026

| Date | Measure | Question | Smucker's vote | Outcome | Broke with party? |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | -------------- | ------- | ----------------- |
| June 3, 2026 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 | On Passage | Yes | Passed | No |
| June 3, 2026 | Directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (War Powers Resolution) | On Agreeing to the Resolution | No | Passed | No |
| June 4, 2026 | Directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Lebanon (War Powers Resolution) | On Agreeing to the Resolution | No | Failed | No |
| June 30, 2026 | Directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon (War Powers Resolution) | On Agreeing to the Resolution | No | Failed | No |
| July 22, 2026 | Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027 | On Passage | Yes | Passed | No |
| July 22, 2026 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | On Passage | Yes | Passed | No |
| July 23, 2026 | Directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (War Powers Resolution) | On Agreeing to the Resolution | No | Passed | No |
| Sept. 1, 2026 | To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale | On Passage | Yes | Passed | No |
| Sept. 16, 2026 | Directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (War Powers Resolution) | On Agreeing to the Resolution | No | Passed | No |

#### Prior-term vote at issue in this campaign

Nancy Mannion, Lloyd Smucker's 2026 opponent, says Lloyd Smucker helped shepherd the One Big Beautiful Bill through Congress.

#### Party breaks

Lloyd Smucker voted against the majority of Republicans on zero roll-call votes in the 119th Congress.

#### Attendance

Lloyd Smucker missed two of the 123 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress. No missed-votes percentage for the full Congress was found in the available record; voters can check the full attendance record at the lawmaker's page.

#### Bills sponsored

In the 119th Congress, Lloyd Smucker sponsored 32 bills or resolutions: 26 remain at the introduced stage, three are in committee, and three passed the House.

The three that passed the House are:

Lloyd Smucker has cosponsored 128 bills.

#### Contested claims

Nancy Mannion said Lloyd Smucker helped shepherd the One Big Beautiful Bill through Congress and that it cut Medicaid access and affordability for people in the district. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that provisions in the House-passed H.R. 1 would increase the number of uninsured people in 2034; that estimate addresses the bill's effects broadly, not the district-specific number Mannion cited.

Nancy Mannion said Lloyd Smucker voted five times against resolutions invoking the War Powers Act in relation to the war in Iran. No independent fact-check of that specific claim was found.

Lloyd Smucker said the One Big Beautiful Bill prevented what would have been the largest tax increase on families and extended tax cuts while increasing the child tax credit and standard deduction. No independent fact-check of that claim was found.

Lloyd Smucker said the bill's Medicaid cuts were one way to reduce federal debt. No independent fact-check of that claim was found.

Challengers' records

Nancy Mannion has not held elected public office. Mannion was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators in 2010; the debate account notes that Mannion needed a nomination from then-state senator Lloyd Smucker and was endorsed by Smucker for that board appointment.

Scorecards readers can check

Five interest groups have published scores for Lloyd Smucker, covering the 118th Congress and the 119th Congress's 2025 session; a sixth group, the American Conservative Union / CPAC, was checked and no score was found.

A high score from one group and a low score from another reflects which votes each group chose to measure, not a contradiction in the record.

No scorecard ratings were found for Nancy Mannion, who has not served in Congress.

Also on your ballot

No statewide ballot measures are on the Pennsylvania Nov. 3 ballot.

One local measure was confirmed for part of the district.

Conewago Township board-size referendum (York County)

The official question is: "Shall the Board of Supervisors of Conewago Township be increased from three members to five members?" A Yes vote would increase the board from three supervisors to five. A No vote would leave the board at three supervisors. If approved, one additional supervisor would be elected to a six-year term and another to a four-year term in the 2027 municipal election; later elections would follow the township's regular cycle.

No fiscal impact estimate was found for this measure. No information on how it reached the ballot was found. No organized support or opposition was found.

For Lancaster County, the county specimen-ballot viewer offers November 3 general-election ballots by school district, but the opened page does not display the ballot questions. Voters can check their specific ballot at the Lancaster County Specimen Ballot Viewer.

For York County, the county's sample-ballot page displayed a loading placeholder rather than ballot contents when checked. Voters can check their specific ballot at York County Sample Ballots.

Before you go

Sources

Official records

Campaign finance

Candidate statements and questionnaires

News and fact-checks

Advocacy groups

  • Heritage Action for America — Lloyd Smucker scorecard
  • National Taxpayers Union — 2025 ratings
  • AFL-CIO — Lloyd Smucker scorecard
  • League of Conservation Voters — Lloyd Smucker
  • Lugar Center Bipartisan Index — House, 118th Congress
  • National Education Association — endorsed candidates
  • National Women's Political Caucus — endorsed candidates
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce — Lloyd Smucker endorsement
  • Election Protection hotline

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