The Winner
If you live in Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) will keep representing you after winning a fifth term. The Associated Press called the race for Dean at 8:48 p.m. Eastern time on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Dean has 231,451 votes (67.1%) to 113,470 (32.9%) for Republican Aurora Stuski, a margin of about 34 points, with an estimated 99% of votes counted, according to Associated Press election results. She returns to a House where Democrats will hold the majority.
The Race
Stuski, a small-business owner who has lived in Montgomery County for more than 36 years, and Dean were both unopposed in the May 19 primaries, according to Ballotpedia’s race page. Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the race Solid Democratic, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Democratic.
Dean’s margin widened by about 16 points from 2024, when she beat Republican David Winkler 59.0% to 40.9% on the same district lines. The district covers nearly all of Montgomery County and part of Berks County, according to WFMZ.
About 774,800 people live in the district, and residents are 76.4% white, 8.5% Black, 6.4% Hispanic and 6.1% Asian. The median household income is $110,500, and the median age is 42. Of adults, 49.2% hold at least a bachelor’s degree, unemployment is 4.4% and 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line.
What’s Next
Dean’s new term begins Sunday, Jan. 3. She serves on the House Appropriations and Foreign Affairs committees, according to her AllCiv committee page, and Democrats will chair both in the new majority.
When Congress returned Monday, Nov. 9, Dean told WFMZ that affordability will be a top priority for Democrats as they take control. She also said Democrats will want to work with the Republicans who remain in Congress.
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