Mike Kelly
RIncumbentFEC H0PA03271
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Raised this cycle$1.4M
Cash on hand: $1.0M
2026 race
PA-16 — U.S. House
2 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Mike Kelly.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Pennsylvania Department of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$1.7M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Justin Reed Wagner
DChallengerFEC H6PA16379
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Raised this cycle$247K
Cash on hand: $63K
Local signal
Early read on PA-16 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Mike Kellymixed
0 pos3 neutral0 neg3 articles
Justin Reed Wagnerlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$1.7M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$1.7M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$23
$0 for · $23 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Kelly(R)incumbent | $1.4M | — | — | $1.4M |
Justin Reed Wagner(D) − PENNSYLVANIA PRO-LIFE FEDERATION PAC $23 | $247K | — | $23 | $247K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside PA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Mike Kelly(R)24% in-state · $288K itemized
$69K in-state$219K out-of-state
Justin Reed Wagner(D)85% in-state · $35K itemized
$29K in-state$5K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Kelly | Wagner | You |
|---|---|---|---|
Taxescontested People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — | ||
Taxescontested Corporate taxes should be lower. | — | ||
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||
Abortion Tax dollars should not pay for abortions. | — | ||
Abortion Access to contraception should be guaranteed by federal law in all states (Right to Contraception Act). | — | ||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | ||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | ||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | ||
Education Education policy should be set by states, not the federal Department of Education. | — | ||
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | ||
Environment Federal permitting and subsidies for new nuclear power plants should be expanded. | — | ||
Foreign Policy The U.S. should spend more on the military. | — | ||
Foreign Policy Conditions on U.S. military aid to Israel — tied to humanitarian or human-rights compliance — should be strengthened. | — | ||
Healthcare The government should provide healthcare for everyone. | — | ||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | ||
Immigration People who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children should have a path to citizenship. | — | ||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | ||
Judicial Reform Supreme Court justices should be bound by a binding code of ethics enforceable by Congress. | — | ||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — | ||
Governance & Other There should be term limits for senators and representatives. | — | ||
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — | ||
Social Security High earners should pay Social Security taxes on more of their income. | — | ||
Technology There should be a national law protecting personal data online. | — | ||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
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