Melvin Prince Johnakin
Melvin Prince Johnakin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5
Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon (D) and Nick Manganaro (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Mary Gay Scanlon (D) | |
 | Nick Manganaro (R)  | |
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5
Incumbent Mary Gay Scanlon (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Gay Scanlon | 100.0 | 76,009 |
| Total votes: 76,009 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5
Nick Manganaro (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 5 on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nick Manganaro | 100.0 | 25,075 |
| Total votes: 25,075 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Brown (R)
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2022
See also: Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 3
Incumbent Dwight Evans defeated Christopher Hoeppner in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dwight Evans (D) | 95.1 | 251,115 |
| Christopher Hoeppner (Socialist Workers Party) | 4.9 | 12,820 | ||
| Total votes: 263,935 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 3
Incumbent Dwight Evans defeated Alexandra Hunt and Michael Cogbill in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dwight Evans | 75.7 | 97,709 |
 | Alexandra Hunt | 19.9 | 25,712 | |
 | Michael Cogbill | 4.4 | 5,728 | |
| Total votes: 129,149 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Melvin Prince Johnakin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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