About this race

This is among the most solidly Democratic districts in the nation. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

Key issues in Pennsylvania

Major issues facing Pennsylvania, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

The economy — The economy ranks as the state's most important problem in recent polling.
Cost of living — Voters across parties struggle with prices for groceries, gas, and utilities, driving election dynamics.
Health insurance costs — Premiums on the state marketplace doubled after federal subsidies expired, pushing thousands off coverage.
AI data centers — Most voters oppose data centers in their communities, citing energy costs and environmental worries.
Skill games regulation — Courts ruled skill games are slot machines, forcing lawmakers to tax or ban 70,000 machines.
Housing costs — Rising rents and home prices squeeze household budgets in cities and suburbs alike.

Candidates & funding

Mary Gay Scanlon Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

2026 fundraising (FEC)$990,586 raised · $859,742 spent · $448,590 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Campaign site ↗

Nicholas Manganaro Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record

2026 fundraising (FEC)$9,296 raised · $3,366 spent · $5,930 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Focus: America First, constitutionally and fiscally conservative Republican

Campaign site ↗

View the full funding breakdown for this race on OpenSecrets ↗

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

	Mary Gay Scanlon D	Nicholas Manganaro R
Raised	$991K	$9K
Individuals	$540K55%	$4K42%
PACs & parties	$449K45%	$0
Self-funded	$0	$5K58%
Other	$1K0%	$0
AIPAC-linked*	—	—
Outside spending†	—	—

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Mary Gay Scanlon 701 donors

FINANCIAL POSITION

Campaign raised$991K

Campaign spent$860K

Cash on hand$449K

FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026

CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY

Individuals55%

PACs / committees45%

Self-funding0%

Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.

Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$9K
Trade association PAC$9K
Corporate PAC$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Individual$6K
Labor PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Labor PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Cooperative PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 701 donors. The other 651 gave $612K combined.

Plus $75K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Mary Gay Scanlon’s full FEC filings →

Nicholas Manganaro 3 donors

FINANCIAL POSITION

Campaign raised$9K

Campaign spent$3K

Cash on hand$6K

FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026

CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY

Individuals42%

PACs / committees0%

Self-funding58%

Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.

Individual$2K
Individual$1K
Individual$300

Plus $71 from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Nicholas Manganaro’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

2026 Pennsylvania District 5 House Election