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If the 2020 Pennsylvania District 8 US House of Representatives election were held today, which candidate would you vote for?

This political office is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, where members serve two-year terms and each state's representation is based on its population.

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 @8N8WZQT from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

These aren’t the house candidates for my district

 @8MTT3DV from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Do not know candidates

 @8MN8WLX from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

no because I can't vote yet

 @8MN39ZJ from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

nit familar

 @8MMLD4Z from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

i am unsure of this topic

 @8MMF8BN from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Neither one of these are my reps

 @8MCP7LB from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Pete Buttigieg

 @8MBJ22Z from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Those aren't my reps.

 @8M5WJBS from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

neither they both suck

 @8LTXRGDIndependent from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

N/A, I am not educated in this matter and am not qualified to vote.

 @8LQMTYLCommunist from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Ryan Reynolds

 @8KMV5LWRepublican from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

No, idea as that is not my district

 @8KL6PJQGreen from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

I'm in District 1, not District 8.

 @8KJSQJ7 from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Steve Mattes

 @8MKY3GH from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

who? what? who are these people?

 @8MF8QD7 from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

i really do not know what either of them stand for

 @8KWWDYG from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

havent heard of any of these guys lmao

 @ISIDEWITHanswered…5yrs5Y

Earl Granville

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Mike Cammisa

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Harry Haas

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Teddy Daniels

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Matt Cartwright

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Mike Mariscano

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Jim Bognet

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Mike Marsicano

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