Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti challenges Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania swing district
The gist
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti leads Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan 51% to 46% in a Pennsylvania poll.
The 8th District race is pivotal to which party controls Congress.
How it unfolded
- Oct 23, 2026Bresnahan and Cognetti took part in a candidate forum in Scranton hosted by the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Auditorium on Pine Street.
- Oct 25, 2026An Inquirer/New York Times/Siena University poll showed Cognetti ahead of Bresnahan 51% to 46% among likely voters in the 8th Congressional District.
- Oct 29, 2026Bresnahan and Cognetti met in the only scheduled debate of the race, before a live audience at WVIA studios in Pittston.