Election-night update — Nov. 3, 2026, 8:23 p.m. ET

Pennsylvania’s unofficial results page had not yet posted votes for either Chrissy Houlahan or Marty Young in PA-6 when checked. Candidate vote shares cannot yet be calculated. The percentage of all expected ballots counted is unavailable from this source; a zero on the results page does not mean no ballots have been counted. No reported votes are available here to establish whether the initial count consists mostly of mail or Election Day votes. Results remain unofficial.

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State congressional returns.

Pre-election background

Voters in West Chester, East Goshen and West Goshen are choosing between Democratic U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan and Republican challenger Marty Young in Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Both candidates appear on Chester County’s official candidate list and sample ballots. Houlahan is seeking a fifth two-year term.

The district includes nearly all of Chester County and part of Berks County, including Reading, according to Pennsylvania’s official district description. West Chester Borough, East Goshen Township and West Goshen Township are all within PA-6.

The candidates

Houlahan has represented the district since 2019. An Air Force veteran, engineer, entrepreneur and former teacher, she earned an engineering degree at Stanford and a master’s degree in technology and policy at MIT, according to her official biography.

She serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as listed by the House clerk. She is a co-founder of the House BIOTech Caucus. Her campaign website highlights lowering living costs, biotechnology jobs, government transparency and accountability.

Young is a West Chester-area resident and first-time candidate. In an October candidate questionnaire published by Patch, he gave his age as 55 and said he graduated from West Chester East High School and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

His campaign biography says he served as an Army infantry officer, returned to military service as a chaplain after Sept. 11, 2001, and currently serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Army National Guard. It also describes more than 25 years of corporate restructuring work. His campaign priorities include affordability, healthcare, public safety, energy costs and national security.

What’s at stake

The winner will serve a two-year term in the U.S. House, where Pennsylvania has 17 of the 435 voting seats.

Houlahan won about 56.2% of the district’s vote in 2024, according to official election statistics compiled by the House clerk. Her Republican opponent that year was Neil Young; Marty Young is the 2026 challenger.

In its Sept. 28 congressional election guide, Spotlight PA reported that the Cook Political Report rated PA-6 “Solid Democrat.” That rating is an assessment of the race, not an election result.

Voting hours and a local extension

Pennsylvania’s regular polling hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters in line by 8 p.m. may vote.

East Goshen 2 voters have until 8:30 p.m.: Chester County Voter Services announced a court-approved 30-minute extension at Precinct 244, Goshen Baptist Church, 1451 West Chester Pike, after machine setup problems delayed opening. Votes cast after 8 p.m. there will use provisional ballots.

The same extension applies to Easttown 3 at the Easttown Township Library and Easttown 6 at St. John’s Presbyterian Church. The county says all other precincts close at 8 p.m., and the ballot drop box at the Easttown library also closes at 8 p.m. For assistance, contact Chester County Voter Services at 610-344-6410.

When to expect results

Pennsylvania law allows counties to begin opening and processing mail-in and absentee ballots at 7 a.m. on Election Day, according to the Department of State. Results cannot be released before polls close.

The state’s election results website begins posting returns after 8 p.m. Election-night totals are unofficial and may change as remaining valid ballots are counted and reviewed. A complete count is not guaranteed on election night.

Chester County says its official computation, including provisional votes, begins at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6. The state election calendar sets Nov. 23 as the deadline for counties to certify their returns to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.