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U.S. House · Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District

South-central Pennsylvania, including Altoona, Chambersburg, Gettysburg, and Ebensburg.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

John Joyce, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
John Joyce189,78067.5%
Beth Farnham91,48232.5%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Republican John Joyce and Democrat Beth Farnham both won uncontested or single-candidate primaries on May 19, 2026, and are a rematch of the 2024 general election, which Joyce won 74.1% to 25.8%.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

John JoyceRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2019)Full profile →Beth FarnhamDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[36][37]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Beth Farnham
    Supports[3]

    Pledges to enshrine reproductive freedom, including abortion access, into federal law.

Stricter gun laws

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[32][33][34]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Beth Farnham
    Supports[3]

    Says Congress must pass legislation on safe firearm storage, reporting lost or stolen firearms, universal background checks for all gun sales, and risk-protection orders.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Beth Farnham
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][28]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Beth Farnham
    Supports[3]

    Pledges to sharply reduce tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.

Expand public health coverage

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][26]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Beth Farnham
    Supports[3]

    Lists universal health care as a core policy priority.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[19][20][21][27][28]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Beth Farnham
    Supports[7]

    Pledges to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and expand access to renewable energy, and says mandating such measures requires federal legislation.

Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  • John Joyce
    —
  • Beth Farnham
    Opposes[8]

    Says Congress must ensure that no federal tax dollars fund private or parochial schools through vouchers or any other mechanism.

Raise the minimum wage

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[35]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Beth Farnham
    Supports[3]

    Pledges to substantially increase the federal minimum wage.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[31]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Beth Farnham
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Beth Farnham
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[25]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Beth Farnham
    Opposes[9]

    Criticizes the SAVE America Act's documentary proof-of-citizenship registration requirement, saying it would effectively disenfranchise people whose names do not match their birth certificates.

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • John Joyce
    Recorded votes[29][30]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Beth Farnham
    —

Research notes & limits

Joyce's federal key floor votes and FEC finance totals are added by script; only pre-2025 key votes and committee roles listed here are from Ballotpedia. Farnham has not reported campaign finance activity found in this research. Removed 2026-09-25: a record item claiming Joyce "voted yes" on the CARES Act (H.R. 748) was removed because the House passed that bill by voice vote on March 27, 2020 (no recorded roll call exists to confirm his individual vote). Biography gaps: Farnham's campaign site and press coverage give limited detail on her dates of employment, and Joyce's House website does not list years for his residency or Navy service.

Sources · 43

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.John Joyce (Pennsylvania) · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Issues · Office of Rep. John Joyce Official record
  3. 3.Beth Farnham · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Roll Call 682 - H.R.3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (On Passage) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2019-12-12 Official record
  5. 5.Roll Call 99 - H.R.8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (On Passage) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2019-02-27 Official record
  6. 6.Dr. Joyce Urges Passage of Border Security Legislation as Title 42 Set to Expire · Office of Rep. John Joyce · 2023-05-09 Official record
  7. 7.The Environment · Beth Farnham for Congress · 2025-11-21 Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Public Education · Beth Farnham for Congress · 2023-12-17 Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Our Precious Democracy · Beth Farnham for Congress Candidate's own words
  10. 10.Meet Dr. Joyce · Office of Rep. John Joyce Official record
  11. 11.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. John Joyce Official record
  12. 12.John Joyce (Pennsylvania) · Ballotpedia Reference
  13. 13.Meet Dr. Joyce · Office of Rep. John Joyce Official record
  14. 14.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. John Joyce Official record
  15. 15.Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  16. 16.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (Life at Conception Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  20. 20.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  38. 38.Beth Farnham · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  39. 39.Meet Beth · Beth Farnham for Congress Candidate's own words
  40. 40.Farnham runs for 13th District · Altoona Mirror News report
  41. 41.Race for U.S. House, 13th District: Democrat Beth Farnham · WPSU News report
  42. 42.John Joyce (Pennsylvania) · Ballotpedia Reference
  43. 43.U.S. House · Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report