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U.S. House · Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District

North-central Pennsylvania, including State College, Clearfield, and DuBois; the largest congressional district in the state by area.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Glenn Thompson, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Glenn Thompson171,12963.8%
Ray Bilger96,90636.2%

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 Glenn Thompson and Democrat Ray Bilger each ran unopposed in their May 19, 2026 primaries.[1][3]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Glenn ThompsonRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2009); Chair, House Committee on AgricultureFull profile →Ray BilgerDFull 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

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[34][35][36]

    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). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Ray Bilger
    Supports[2]

    Says the right to abortion should be codified in federal law and access should be available without political interference.

Stricter gun laws

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[29][30][31][32]

    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. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Ray Bilger
    Supports[2]

    Describes himself as a gun owner who supports the Second Amendment and also backs background checks that keep guns from people who pose a danger, and says he favors gun laws alongside it.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

    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).

  • Ray Bilger
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][25][24]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), 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.

  • Ray Bilger
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][20][21][22]

    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. Voted no on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Ray Bilger
    Supports[2]

    Supports protecting affordable insurance coverage, lowering prescription drug costs, and defending Medicare and Medicaid; criticizes Rep. Thompson for voting against extending enhanced ACA premium tax credits.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][23][24]

    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.

  • Ray Bilger
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[33]

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

  • Ray Bilger
    —

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Glenn Thompson
    —
  • Ray Bilger
    Mixed[2]

    Says Israel has the right to defend itself but that U.S. military aid must be conditioned on compliance with the laws of war and the terms of the ceasefire; supports the Ceasefire Compliance Act.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[28]

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

  • Ray Bilger
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[23]

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

  • Ray Bilger
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[19]

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

  • Ray Bilger
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Glenn Thompson
    Recorded votes[26][27]

    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.

  • Ray Bilger
    Supports[2]

    Calls for a War Powers Resolution to rein in the Iran war and restore Congress's constitutional authority to declare war.

Research notes & limits

Thompson'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. The record item about Thompson's ACA premium tax credit vote is attributed to Bilger's campaign site (a candidate-kind source) because no official roll-call record for that specific vote was independently verified in this research. Corrected 2026-09-25: Thompson's H.R.6 (American Dream and Promise Act of 2019) vote was previously listed as "yes"; the official roll call (Roll Call 240) shows he voted No. Biography notes: Thompson's House website gives no year for his first campaign or party roles, and Bilger's Ballotpedia and campaign-site descriptions of his service dates differ in scope, so both are attributed.

Sources · 39

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

  1. 1.Glenn Thompson (Pennsylvania) · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Priorities · Ray Bilger for Congress Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Ray Bilger · Ballotpedia Reference
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.Roll Call 240 - H.R.6 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (On Passage) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2019-06-04 Official record
  6. 6.Roll Call 549 - H.R.36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (On Passage) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2017-10-03 Official record
  7. 7.Glenn Thompson (Pennsylvania) · Ballotpedia Reference
  8. 8.About GT · Office of Rep. Glenn Thompson Official record
  9. 9.Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  10. 10.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 7296, the SAVE America Act (SAVE America Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  37. 37.Ray Bilger · Ballotpedia Reference
  38. 38.Ray Bilger for Congress | PA-15 · Ray Bilger for Congress Candidate's own words
  39. 39.U.S. House · Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report