On November 6, Scanlon defeated Kim in both the special and regular elections.
The margin was much closer in the special election for the 7th District because it took place under the old district lines that had been thrown out by the state supreme court earlier in the year.

She was sworn into her 7th district seat on November 13, 2018, in a ceremony attended by Hawa Salih, a Sudanese human rights activist whom Scanlon helped gain asylum in the U.S. She was one of four Democratic women elected to Congress from Pennsylvania in 2018.
The others were Madeleine Dean, Chrissy Houlahan and Susan Wild.
The state's congressional delegation had previously been all male.

She transferred to the 5th District in January 2019, with two months more seniority than the other freshmen elected in 2018.
On November 6, Scanlon defeated Kim in both the special and regular elections. The margin was much closer in the special election for the 7th District because it took place under the old district lines that had been thrown out by the state supreme court earlier in the year.
She was sworn into her 7th district seat on November 13, 2018, in a ceremony attended by Hawa Salih, a Sudanese human rights activist whom Scanlon helped gain asylum in the U.S. She was one of four Democratic women elected to Congress from Pennsylvania in 2018. The others were Madeleine Dean, Chrissy Houlahan and Susan Wild. The state's congressional delegation had previously been all male. 
She transferred to the 5th District in January 2019, with two months more seniority than the other freshmen elected in 2018.
Mary Gay Scanlon