[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 179 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9499]
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               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 13, 2018.
     Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     scanned copy of a letter received from Mr. Jonathan Marks, 
     Commissioner, Bureau Commissions, Election and Legislation, 
     Department of State, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, indicating 
     that, according to the preliminary results of the Special 
     Election held November 6, 2018, the Honorable Mary Gay 
     Scanlon was elected Representative to Congress for the 
     Seventh Congressional District, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
       With best wishes, I am,
           Sincerely,
     Karen L. Haas.
                                  ____

                                     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,


                Bureau Commissions, Elections and Legislation,

                                 Harrisburg, PA, November 9, 2018.
     Hon. Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Haas: This is to advise you that the unofficial 
     results of the Special Election held on Tuesday, November 6, 
     2018, for Representative in Congress for the 7th 
     Congressional District of Pennsylvania, show that Mary Gay 
     Scanlon received 167,680 votes or 52.02% of the total number 
     of votes cast for that office.
       It would appear from these unofficial results that Mary Gay 
     Scanlon was elected as Representative in Congress from the 
     7th Congress District of Pennsylvania.
       To the best of our knowledge and belief at this time, there 
     is no contest to this election. Furthermore, the possibility 
     of a recount is unlikely because the provisional ballots and 
     military and overseas absentee ballots that are yet to be 
     counted are not in great enough number to potentially alter 
     the outcome of this election.
       As soon as the official results are certified to this 
     office by all counties involved, an official Certificate of 
     Election will be prepared for transmittal as required by law.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Jonathan Marks,
     Commissioner.

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