United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2016
Pennsylvania
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 13 5

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.

District 1

The 1st district includes central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport and other small sections of Delaware County.

Democratic primary

The incumbent is Democrat Bob Brady, who has represented the district since 1998. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+28.

Brady is unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Bryan Leib had filed with the FEC and announced his intention to challenge Brady for the Democratic nomination in July 2015, but did not file to run.[1][2]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Brady (Incumbent) 108,233 100
Total votes 108,233 100

Republican primary

Debbie Williams is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.[4]

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Debbie Williams 19,042 100
Total votes 19,042 100

District 2

The 2nd district includes parts of West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia in addition to Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County.

Special election

On June 23, 2016, two days after being convicted of 22 corruption charges, Democratic incumbent Chaka Fattah, who had represented the district since 1995, resigned his seat in Congress. On July 1, 2016, governor Tom Wolf announced that a special election would be held on November 8, concurrently with the regularly-scheduled election, to fill Fattah's seat for the final eight weeks of the 114th United States Congress.[5]

Candidates

Democrats
Republicans
Independents

General election

Democratic primary

Fattah was re-elected with 88% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+38.

Fattah was defeated in the Democratic primary by state Representative Dwight E. Evans.

Candidates
Declared
Withdrawn
Primary results
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dwight E. Evans 75,515 42.26
Democratic Chaka Fattah (Incumbent) 61,518 34.42
Democratic Brian Gordon 23,655 13.24
Democratic Dan Muroff 18,016 10.08
Total votes 178,704 100

Republican primary

James Jones ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Primary results
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Jones 11,838 100
Total votes 11,838 100

District 3

The 3rd district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania and includes the cities of Erie, Sharon, Hermitage, Butler and Meadville.

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Mike Kelly, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+8.

Kelly is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Kelly (Incumbent) 88,964 100
Total votes 88,964 100

District 4

The 4th district is located in South Central Pennsylvania and includes all of Adams and York counties and parts of Cumberland County.

Democratic primary

Josh Burkholder is running for the Democratic nomination.[4]

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Scott Perry, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 75% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+9.

Perry is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Perry (Incumbent) 100,552 100
Total votes 100,552 100

District 5

The 5th district, the state's largest and most sparsely populated, is located in North Central Pennsylvania and includes all of Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Huntingdon, Jefferson, McKean and Potter counties and parts of Clearfield, Crawford, Erie, Tioga, Warren and Venango counties.

Democratic primary

Attorney Kerith Strano Taylor, who was the Democratic nominee in 2014, is running again.[13]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kerith Strano Taylor 56,696 100
Total votes 56,696 100

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Glenn Thompson, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+8.

Thompson is running for re-election.[14]

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Thompson (Incumbent) 89,000 100
Total votes 89,000 100

District 6

The 6th district includes communities north and west of the City of Philadelphia.

Democratic primary

Businessman Mike Parrish, who briefly ran for the Democratic nomination in 2014, is running in the 2016 election.[15] Lindy Li, a financial manager, is also running for the 6th district's Democratic nomination.[16][17]

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Parrish 62,732 100
Total votes 62,732 100

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Ryan Costello, who has represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Republican Jim Gerlach, and the district has a PVI of R+2.

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Costello (Incumbent) 88,349 100
Total votes 88,349 100

District 7

The 7th district is located in the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn
Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Ellen Balchunis 52,792 74.04
Democratic Bill Golderer 18,509 25.96
Total votes 71,301 100

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Pat Meehan, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+2.

Stan Casacio, a businessman and former Cheltenham Town Councilman, is challenging Meehan for the Republican nomination.[31]

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Meehan (Incumbent) 86,178 76.36
Republican Stan Casacio 26,674 23.64
Total votes 112,852 100

District 8

The 8th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and includes Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County.

Democratic primary

State Representative Steve Santarsiero is seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat.[32] Other potential Democratic candidates include former U.S. Representative Patrick Murphy, Bucks County Commissioner Diane Marseglia, businesswoman and 2014 candidate Shaughnessy Naughton, and United States Army Ranger and 2014 nominee Kevin Strouse.[33][34][35][36]

Candidates

Declared
Declined
Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Santarsiero 50,416 59.82
Democratic Shaughnessy Naughton 33,864 40.18
Total votes 84,280 100

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Mike Fitzpatrick, who has represented the district since 2011, and previously represented it from 2005 to 2007. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Fitzpatrick, a supporter of term limits,[46][47] has pledged to limit himself to four terms in the House and will not be running for re-election.[48] Dr. Marc Duome, a clinical psychologist and businessman has declared his candidacy for the seat. Potential Republican candidates include State Senator Chuck McIlhinney, State Representatives Gene DiGirolamo and Scott Petri and Bucks County Commissioner Rob Loughery.[33][49][50] Former Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley had been speculated to run,[33] but he instead became President and CEO of the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.[51]

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn
Declined

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Fitzpatrick 74,150 78.37
Republican Andy Warren 11,828 12.50
Republican Marc Duome 8,641 9.13
Total votes 94,619 100

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Brian
Fitzpatrick (R)		 Steve
Santarsiero (D)		 Other Undecided
Communication Concepts September 6–7, 2016 416 ± 5% 50% 38% — 12%

District 9

The 9th district is located in South Central Pennsylvania and includes Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Somerset, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties.

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Bill Shuster, who has represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+14.

Shuster, the Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, was challenged in the 2014 Republican primary by two candidates, Art Halvorson and Travis Schooley, unhappy with his support for earmarks that bring projects to the district.[64][65] Halvorson and Schooley both were considering running again.[66]

April 24, 2015, The Hill reported that businessman Tom Smith, who self-funded a 2012 U.S. Senate campaign, was considering a primary challenge of Shuster.[67] Halvorson had pledged that he would not run if Smith did and would support him.[67] In July, Smith announced he would not run, citing unexpected health concerns.[68] After Smith declined to run, Halvorson announced he would run again.[69] On October 17, 2015, Smith died.[70]

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Shuster (Incumbent) 49,393 50.63
Republican Arthur L Halvorson 48,166 49.37
Total votes 97,559 100

Democratic Primary

While no Democrat appeared on the ballot, Arthur Halvorson, who lost in the Republican primary, received enough Democratic write-in votes to be the Democratic nominee; Halvorson has vowed to caucus as a conservative Republican if elected.[72]

District 10

The 10th district is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and includes Monroe, Pike, Lackawanna, Wayne, Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Sullivan, Lycoming, Union, Columbia, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry counties.

Democratic Primary

After no candidate stepped forward initially to run for the seat, three write in candidates announced to vie for the Democratic nomination. Former Lewisburg Mayor and environemental consultant, Mike Molesevich, Bucknell graduate student, Steve Belskie, and Justin Sheare all sought the Democratic nomination.[73][74]

Republican Primary

The incumbent is Republican Tom Marino, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014.

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Marino (Incumbent) 95,321 100
Total votes 95,321 100

Jerry Kaines, a Lycoming County building materials salesman, has formed an exploratory committee for a potential Independent campaign.[75]

District 11

The 11th district is ridiculously gerrymandered and includes Wyoming, Luzerne, Columbia, Carbon, Northumberland, Dauphin, Perry and Cumberland counties.

Democratic Primary

Former Hazleton Mayor Michael Marsicano is running as a Democrat.[76]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Marsicano 58,117 100
Total votes 58,117 100

Republican Primary

The incumbent is Republican Lou Barletta, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+6.

Barletta is running for re-election.[77]

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lou Barletta (Incumbent) 92,342 100
Total votes 92,342 100

District 12

The 12th district is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania and includes all of Beaver County and parts of Allegheny, Cambria, Lawrence, Somerset and Westmoreland counties.

Democratic primary

2014 Democratic nominee Erin McClelland has announced that she plans to run again in 2016.[78] Attorney and a renewable energy business owner Steve Larchuk, who ran in 2004 on a healthcare platform in support of Universal Healthcare for the United States. PA-04 in 2004, is also running for the Democratic nomination.[79]

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erin Mcclelland 73,326 100
Total votes 73,326 100

Republican Primary

The incumbent is Republican Keith Rothfus, who has represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+9.

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Keith Rothfus (Incumbent) 87,270 100
Total votes 87,270 100

District 13

The 13th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia.

Democratic primary

The incumbent is Democrat Brendan Boyle, who has represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 67% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Democrat Allyson Schwartz, and the district has a PVI of D+13.

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brendan Boyle (Incumbent) 90,512 100
Total votes 90,512 100

Republican primary

Armond James is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.

District 14

The 14th district includes the entire city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs.

Democratic Primary

The incumbent is Democrat Michael F. Doyle, who has represented the district since 2003, and previously represented the 18th district from 1995 to 2003. He was re-elected with 84% of the vote in the primary and unopposed in the general in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+15.

Doyle is being challenged for the Democratic nomination by Janis Brooks, who ran against him in 2012 and 2014.

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael F. Doyle (Incumbent) 103,710 76.61
Democratic Janis Brooks 31,659 23.39
Total votes 135,369 100

District 15

The 15th district is located in Eastern Pennsylvania and includes Lehigh County and parts of Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon and Northampton counties.

Democratic primary

Democratic candidates planning to run include former Lehigh County Democratic Committee Chairman and 2012 nominee Rick Daugherty, Laura Quick, and David A. Clark.[83]

Archie Follweiler, a former Kutztown Borough Councilman and State House candidate in 2006, filed paperwork with the FEC to run as a Democrat in June 2015, but has not made any announcement on whether he will run.[84]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Daugherty 59,475 100
Total votes 59,475 100

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Charlie Dent, who has represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected unopposed in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+2.

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie Dent (Incumbent) 75,821 100
Total votes 75,821 100

District 16

The 16th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia and includes a large portion of southern Chester County, most of Lancaster County and a sliver of Berks County, including the city of Reading.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn
Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christina Hartman 51,588 100
Total votes 51,588 100

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Joe Pitts, who has represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+4. Pitts will not run for re-election.[91]

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Smucker 49,716 54.06
Republican Chet Beiler 42,246 45.94
Total votes 91,641 100

District 17

The 17th district is located in Eastern Pennsylvania and includes Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.

Democratic primary

The incumbent is Democrat Matt Cartwright, who has represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+4.

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Cartwright (Incumbent) 73,648 100
Total votes 73,648 100

Republican primary

Northampton County Councilman Glenn Geissinger and 2014 candidate Matt Connolly are running for the Republican nomination.[95][96]

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Connolly 34,263 62.68
Republican Glenn Geissinger 20,399 37.32
Total votes 54,662 100

District 18

The 18th district is located in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh and includes parts of Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Westmoreland counties.

Republican primary

The incumbent is Republican Timothy F. Murphy, who has represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected unopposed in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy F. Murphy (Incumbent) 88,266 100
Total votes 88,266 100

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