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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.
Contents
- District 1
- Democratic primary
- Republican primary
- District 2
- Special election
- Candidates
- District 3
- District 4
- District 5
- District 6
- District 7
- District 8
- District 9
- Democratic Primary
- District 10
- Republican Primary
- Primary results
- District 11
- District 12
- District 13
- District 14
- District 15
- District 16
- District 17
- District 18
- References
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.
Republican primary
Debbie Williams is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.
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.
Candidates
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
Republican primary
James Jones ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.
District 3
The 3rd district is 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.
District 4
The 4th district is 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.
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.
District 5
The 5th district, the state's largest and most sparsely populated, is 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.
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.
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. Lindy Li, a financial manager, is also running for the 6th district's Democratic nomination.
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.
District 7
The 7th district is in the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster counties.
Candidates
Endorsements
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.
District 8
The 8th district is 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. 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.
Candidates
Endorsements
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, has pledged to limit himself to four terms in the House and will not be running for re-election. 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. Former Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley had been speculated to run, but he instead became President and CEO of the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.
Candidates
District 9
The 9th district is 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. Halvorson and Schooley both were considering running again.
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. Halvorson had pledged that he would not run if Smith did and would support him. In July, Smith announced he would not run, citing unexpected health concerns. After Smith declined to run, Halvorson announced he would run again. On October 17, 2015, Smith died.
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.
District 10
The 10th district is 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.
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
Jerry Kaines, a Lycoming County building materials salesman, has formed an exploratory committee for a potential Independent campaign.
District 11
The 11th district is in Northeastern Pennsylvania and includes Wyoming, Luzerne, Columbia, Carbon, Northumberland, Dauphin, Perry and Cumberland counties.
Democratic Primary
Former Hazleton Mayor Michael Marsicano is running as a Democrat.
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.
District 12
The 12th district is 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. 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.
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.
District 13
The 13th district is 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.
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.
District 15
The 15th district is 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.
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.
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.
District 16
The 16th district is 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.
Candidates
Endorsements
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.
Candidates
District 17
The 17th district is 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.
Republican primary
Northampton County Councilman Glenn Geissinger and 2014 candidate Matt Connolly are running for the Republican nomination.
District 18
The 18th district is 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.