2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with 2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 13 5 Seats won 13 5 Seat change Popular vote 3,096,576 2,625,157 Percentage 53.91% 45.70% Swing 1.63% 1.24%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   >90% Democratic   50–60%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

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.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	17	3,096,576	53.91	13		72.22
	Democratic	16	2,625,157	45.70	5		27.78
	Libertarian	2	22,245	0.39	0		0.0
Total		35	5,743,978	100.0	18		100.0

Popular vote Republican   53.91% Democratic   45.70% Other   0.39%

House seats Republican   72.22% Democratic   27.78%

District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	53,219	17.80	245,791	82.20%	0	0.00%	299,010	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	35,131	9.82%	322,514	90.18%	0	0.00%	357,645	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	244,893	100.0%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	244,893	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	220,628	66.06%	113,372	33.94%	0	0.00%	334,000	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	206,761	67.16%	101,082	32.84%	0	0.00%	307,843	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	207,469	57.24%	155,000	42.76%	0	0.00%	362,469	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	225,678	59.47%	153,824	40.53%	0	0.00%	379,502	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	207,263	54.43%	173,555	45.57%	0	0.00%	380,818	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	186,580	63.34%	107,985	36.66%	0	0.00%	294,565	100.0%	Republican hold
District 10	211,282	70.17%	89,823	29.83%	0	0.00%	301,105	100.0%	Republican hold
District 11	199,421	63.67%	113,800	36.33%	0	0.00%	313,221	100.0%	Republican hold
District 12	221,851	61.76%	137,353	38.24%	0	0.00%	359,204	100.0%	Republican hold
District 13	0	0.00%	239,316	100.0%	0	0.00%	239,316	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 14	87,999	25.63%	255,293	74.37%	0	0.00%	343,292	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 15	190,618	58.39%	124,129	38.02%	11,727	3.59%	326,474	100.0%	Republican hold
District 16	168,669	53.76%	134,586	42.89%	10,518	3.35%	313,773	100.0%	Republican hold
District 17	135,430	46.20%	157,734	53.80%	0	0.00%	293,164	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 18	293,684	100.0%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	293,684	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	3,096,576	53.91%	2,625,15	45.70%	22,245	0.39%	5,743,978	100.0%

District 1

2016 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Bob Brady Debbie Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 245,791 53,219 Percentage 82.2% 17.8%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Brady Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bob Brady Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

The 1st district included central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport and other small sections of Delaware County.The incumbent was Democrat Bob Brady, who had represented the district since 1998. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of D+28.

Democratic primary

Brady was 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]

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrawn

• Bryan Leib

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	108,233	100.0
Total votes			108,233	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Debbie Williams^[4]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Williams	19,042	100.0
Total votes			19,042	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bob Brady (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	245,791	82.2
	Republican	Debbie Williams	53,219	17.8
Total votes			299,010	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2016 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Dwight Evans James Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 280,439 29,661 Percentage 90.4% 9.6%

U.S. Representative before election Dwight Evans Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dwight Evans Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district includes parts of West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia in addition to Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County. Incumbent Chaka Fattah, who had represented the district since 1995, was re-elected with 88% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of D+38.

Democratic primary

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Dwight E. Evans, state representative, candidate for governor in 1994 and candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1999 and 2007^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. representative^[8]
• Brian Gordon, Lower Merion Township commissioner and candidate for PA-06 in 2010^[9]
• Dan Muroff, Philadelphia's 9th Ward Democratic leader and former congressional aide^[10]

Withdrawn

• Brian Sims, state representative^[11][12]

Endorsements

Chaka Fattah (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[13]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight E. Evans	75,515	42.3
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	61,518	34.4
	Democratic	Brian Gordon	23,655	13.2
	Democratic	Dan Muroff	18,016	10.1
Total votes			178,704	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Jones, human-resources consulting firm owner

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Jones	11,838	100.0
Total votes			11,838	100.0

Special election

On June 23, 2016, two days after being convicted of 22 corruption charges, Fattah 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.^[14]

Candidates

Democrats

• Dwight E. Evans, state representative, candidate for governor in 1994 and candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1999 and 2007^[14][15]

Republicans

• James Jones, human-resources consulting firm owner^[14][15]

Independents

• Milton Street, former state senator and candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 2007, 2011 and 2015^[14]

Results

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2016 (special)^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight E. Evans	280,439	90.4
	Republican	James Jones	29,661	9.6
Total votes			310,100	100.0
	Democratic hold

General election

Endorsements

Dwight Evans (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight E. Evans	322,514	90.2
	Republican	James Jones	35,131	9.8
Total votes			357,645	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2016 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee Mike Kelly Party Republican Popular vote 244,893 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. representative before election Mike Kelly Republican Elected U.S. representative Mike Kelly Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district was in Northwestern Pennsylvania and included the cities of Erie, Sharon, Hermitage, Butler and Meadville. The incumbent was Republican Mike Kelly, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	88,964	100.0
Total votes			88,964	100.0

General election

Results

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	244,893	100.0
Total votes			244,893	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

Nominee Scott Perry Josh Burkholder Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 220,628 113,372 Percentage 66.1% 33.9%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Perry Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Perry Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

The 4th district was in South Central Pennsylvania and included all of Adams and York counties and parts of Cumberland County. The incumbent was Republican Scott Perry, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 75% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	100,552	100.0
Total votes			100,552	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Josh Burkholder, multimedia digital artist^[4][16]

General election

Results

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	220,628	66.1
	Democratic	Josh Burkholder	113,372	33.9
Total votes			334,000	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2016 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election

Nominee Glenn Thompson Kerith Strano Taylor Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 206,761 101,082 Percentage 67.2% 32.8%

U.S. representative before election Glenn Thompson Republican Elected U.S. representative Glenn Thompson Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

The 5th district, the state's largest and most sparsely populated, was in North Central Pennsylvania and included 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. The incumbent was Republican Glenn Thompson, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. representative^[17]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	89,000	100.0
Total votes			89,000	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kerith Strano Taylor, family law attorney and nominee for this seat in 2014^[18]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kerith Strano Taylor	56,696	100.0
Total votes			56,696	100.0

General election

Debate

2016 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Glenn Thompson	Kerith Strano Taylor
1	Oct. 16, 2016	WPSU-TV	Patty Satalia	[19]	P	P

Endorsements

Kerith Strano Taylor (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	206,761	67.2
	Democratic	Kerith Strano Taylor	101,082	32.8
Total votes			307,843	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2016 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

Nominee Ryan Costello Mike Parrish Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 207,469 155,000 Percentage 57.2% 42.8%

U.S. Representative before election Ryan Costello Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ryan Costello Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district

The 6th district included communities north and west of the City of Philadelphia. The incumbent was Republican Ryan Costello, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Republican Jim Gerlach, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ryan Costello, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Costello (incumbent)	88,349	100.0
Total votes			88,349	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Parrish, businessman, retired US Army colonel and candidate for this seat in 2014^[20]

Withdrawn

• Lindy Li, financial manager (failed to qualify for ballot placement)^[21][22]

Endorsements

Mike Parrish

U.S. Representatives

• Joe Hoeffel, former U.S. representative^[23]

Statewide officials

• Ed Rendell, former governor of Pennsylvania^[23][24]

State legislators

• Tim Briggs, state representative^[23]
• Mary Jo Daley, state representative^[23]
• Madeleine Dean, state representative^[23]
• Andy Dinniman, state senator and former Chester County Commissioner^[23][25]
• Paul Drucker, former state representative^[23]
• Tom Houghton, former state representative and nominee for PA-16 seat in 2014^[23]
• Vincent Hughes, state senator^[23]
• Daylin Leach, state senator and candidate for PA-13 in 2014^[23][26]
• Steve McCarter, state representative^[23]
• Barbara McIlvaine Smith, former state representative^[23]
• Mark Painter, former state representative^[23]
• Mark Rozzi, state representative^[23]
• Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and former state representative^[23][27]

Organizations

• Chester County Democratic Committee^[28]
• Montgomery County Democratic Committee^[29]

Local officials

• David Burton, mayor of Malvern^[23]
• Kathi Cozzone, Chester County commissioner^[23]
• Josh Maxwell, mayor of Downingtown^[23]
• Jackie Parker, former mayor of Lebanon^[23]
• Wiley P. Parker, president of the Lebanon City Council^[23]
• Leo Scoda, former mayor of Phoenixville^[23]
• Mike Speck, mayor of Phoenixville^[23]
• Dan Weand, president of the Pottstown Borough Council^[23]
• Cornell Wilson, Lebanon City Council member^[23]

Individuals

• Joe Foster, chairman of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee^[23]
• Lani Frank, chair of the Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee Progressive Caucus and vice chair of the Chester County Democratic Committee^[23]
• Tom Herman, former chairman of the Berks County Democratic Committee^[23]
• Alan Kennedy-Shaffer, chair of the Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee Veterans Caucus^[23]
• Brian McGinnis, chairman of the Chester County Democratic Committee^[23][24]
• Bob Roggio, candidate for this seat in 2008^[23]
• Chris Tarsa, former chair of the Lebanon County Democratic Committee^[23]
• Michele Vaughn, former chair of the Chester County Democratic Committee^[23]

Lindy Li (withdrawn)

U.S. Representatives

• Bob Brady, U.S. representative and chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee^[30]
• Matt Cartwright, U.S. representative (PA-17)^[31]
• Mike Honda, U.S. representative (CA-17)^[30]
• Ted Lieu, U.S. representative (CA-33)^[30]
• Grace Meng, U.S. representative (NY-06)^[30]

Statewide officials

• Jonathan Saidel, former Philadelphia Controller and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010^[30]

Labor unions

• International Association of Machinists Local 1776^[30]
• Plumbers Union Local 690^[30]

Local officials

• Ruth Damsker, Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee member, former Montgomery County commissioner and State Senate candidate in 2010 and 2014^[30]
• Brad Kirsch, senior caucus chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party^[30]
• Candace Stitzman-Duley, women's caucus chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party^[30]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Parrish	62,732	100.0
Total votes			62,732	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Parrish (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Joe Hoeffel, former U.S. representative^[23]

Statewide officials

• Ed Rendell, former governor of Pennsylvania^[23][24]

State legislators

• Tim Briggs, state representative^[23]
• Mary Jo Daley, state representative^[23]
• Madeleine Dean, state representative^[23]
• Andy Dinniman, state senator and former Chester County commissioner^[23]
• Paul Drucker, former state representative^[23]
• Tom Houghton, former state representative and nominee for PA-16 seat in 2014^[23]
• Vincent Hughes, state senator^[23]
• Daylin Leach, state senator and candidate for PA-13 in 2014^[23]
• Steve McCarter, state representative^[23]
• Barbara McIlvaine Smith, former state representative^[23]
• Mark Painter, former state representative^[23]
• Mark Rozzi, state representative^[23]
• Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County Board of commissioners and former state representative^[23]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[32]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[33]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[34]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[35]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[36]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Results

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Costello (incumbent)	207,469	57.2
	Democratic	Mike Parrish	155,000	42.8
Total votes			362,469	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2016 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election

Nominee Pat Meehan Mary Ellen Balchunis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 225,678 153,824 Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

County results Meehan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Pat Meehan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Pat Meehan Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

The 7th district was in the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster counties. The incumbent was Republican Pat Meehan, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pat Meehan, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Stan Casacio, businessman and former Cheltenham Town Councilman^[37]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan (incumbent)	86,178	76.4
	Republican	Stan Casacio	26,674	23.6
Total votes			112,852	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Ellen Balchunis, college professor and nominee for this seat in 2014^[38]

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Golderer, pastor and founder of Broad Street Ministry^[39]

Withdrawn

• Lindy Li, financial analyst (running for PA-06)
• Dave Naples, database administrator, 2007 candidate for Skippack Township Board of Supervisors and 2014 write-in candidate for governor (running for state house)^[40][41]

Endorsements

Mary Ellen Balchunis

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[13]

Organizations

• Chester County Democratic Committee^[28]
• Montgomery County Democratic Committee^[29]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Ellen Balchunis	52,792	74.0
	Democratic	Bill Golderer	18,509	26.0
Total votes			71,301	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mary Ellen Balchunis (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan (incumbent)	225,678	59.5
	Democratic	Mary Ellen Balchunis	153,824	40.5
Total votes			379,502	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2016 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election

Nominee Brian Fitzpatrick Steve Santarsiero Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 207,263 173,555 Percentage 54.43% 45.57%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Fitzpatrick Republican Elected U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

The 8th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania and included Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County. The incumbent was Republican Mike Fitzpatrick, who had 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 had a PVI of R+1.

Republican primary

Fitzpatrick, a supporter of term limits,^[42][43] had pledged to limit himself to four terms in the House and did not run for re-election.^[44]

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Fitzpatrick, retired FBI agent and brother of Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick^[45]

Eliminated in primary

• Marc Duome, psychologist and businessman^[46]
• Andy Warren, former Bucks County Commissioner^[47]

Withdrawn

• Dean Malik, former Bucks County assistant district attorney and candidate in 2010^[48][49]
• Scott Petri, state representative^[50][51]
• Brian Thomas, marketing consultant^[52][53]

Declined

• Jim Cawley, former lieutenant governor^{[54][55][56][57]}
• Gene DiGirolamo, state representative^[58][59]
• Mike Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. representative^[54]
• Rob Loughery, Bucks County commissioner^[54]
• Tom Manion, businessman and nominee in 2008^[60]
• Chuck McIlhinney, state senator^[54]

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	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Santarsiero, state representative^[61]

Eliminated in primary

• Shaughnessy Naughton, chemist, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in 2014^[62]

Declined

• Diane Marseglia, Bucks County Commissioner^[54] (endorsed Santarsiero)^[63]
• Patrick Murphy, former U.S. representative and candidate for attorney general in 2012^[54]
• Kevin Strouse, United States Army Ranger and nominee for this seat in 2014 (endorsed Santarsiero)^{[54][64][65][66]}

Endorsements

Shaughnessy Naughton

U.S. representatives

• Matt Cartwright, U.S. representative (PA-17)^[67]

Statewide officials

• Ed Rendell, former governor of Pennsylvania^[62]

Organizations

• Climate Hawks Vote^[68]
• Council for a Livable World^[69]
• EMILY's List^[70]

Steve Santarsiero

U.S. representatives

• Bob Brady, U.S. representative and chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee^[63]
• Joe Hoeffel, former U.S. representative^[71]
• Peter H. Kostmayer, former U.S. representative^[63]

Statewide officials

• Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania Auditor General^[71]
• Jonathan Saidel, former Philadelphia Controller and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010^[63]
• Tom Wolf, governor of Pennsylvania^[72]

State legislators

• Matt Bradford, state representative^[63]
• Tina Davis, state representative^[63]
• Madeleine Dean, state representative^[63]
• John Galloway, state representative^[63]
• Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and former state representative^[63]
• Matt Smith, former state senator^[63]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[13]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 269^[73]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 98^[73]
• Laborers' District Council of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area^[73]
• Laborers' Union, Local 57^[73]
• National Education Association^[74]
• Pennsylvania Association of Nurses And Practitioners (PASNAP)^[73]
• Plumbers Union Local 690^[73]
• Sheet Metal Workers, Local 19^[73]
• Union of Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776^[71]
• Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers, Local 30^[73]
• United Steelworkers^[75]

Organizations

• Bristol Township Democratic Committee^[63]
• Montgomery County Democratic Committee^[29]
• Solebury Democrats^[71]

Local officials

• Det Ansinn, president of the Doylestown Borough Council^[63]
• Diane Marseglia, Bucks County Commissioner^[63]
• Ron Strouse, Mayor of Doylestown^[63]

Individuals

• Kathy Boockvar, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2012^[63]
• Kevin Strouse, Army Ranger and nominee for this seat in 2014^[63]

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	100.00

General election

Endorsements

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[76]
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Steve Santarsiero (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Bob Brady, U.S. representative and chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee^[63]
• Joe Hoeffel, former U.S. representative^[71]
• Peter H. Kostmayer, former U.S. representative^[63]

Statewide officials

• Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania Auditor General^[71]
• Jonathan Saidel, former Philadelphia Controller and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010^[63]
• Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania

State legislators

• Matt Bradford, state representative^[63]
• Tina Davis, state representative^[63]
• Madeleine Dean, state representative^[63]
• John Galloway, state representative^[63]
• Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and former state representative^[63]
• Matt Smith, former state senator^[63]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 269^[73]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 98^[73]
• Laborers' District Council of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area^[73]
• Laborers' Union, Local 57^[73]
• National Education Association
• Pennsylvania Association of Nurses And Practitioners (PASNAP)^[73]
• Plumbers Union Local 690^[73]
• Sheet Metal Workers, Local 19^[73]
• Union of Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776^[71]
• Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers, Local 30^[73]
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[77]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Fitzpatrick (R)	Steve Santarsiero (D)	Undecided
Communication Concepts[78]	September 6–7, 2016	416	± 5%	50%	38%	12%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[32]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[33]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[34]	Tossup	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[35]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP[36]	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Fitzpatrick	207,263	54.43
	Democratic	Steve Santarsiero	173,555	45.57
Total votes			380,818	100.00
	Republican hold

District 9

2016 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election

Nominee Bill Shuster Arthur L Halvorson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 186,580 107,985 Percentage 63.3% 36.7%

U.S. representative before election Bill Shuster Republican Elected U.S. representative Bill Shuster Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

The 9th district was in South Central Pennsylvania and included Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Somerset, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. The incumbent was Republican Bill Shuster, who had represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

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.^[79][80] Halvorson and Schooley both were considering running again.^[81]

On 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.^[82] Halvorson had pledged that he would not run if Smith did and would support him.^[82] In July, Smith announced he would not run, citing unexpected health concerns.^[83] After Smith declined to run, Halvorson announced he would run again.^[84] On October 17, 2015, Smith died.^[85]

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Art Halvorson, businessman, Coast Guard veteran and candidate for this seat in 2014

Declined

• Tom Smith, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012

Endorsements

Bill Shuster

U.S. Representatives

• Mark Meadows, U.S. representative (NC-11)^[86]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	49,393	50.6
	Republican	Arthur L Halvorson	48,166	49.4
Total votes			97,559	100.0

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 vowed to caucus as a conservative Republican if elected.^[87]

General election

Results

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	186,580	63.3
	Democratic	Arthur L Halvorson	107,985	36.7
Total votes			294,565	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

2016 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

Nominee Tom Marino Mike Molesevich Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 211,282 89,823 Percentage 70.2% 29.8%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Marino Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Marino Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district

The 10th district was in Northeastern Pennsylvania and included Monroe, Pike, Lackawanna, Wayne, Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Sullivan, Lycoming, Union, Columbia, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry counties. The incumbent was Republican Tom Marino, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Marino, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	95,321	100.0
Total votes			95,321	100.0

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 environmental consultant, Mike Molesevich, Bucknell graduate student, Steve Belskie, and Justin Sheare all sought the Democratic nomination.^[88][89]

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Molesevich, former mayor of Lewisburg and environmental consultant

Jerry Kaines, a Lycoming County building materials salesman, had formed an exploratory committee for a potential Independent campaign.^[90]

General election

Results

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	211,282	70.2
	Democratic	Mike Molesevich	89,823	29.8
Total votes			301,105	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

2016 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

Nominee Lou Barletta Michael Marsicano Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 113,800 199,421 Percentage 63.7% 36.3%

U.S. Representative before election Lou Barletta Republican Elected U.S. Representative Lou Barletta Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district

The 11th district was in Northeastern Pennsylvania and included Wyoming, Luzerne, Columbia, Carbon, Northumberland, Dauphin, Perry and Cumberland counties. The incumbent was Republican Lou Barletta, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+6.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lou Barletta, incumbent U.S. representative^[91]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	92,342	100.0
Total votes			92,342	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Marsicano, former mayor of Hazleton^[92]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Marsicano	58,117	100.0
Total votes			58,117	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Michael Marsicano (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	199,421	63.7
	Democratic	Michael Marsicano	113,800	36.3
Total votes			313,221	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

2016 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

Nominee Keith Rothfus Erin McClelland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 221,851 137,353 Percentage 61.8% 38.2%

County results Rothfus:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Keith Rothfus Republican Elected U.S. Representative Keith Rothfus Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

The 12th district was in Southwestern Pennsylvania and included all of Beaver County and parts of Allegheny, Cambria, Lawrence, Somerset and Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican Keith Rothfus, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Keith Rothfus, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus (incumbent)	87,270	100.0
Total votes			87,270	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Erin McClelland, psychologist, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2014^[93]

Withdrawn

• Steve Larchuk, attorney, renewable energy business owner and candidate for the 4th district in 2004^[94]

Endorsements

Steve Larchuk (withdrawn)

Labor unions

• Pittsburgh Regional Building and Construction Trades Council^[95]

Erin McClelland

Labor unions

• Pittsburgh Regional Building and Construction Trades Council^[96]
• United Steelworkers Local 1211^[97]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erin Mcclelland	73,326	100.0
Total votes			73,326	100.0

General election

Erin McClelland (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]
• Pittsburgh Regional Building and Construction Trades Council
• United Steelworkers Local 1211

Results

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus (incumbent)	221,851	61.8
	Democratic	Erin Mcclelland	137,353	38.2
Total votes			359,204	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

2016 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election

Nominee Brendan Boyle Party Democratic Popular vote 239,316 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Brendan Boyle Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

The 13th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. The incumbent was Democrat Brendan Boyle, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 67% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Democrat Allyson Schwartz, and the district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brendan Boyle, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brendan Boyle (incumbent)	90,512	100.0
Total votes			90,512	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Armond James

General election

Endorsements

Brendan Boyle (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brendan Boyle (incumbent)	239,316	100.0
Total votes			239,316	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

2016 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election

Nominee Mike Doyle Lenny McAllister Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 255,293 87,999 Percentage 74.4% 25.6%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Doyle Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mike Doyle Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district

The 14th district included the entire city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Michael F. Doyle, who had 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; the district had a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael F. Doyle, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Janis C. Brooks, pastor, CEO/founder of Citizens to Abolish Domestic Apartheid and candidate for this seat in 2012 and 2014

Endorsements

Michael F. Doyle (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[13]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael F. Doyle (incumbent)	103,710	76.6
	Democratic	Janis Brooks	31,659	23.4
Total votes			135,369	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lenny McAllister, political commentator and candidate for Illinois's 2nd congressional district in 2013

General election

Endorsements

Michael F. Doyle (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael F. Doyle (incumbent)	255,293	74.4
	Republican	Lenny McAllister	87,999	25.6
Total votes			343,292	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

2018 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election

Nominee Charlie Dent Rick Daugherty Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 190,618 124,129 Percentage 58.4% 38.0%

County results Dent:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Charlie Dent Republican Elected U.S. Representative Charlie Dent Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

The 15th district was in Eastern Pennsylvania and included Lehigh County and parts of Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon and Northampton counties. The incumbent was Republican Charlie Dent, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected unopposed in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charlie Dent, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlie Dent (incumbent)	75,821	100.0
Total votes			75,821	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Daugherty, former chair of the Lehigh County Democratic Party and nominee for this seat in 2012

Withdrawn

• David A. Clark^[98]
• Laura Quick

Declined

• Archie Follweiler, former Kutztown Borough councilman and state house candidate in 2006^[99]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Daugherty	59,475	100.0
Total votes			59,475	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Rick Daugherty (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlie Dent (incumbent)	190,618	58.4
	Democratic	Rick Daugherty	124,129	38.0
	Libertarian	Paul Rizzo	11,727	3.6
Total votes			326,474	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2016 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election

Nominee Lloyd Smucker Christina Hartman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 168,669 134,586 Percentage 53.8% 42.9%

U.S. Representative before election Joe Pitts Republican Elected U.S. Representative Lloyd Smucker Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district

The 16th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia and included a large portion of southern Chester County, most of Lancaster County and a sliver of Berks County, including the city of Reading. The incumbent was Republican Joe Pitts, who had represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+4. Pitts did not run for re-election.^[100]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lloyd Smucker, state senator^[101]

Eliminated in primary

• Jeffrey Bartos^[102]
• Chet Beiler, former chair of the Lancaster County Republican Committee, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010 and nominee for auditor general in 2008^[103]
• Craig Davis^[102]
• Thomas Wentzel^[102]
• Brad Witmer^[102]

Declined

• Joe Pitts, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lloyd Smucker	49,716	54.1
	Republican	Chet Beiler	42,246	45.9
Total votes			91,641	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christina Hartman, former nonprofit executive^[104]

Withdrawn

• Raj Kittappa, stem cell researcher and candidate for this seat in 2014^[105][106]
• Gary Wegman, dentist^[107]

Endorsements

Christina Hartman

Statewide officials

• Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania Auditor General^[108]

State legislators

• Tom Houghton, former state representative and nominee for this seat in 2014^[108]
• Marc Rizzo, state representative^[108]
• Judy Schwank, state senator^[108]
• Mike Sturla, state representative^[108]

Organizations

• Chester County Democratic Committee^[28]

Local officials

• John Graupera, Lancaster City Council President^[108]
• Lois Herr, Mount Gretna Borough Councilwoman and nominee for this seat in 2004, 2006 and 2010^[108]
• James Reichenbach, Lancaster City Councilman^[108]
• Pete Soto, Lancaster City Councilman^[108]
• Kathy Wasong, Lancaster Township Supervisor^[108]
• Barbara Wilson, Lancaster City Councilwoman^[108]

Individuals

• Aryanna Berringer, business owner and nominee for this seat in 2012^[108]
• Norman Bristol Colon, chair, Latino Democratic Caucus of Lancaster County^[108]

Declined to endorse

Organizations

• Lancaster County Democratic Committee^[109]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christina Hartman	51,588	100.0
Total votes			51,588	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Christina Hartman (D)

Statewide officials

• Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania Auditor General^[108]

State legislators

• Tom Houghton, former state representative and nominee for this seat in 2014^[108]
• Marc Rizzo, state representative^[108]
• Judy Schwank, state senator^[108]
• Mike Sturla, state representative^[108]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[32]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[33]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[34]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[35]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP[36]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Results

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lloyd Smucker	168,669	53.8
	Democratic	Christina Hartman	134,586	42.9
	Libertarian	Shawn Patrick House	10,518	3.3
Total votes			313,773	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

2016 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election

Nominee Matt Cartwright Matt Connolly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 157,734 135,430 Percentage 53.8% 46.2%

County results Cartwright:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Connolly:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Matt Cartwright Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district

The 17th district was in Eastern Pennsylvania and included Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. The incumbent was Democrat Matt Cartwright, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Cartwright, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright (incumbent)	73,648	100.0
Total votes			73,648	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Connolly, sports car racing team owner and candidate for this seat in 2014^[110]

Eliminated in primary

• Glenn Geissinger, Northampton County Councilman^[111]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Connolly	34,263	62.7
	Republican	Glenn Geissinger	20,399	37.3
Total votes			54,662	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Matt Cartwright (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright (incumbent)	157,734	53.8
	Republican	Matt Connolly	135,430	46.2
Total votes			293,164	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

2016 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election

Nominee Tim Murphy Party Republican Popular vote 293,684 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Tim Murphy Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tim Murphy Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district

The 18th district was in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh and included parts of Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican Tim Murphy, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected unopposed in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Murphy, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Murphy (incumbent)	88,266	100.0
Total votes			88,266	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tim Murphy (R)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[5]

Results

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Murphy (incumbent)	293,684	100.0
Total votes			293,684	100.0
	Republican hold

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External links

• U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets