The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West ...

, one from each of the state's 18

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. The elections coincided with other elections to the

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and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the

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and

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. This was the highest Republican turnout in modern elections.

Overview

Statewide

District

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by district:

District 1

The 1st district includes central and

South Philadelphia South Philadelphia, nicknamed South Philly, is the section of Philadelphia bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east and south, and the Schuylkill River to the west."." ''City of Philadelphia''. Retrieved November 8, ...

, the City of Chester, the

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and other small sections of Delaware County. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 1998. He was re-elected with 85% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+28.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Megan Rath, medical-equipment saleswomanELEPHANT CORNER: Philadelphia Republicans Face Petition Challenges , Philadelphia Public Record
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Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district includes parts of

West Philadelphia West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of the city of Philadelphia. Although there are no officially defined boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Avenue to the n ...

North Philadelphia North Philadelphia, nicknamed North Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is immediately north of Center City, Philadelphia, Center City. Though the full extent of the region is somewhat vague, "North Philadelphia" is regarded as ...

and

Northwest Philadelphia Northwest Philadelphia is a section of the city of Philadelphia. The official boundary is Stenton Avenue to the north, the Schuylkill River to the southwest, Northwestern Avenue to the northwest, Roosevelt Boulevard to the south, and Wister Str ...

in addition to

Lower Merion Township Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Philadelphia Main Line. The township's name originates with the county of Merioneth in north Wales. Merioneth is an English-language transc ...

Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to: Australia * The former name of Montgomery Land District, Tasmania United Kingdom * The historic county of Montgomeryshire, Wales, also called County of Montgomery United States * Montgomery County, Alabama * Montg ...

. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 1995. He was re-elected with 89% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+38.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Armond James, schoolteacher

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is located in

Northwestern Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania is a region in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania encompassing the western half of the state. Pittsburgh is the region's principal city, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its eco ...

and includes the cities of

Erie Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 ...

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, Hermitage,

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and Meadville. The incumbent was Republican Mike Kelly, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dan LaVallee, former deputy director in the

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's product policy department

=Withdrawn

= *Rob Joswiak, Air Force veteran *Matt Ryan, veteran

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 4

The 4th district is located in

South Central Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the United States. Regions of Pennsylvania include: Lehigh Valley The Lehigh Valley, located in eastern Pennsylvania, is named for the Lehigh River, which flows through it. It is the state's thir ...

and includes all of

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and

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counties and parts of

Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to: Australia * Cumberland County, New South Wales * the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia Canada *Cumberland County, Nova Scotia United Kingdom * Cumberland, historic county *Cumberl ...

. The incumbent was Republican

Scott Perry Scott Gordon Perry (born May 27, 1962) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard brigadier general who is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2013. The district, numbered as from 2013 to 2019, is centered around Harrisb ...

, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Linda D. Thompson, former

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Harrisburg Harrisburg ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat, seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50, ...

Primary results

General election

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Predictions

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District 5

The 5th district, the state's largest and most sparsely populated, is located in North Central Pennsylvania and includes all of

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Forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...

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, Jefferson, McKean and

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counties and parts of Clearfield, Crawford,

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and Venango counties. The incumbent was Republican Glenn Thompson, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Kerith Strano Taylor, family law attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= *Thomas Tarantella,

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veteran

=Declined

= *

Jay Paterno Joseph Vincent "Jay" Paterno Jr. (born 1968) is an American football coach who was most recently the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team under his father Joe Paterno, former head coach ...

, former assistant football coach at

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and the son of former head coach

Joe Paterno Joseph Vincent Paterno (; December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012), sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football, Penn ...

(running for

Lieutenant Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

)

Endorsements

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 6

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

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

. The incumbent was Republican

Jim Gerlach James William Gerlach (born February 25, 1955) is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gerlach retired from Congress after completing his sixth term. Early life, education and c ...

, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2. Gerlach was retiring.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Ryan Costello Ryan Anthony Costello (born September 7, 1976) is an American politician, lobbyist and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to the Congress in the 2014 m ...

, chairman of the

Chester County Chester County may refer to: * Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States ** Chester County Council, boy scout council in Pennsylvania. * Chester County, South Carolina, United States * Chester County, Tennessee, United States * Cheshire ...

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=Declined

= * Patrick Collins, biotech executive * Val DiGiorgio, chairman of the

Republican Party *

, incumbent U.S. Representative * Harry Lewis, former chair of the Brandywine Health Foundation * John Rafferty, Jr., state senator (running for re-election) *

Sam Rohrer Samuel E. Rohrer (born August 11, 1955) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 128th District. Before entering politics, Rohrer ...

, former state representative, candidate for

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and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012

Results

Democratic primary

Despite landing their top recruit in businessman and West Point graduate Mike Parrish, national Democrats were left disappointed when he quit the race on 18 March, stating, "I have come to realize that an expensive and contentious Democratic primary fight would seriously risk our party's ability to win this seat in November to accomplish our goals". He had previously received criticism for only switching party affiliation to Democrat in late 2013, having been a registered Republican all his adult life.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Manan Trivedi Manan Trivedi (born May 22, 1974) is an American physician, politician, Iraq War veteran and perennial candidate. He was the Democratic nominee for in the 2010, 2012 and 2014 elections, losing to his Republican opponents in each election. Ea ...

, physician and nominee for the district in

and

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=Withdrawn

= * Mike Parrish, businessman and retired

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colonel

=Declined

= * Chris Casey, attorney and brother of Senator Bob Casey, Jr. * Kathi Cozzone, member of the Chester County Board of Commissioners *

Andy Dinniman Andrew E. Dinniman (born October 10, 1944) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th District from June 2006 until 2020. Early life and education Dinniman was born in New Haven, C ...

, state senator * Phil LaRue, spokesman for the

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Daylin Leach Daylin Leach (born June 23, 1961) is a former American politician and lawyer, who was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th senatorial district from 2009 until 2020. He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Repre ...

, state senator (ran in the 13th district) * Josh Maxwell, Mayor of Downingtown *

Katie McGinty Kathleen Alana McGinty (born May 11, 1963) is a retired American politician and former state and federal environmental policy official. She served as an environmental advisor to Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton. Later, she served ...

, former Secretary of the

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and former Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality ( ran for governor) * Leslie Richards, Montgomery County commissioner * Mark Rozzi, state representative *

Judy Schwank Judith Schwank (born 1951) is an American politician. A Democrat, she was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate from the 11th district in a special election on March 15, 2011, to succeed the late Michael O'Pake. The district includes the city of ...

, state senator * Josh Young, Caln Township commissioner

Endorsements

Results

General election

Endorsements

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General election

Results

District 7

The 7th district is located in the

suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of

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, Montgomery, Berks and

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counties. The incumbent was Republican

Pat Meehan Patrick Leo Meehan (born October 20, 1955) is a former American Republican Party politician and federal prosecutor from Pennsylvania who represented parts of Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Lancaster counties in the United States Hou ...

, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mary Ellen Balchunis, political science professor at

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Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

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Results

District 8

The 8th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and includes

Bucks County Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the English ...

, along with portions of

. The incumbent was Republican

Mike Fitzpatrick Michael Gerard Fitzpatrick (June 28, 1963 – January 6, 2020) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 2005 to ...

, who had represented the district since 2011, and previously represented it from 2005 to 2007. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Kevin Strouse, United States Army Ranger

=Eliminated in primary

= *Shaughnessy Naughton, research scientist and business owner

=Declined

= *

Kathy Boockvar Kathryn Boockvar (, born October 23, 1968) is an American attorney and politician who served as the secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from January 5, 2019 to February 5, 2021. She was appointed to the position by Governor Tom Wolf. Bo ...

, attorney, nominee for

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

and nominee for this seat in

Endorsements

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 9

The 9th district is located in

and includes

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, Fulton,

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, Fayette,

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and

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counties. The incumbent was Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Shuster, the chairman of the

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. History The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was formerly known as the Committee on Public Works ...

, anticipated a primary challenge from Republicans unhappy with his support for earmarks that bring costly projects to the district.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Art Halvorson, businessman and Coast Guard veteran * Travis Schooley, businessman and disqualified candidate for this seat in

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Alanna Hartzok, Mental health professional, author, environmental activist and co-founder of the Earth Rights Institute

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 10

The 10th district is located in

Northeastern Pennsylvania Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA or Nepa) is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains, and the industrial cities of Scranton (the area's largest city), Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Ha ...

and includes Monroe, Pike, Lackawanna, Wayne, Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Sullivan, Lycoming, Union, Columbia, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry counties. The incumbent was Republican

Tom Marino Thomas Anthony Marino (born August 13, 1952) is an American politician and attorney, who served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2019. He represented the from January 3, 20 ...

, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Declined

= *Doug McLinko, Bradford County Commissioner

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Scott Brion, businessman and energy industry executive

=Withdrawn

= *Adam Rodriguez, former carpenter

Primary results

Independents

Nick Troiano, a James Madison Fellow with the non-profit Millennial Action Project, was run as an

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General election

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District 11

The 11th district is located in

and includes

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, Luzerne, Columbia,

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Northumberland Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...

, Dauphin,

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and

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish ...

counties. The incumbent was Republican

Lou Barletta Louis John Barletta (born January 28, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republica ...

, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+6.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Andrew Ostrowski, civil rights attorney and former Susquehanna Township attorney

=Declined

= *

Chris Carney Christopher Paul Carney (born March 2, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Carney is also an associate professor of political science at Penn State Wo ...

, former U.S. Representative *

Gene Stilp Eugene Paul Stilp (born July 1, 1950) is a Pennsylvania State Government reformer and activist, former congressional candidate and current Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's 125th State House of Representatives district. Stilp is well known ...

, political activist and nominee for this seat in

(running for

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)

Primary results

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District 12

The 12th district is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania and includes all of Beaver County and parts of Allegheny,

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and Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican

Keith Rothfus Keith James Rothfus (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He succeeded Democratic Representative Mark Critz, whom he ...

, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent

Mark Critz Mark Stephen Critz (born January 5, 1962) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , having served from a special election in May 2010 until January 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district during his tenur ...

. The district has a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Erin McClelland, psychologist and businesswoman

=Eliminated in primary

= *John Hugya, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative

John Murtha John Patrick Murtha Jr. ( ; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, re ...

=Declined

= *

, former U.S. Representative ( running for

lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

)

Primary results

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District 13

The 13th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern

and

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. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2005. She was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+13. Schwartz did not run for re-election. She instead ran for

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Brendan F. Boyle, state representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Val Arkoosh, physician and Democratic activist *

, state senator *

Marjorie Margolies Marjorie Margolies ( ; formerly Margolies-Mezvinsky; born June 21, 1942) is a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a former journalist and ...

, former U.S. Representative

=Withdrawn

= * Mark B. Cohen, state representative *

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, former

City Controller

=Declined

= * Bill Green,

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man * Mark Levy,

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(endorsed Brendan Boyle) *

Ed Neilson Edward James "Ed" Neilson (born August 23, 1963) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. In April 2012, he won a special election to represent the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Distr ...

, state representative * Leslie Richards, Montgomery County commissioner (endorsed Marjorie Margolies) * John Sabatina, state representative *

Josh Shapiro Joshua David Shapiro (born June 20, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was the attorney general of Pen ...

, chairman of the

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* Jared Solomon, attorney * Michael J. Stack III, state senator ( ran for lieutenant governor) *

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, state senator (endorsed Marjorie Margolies)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Carson "Dee" Adcock, businessman and nominee for this seat in

=Eliminated in primary

= * Beverly Plosa-Bowser, retired

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Colonel

=Withdrawn

= * John Fritz, businessman and Northeast Philadelphia Republican Party Committeeman * Clay McQueen, security consultant and systems specialist *

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, businessman and whistleblower

=Declined

= * Marina Kats, attorney and nominee for this seat in

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* Joshua Quinter, attorney

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 14

The 14th district includes the entire city of

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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 77% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary

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

Results

Republican primary

Ken Peoples, the chairman of the

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Republican Committee, had declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination, but was removed from the ballot for collecting insufficient ballot petition signatures. He subsequently ran a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination in the State House's 35th Legislative District. Bob Howard, a former candidate for

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Controller in 2011, ran a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination. Howard would need 1,000 certified write-in votes to be nominated. At least 1,498 Republican write-in votes were recorded in the district, but certifying them would take several weeks.

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 15

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

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and

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counties. The incumbent was Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2. Dent was unopposed in the Republican primary and did not face a Democratic opponent in the general election, as none filed before the deadline.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declined

= *David A. Clarke *Rick Daugherty, chairman of the Lehigh County Democratic Party and nominee for this seat in

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 16

The 16th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, just west of

and includes a large portion of southern

, most of Lancaster County and a sliver of

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, including the city of

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. The incumbent was Republican Joe Pitts, who had represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+4.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Joe Pitts, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Tom Houghton Thomas D. Houghton is a Democratic politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 13th district from 2009 through 2010. Professional career Tom is a personal injury and criminal defense attorney ...

, former state representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Raja Kittappa, stem cell researcher

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 17

The 17th district is located in Eastern Pennsylvania and includes Schuylkill,

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, Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating incumbent Democrat

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in the primary with 57% of the vote and winning the general election with 60% of the vote. The district has a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *David Moylan, Schuylkill County coroner

=Eliminated in primary

= *Matt Connolly, sports car racing team owner *Matthew Dietz, charter pilot

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 18

The 18th district is located in the southern suburbs of

and includes parts of Allegheny,

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and Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican Timothy F. Murphy, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

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General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

References

External links

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