The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial

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and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held Tuesday, April 24.

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control

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in Pennsylvania, which lost one seat in

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. A map released on December 13, 2011, effectively merged the

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and

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congressional districts, represented by Democrats

Jason Altmire Jason Altmire (born March 7, 1968) is an American businessman, author, lobbyist and politician. He is the former Democratic U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2013. Prior to entering Congress, Altmire worked as a healthcare indust ...

and

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 map was passed by the

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. Critz won the incumbent-on-incumbent primary, but then lost the general election. Pennsylvania was one of five states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2012, the other states being

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, and

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Overview

Statewide

District

Results of the 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by district:

District 1

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district Pennsylvania's first congressional district includes all of Bucks County and a sliver of Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania. It has been represented by Brian Fitzpatrick since 2019. The state congressional district map was redrawn ...

includes primarily 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

Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia International Airport is the primary international airport serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It served 30.8 million passengers annually in 2024, making it the busiest airport in Pennsylvania and the 21st-busies ...

, and other small sections of Delaware County. It has been represented by Democrat

Bob Brady Robert A. Brady (born April 7, 1945) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1998 to 2019. He was the ranking Democrat and Chairman of the United States House Committee on House Administration from 2007 to 201 ...

since 1998.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

*Jimmie Moore,

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judge

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *John Featherman,

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and former candidate for

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Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 2

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district Pennsylvania's second congressional district includes all of Northeast Philadelphia and parts of North Philadelphia east of Broad Street, as well as Center City and portions of Philadelphia's River Wards. It has been represented by Democrat Bren ...

includes predominantly

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sections of the city of Philadelphia—

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 parts of South Philadelphia, Center City, and western suburbs such as

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 ...

. It has been represented by Democrat

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since 1995.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Robert Allen Mansfield Jr., businessman and US Army veteran

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 3

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district Pennsylvania's third congressional district includes several areas of the city of Philadelphia, including West Philadelphia, most of Center City, and parts of North Philadelphia. It has been represented by Democrat Dwight Evans since 2019. Wit ...

is located in the northwestern part of the state 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 ...

Sharon Sharon ( 'plain'), also spelled Saron, is a given name as well as a Hebrew name. In Anglosphere, English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name, but historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, ...

, Hermitage,

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and Meadville. It has been represented by Republican Mike Kelly since January 2011. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Missa Eaton, professor and president of Democratic Women of Mercer County

Disqualified

*Mel Marin *George Schroeck, attorney

Declined

Kathy Dahlkemper Kathleen Ann Dahlkemper (née Steenberge; born December 10, 1957) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she was elected the county executive of Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2013 and served ...

, former U.S. Representative * Ron DiNicola, attorney, Marine Corps veteran and nominee for

Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district Pennsylvania's twenty-first congressional district was a congressional district in northwestern Pennsylvania. It was created following the 1830 United States census, 1830 census and was disbanded after the 2000 United States census, 2000 census ...

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Joe Sinnott Joseph Leonard Sinnott (; October 16, 1926 June 25, 2020) was an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' ''Fantastic Four'', from 1965 to 1981 (and briefly in the la ...

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Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 4

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district Pennsylvania's fourth congressional district, effective January 3, 2023, encompasses the majority of Montgomery County and most of Berks County northeast of Reading in southeastern Pennsylvania. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the Pennsylva ...

is located in the south-central part of the state covering all of

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and

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counties, as well as parts of

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and Dauphin counties. Republican

Todd Platts Todd Russell Platts (born March 5, 1962) is an American attorney and Republican Party politician who serves as a Judge on the York County Court of Common Pleas and is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2001 to 2013. The district, ...

, who had represented

Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district was a congressional district that became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013, due to Pennsylvania's slower population growth compared to the rest of the nation. In its last incarnation, the distric ...

since 2001 and had been expected to seek re-election in the new

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, did not seek re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Kevin Downs, businessman *Eric Martin *Chris Reilly, York County Commissioner *Sean Summers, lawyer who represented Albert Snyder in ''

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'' *Mark Swomley, businessman *Ted Waga, member of the York 912 Patriots

Declined

*Brock McCleary, deputy political director of the

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, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Harry Perkinson,

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-based

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employee

=Eliminated in primary

= *Ken Lee, attorney

=Withdrawn

= *Matt Matsunaga, businessman

Declined

* John Brenner, former Mayor of York *

Eugene DePasquale Eugene A. DePasquale (born August 3, 1971) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the Pennsylvania Auditor General from 2013 to 2021. From 2007 to 2013, he served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representin ...

, state representative ( running for

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) *Doug Hoke, York County Commissioner *Matt Matsunaga, former co-chair of the

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at Catonsville Community College *Ryan Sanders, nominee for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 5

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district Pennsylvania's fifth congressional district encompasses all of Delaware County, an exclave of Chester County, a small portion of southern Montgomery County and a section of southern Philadelphia. Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon represents the distri ...

is located in north central Pennsylvania. It is the largest in area, and least densely populated, of all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts. It has been represented by Republican incumbent Glenn Thompson, who was first elected in 2008.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Charles Dumas, professor at

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Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 6

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district is a district in the state of Pennsylvania. It includes almost all of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester County and the southeastern portion of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County including the ci ...

is located in southeastern part of the state with a combination some of very affluent suburban areas of Philadelphia and sparsely populated rural areas. It has been represented by Republican

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since 2003, and he ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

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,

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, and nominee for this seat in

Declined

*Doug Pike, candidate for this seat in

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 7

The 7th district incorporates parts of the

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 ...

suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of

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 ...

Berks County Berks County (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading, the fourth-most populous city in the state. The ...

, and Lancaster County. It has been represented by 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 ...

since January 2011. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *George Badey III, attorney

Declined

Joe Sestak Joseph Ambrose Sestak Jr. (born December 12, 1951) is an American politician and retired U.S. Navy officer. He represented in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2 ...

, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in

*Jack Stollsteimer, former Safe Schools Advocate

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 8

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is located in the Northeastern Pennsylvania, northeastern region of the state. It encompasses all of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Wayne, Pike County, Pennsylvania, Pike, and Lackawanna County, Pennsylvani ...

is located in

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

. It has been represented by 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 ...

since January 2011. Fitzpatrick previously represented the district from 2005 until 2007. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

*Jennifer Stefano, activist

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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 and nominee for

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Declined

*Det Asinn, Doylestown Borough Council President *Diane Marseglia,

Commissioner *Cynthia Philo, Doylestown Township Supervisor

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 9

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is located in the east central part of the state and encompasses all of Bradford, Columbia, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming counties, as well as part ...

is located in the South Western part of the state. Redistricting added majority-Democratic Fayette County as well as some of the Democratic portions of Washington, Greene, Cambria and Westmoreland counties. It has been represented by Republican

Bill Shuster William Franklin Shuster ( ; born January 10, 1961) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party, and is a son of former Congressman Bud Shuster. ...

since 2001. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Disqualified

= *Travis Schooley, businessman

Primary results

Democratic primary

Karen Ramsburg, a nurse from

Mercersburg Mercersburg is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is southwest of Harrisburg, the state capital. Due to its location in a rural area, it had a relatively large percentage of African-American workers who had ...

, had been running as an independent, but after no Democrat filed to run, she mounted a write-in campaign for the April primary. She was successful, receiving enough write-in votes to receive the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Karen Ramsburg, nurse

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 10

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is currently located in the south-central region of the state. It encompasses all of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County as well as parts of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County a ...

is located in the central and northeast regions of the state. It has been represented by 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 ...

since January 2011. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Philip Scollo, businessman

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

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 11

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district is located in the southeast-central part of the state. It includes all of Lancaster County and portions of York County south and east of but not including the city of York. Republican Lloyd Smucker r ...

stretches from the Poconos all the way to the suburbs of

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. It has been represented by 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 ...

since January 2011.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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 ...

, activist, candidate for

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, and candidate for

=Eliminated in primary

= *William Vinsko, lawyer and assistant

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city attorney

Declined

Chris Doherty Chris Doherty (born 1965 in Braintree, Massachusetts) is a musician, singer-songwriter best known as the founder of hardcore punk band Gang Green. Doherty graduated from Braintree High School in 1983. Gang Green The lone constant in the lineu ...

, mayor of

Scranton Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the ...

Paul Kanjorski Paul Edmund Kanjorski (born April 2, 1937) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1985 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district included the cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Hazleton, ...

, former U.S. Representative *Michael Lombardo, former mayor of

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Corey O'Brien Corey Daniel O’Brien (born September 11, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners from 2008 to 2015. In 2010, he challenged incumbent Congressman Paul Kanjorski in the May 2010 ...

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Commissioner and candidate for this seat in

Endorsements

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Results

District 12

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh and much of Allegheny County, as well as some of Westmoreland County. Since January 3, 2023, it has been represented by Summer Lee. Before ...

is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, and consists of all of Beaver County, and parts of Allegheny,

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, and Westmoreland counties. Democrats

, who had represented

since 2010; and

, who had represented

since 2007, both sought re-election in the new 12th district.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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 ...

, attorney and nominee for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district in

Declined

Jim Christiana James J. Christiana III (born October 3, 1983) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. Early life and education The great-grandson of Italian immigrants, Christ ...

Mike Turzai Michael Coyne Turzai (born August 2, 1959) is an American politician and former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, S ...

, majority leader of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 13

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is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern

and Northeast

. Democrat

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, who had represented

since 2005, sought re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

Nathan Kleinman Nathan "Nate" Kleinman is an American farmer, plant breeder, and political activist. A Philadelphia native, he was an active participant in the Occupy movement. He has unsuccessfully sought a nomination for the United States House of Representativ ...

, member of the Occupy Philadelphia movement and field organizer for

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Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Joseph Rooney, pilot and Marine Corps veteran

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 14

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district includes the entire city of

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and parts of surrounding suburbs. Incumbent Democrat Mike Doyle defeated challenger Janis C. Brooks in the Democratic primary. He faced Republican Hans Lessmann in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mike Doyle, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Janis C. Brooks, pastor and nonprofit founder

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Hans Lessmann, optometrist

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 15

The 15th district is located in eastern

and stretches from the suburbs east of

to communities east of

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to the New Jersey border. Counties located in the district include all of Lehigh County and parts of

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, and Northampton County. It has been represented by Republican

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since 2005. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Rick Daugherty, chair of the Lehigh County Democratic Party

=Eliminated in primary

= *Jackson Eaton, Army veteran

Declined

* John Callahan, mayor of

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and nominee for this seat in

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 16

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is located in the southeastern part of

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, just west of

. The district is composed of a large portion of southern

, most of Lancaster County, and a sliver of

, including the city of

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. Incumbent Republican Joe Pitts, who had represented the district since 1997, faced Democrat Aryanna C. Strader. They each ran unopposed in their respective primaries.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Joe Pitts, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Aryanna Strader, business owner

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 17

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is located in the eastern part of

. The district encompasses Schuylkill County and portions of Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Northampton counties. Democrat

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, who had represented

since 2003, ran for re-election. Pennsylvania Republicans, who controlled the redistricting process after the 2010 United States census, drew this district to be much more Democratic, taking in parts of

and

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Democratic primary

Holden, a Blue Dog Democrat who had represented a very Republican district for 10 years, was considered vulnerable to a primary challenge due to the bluer hue of the new district. Holden was defeated in the Democratic primary by attorney

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, 57–43. Holden's opposition to the

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and climate change legislation are believed to have contributed to his defeat by a more liberal opponent.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, attorney

=Eliminated in primary

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

, member of the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners and candidate for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district in

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Laureen Cummings,

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activist

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General election

Endorsements

Results

District 18

The 18th district is concentrated in the southern suburbs of

and includes parts of Greene County,

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County, Allegheny County, and Westmoreland County. Republican

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, who had represented the seat since 2003, sought re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Evan Feinberg, former aide to U.S. Senators

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and

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Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Larry Maggi, Washington County Commissioner

Declined

* Ralph Kaiser, former

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

References

External links

Pennsylvania Secretary of State

Official election results

United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2012
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