2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania explained

Election Name:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
Next Year:	2016
Seats For Election:	All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:	13
Seats1:	13
Popular Vote1:	1,833,205
Percentage1:	55.54%
Swing1:	6.77%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:	5
Seats2:	5
Popular Vote2:	1,467,594
Percentage2:	44.46%
Swing2:	5.82%
Map Size:	290px

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, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
Party		Candidates		%		+/–	%
	Republican	17	1,833,205	55.16	13		72.22
	Democratic	16	1,467,594	44.16	5		27.78
	Independent	1	22,734	0.68	0		0.0
Total		34	3,323,533	100.0	18		100.0

District

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by district:^[1]

scope=col rowspan=3	District	scope=col colspan=2	Republican	scope=col colspan=2	Democratic	scope=col colspan=2 rowspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2 rowspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result
scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"
scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	27,193	17.16%	131,248	82.84%	0	0.00%	158,441	100.00%	Democratic hold
	25,397	12.30%	181,141	87.70%	0	0.00%	206,538	100.00%	Democratic hold
	113,859	60.63%	73,931	39.37%	0	0.00%	187,790	100.00%	Republican hold
	147,090	74.54%	50,250	25.46%	0	0.00%	197,340	100.00%	Republican hold
	115,018	63.60%	65,839	36.40%	0	0.00%	180,857	100.00%	Republican hold
	119,643	56.29%	92,901	43.71%	0	0.00%	212,544	100.00%	Republican hold
	145,869	62.04%	89,256	37.96%	0	0.00%	235,125	100.00%	Republican hold
	137,731	61.90%	84,767	38.10%	0	0.00%	222,498	100.00%	Republican hold
	110,094	63.52%	63,223	36.48%	0	0.00%	173,317	100.00%	Republican hold
	112,851	62.58%	44,737	24.81%	22,734	12.61%	180,322	100.00%	Republican hold
	122,464	66.31%	62,228	33.69%	0	0.00%	184,692	100.00%	Republican hold
	127,993	59.28%	87,928	40.72%	0	0.00%	215,921	100.00%	Republican hold
	60,549	32.88%	123,601	67.12%	0	0.00%	184,150	100.00%	Democratic hold
	0	0.00%	148,351	100.00%	0	0.00%	148,351	100.00%	Democratic hold
	128,285	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	128,285	100.00%	Republican hold
	101,722	57.72%	74,513	42.28%	0	0.00%	176,235	100.00%	Republican hold
	71,371	43.24%	93,680	56.76%	0	0.00%	165,051	100.00%	Democratic hold
	166,076	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	166,076	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	1,833,205	55.16%	1,467,594	44.16%	22,734	0.68%	3,323,533	100.00%

District 1

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 1
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 1
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Bobbrady.jpeg
Nominee1:	Bob Brady
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	131,248
Percentage1:	82.8%
Nominee2:	Megan Rath
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	27,193
Percentage2:	17.2%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Bob Brady
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Bob Brady
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district. The 1st district includes 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 85% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+28.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Megan Rath, medical-equipment saleswoman^[2]

Primary results

General election

Results

District 2

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 2
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election
Next Year:	2016 (special)
Image1:	File:Chaka Fattah official headshot (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Chaka Fattah
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	181,141
Percentage1:	87.7%
Nominee2:	Armond James
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	25,397
Percentage2:	12.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Chaka Fattah
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Chaka Fattah
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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. The incumbent was Democrat Chaka Fattah, 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

Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Armond James, schoolteacher^[2]

Primary results

General election

Results

District 3

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 3
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 3
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Mike Kelly, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Mike Kelly
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	113,859
Percentage1:	60.6%
Nominee2:	Dan LaVallee
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	73,931
Percentage2:	39.4%
U.S. representative
Before Election:	Mike Kelly
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Mike Kelly
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania and includes 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 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 America's Health Insurance Plans's product policy department^[3]

Withdrawn

Rob Joswiak, Air Force veteran^[4]
Matt Ryan, veteran^[5]

Primary results

General election

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 4
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 4
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Scott Perry, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Scott Perry
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	147,090
Percentage1:	74.5%
Nominee2:	Linda D. Thompson
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	50,250
Percentage2:	25.5%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Scott Perry
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Scott Perry
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. The 4th district is located in South Central Pennsylvania and includes 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 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Linda D. Thompson, former Mayor of Harrisburg^[6]

Primary results

General election

Results

District 5

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 5
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 5
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Glenn Thompson, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Glenn Thompson
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	115,018
Percentage1:	63.6%
Nominee2:	Kerith Strano Taylor
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	65,839
Percentage2:	36.4%
U.S. representative
Before Election:	Glenn Thompson
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Glenn Thompson
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. The 5th district, the state's largest and most sparsely populated, is located in North Central Pennsylvania and includes all of Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Huntingdon, Jefferson, McKean and Potter counties and parts of Clearfield, Crawford, Erie, Tioga, Warren and Venango counties. 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^[7] ^[8] ^[9]

Eliminated in primary

Thomas Tarantella, U.S. Army veteran^[10]

Declined

Jay Paterno, former assistant football coach at Penn State and the son of former head coach Joe Paterno (running for Lieutenant Governor)^[11] ^[12] ^[13]

Results

General election

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 6
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 6
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Ryan Costello, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Ryan Costello
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	119,643
Percentage1:	56.3%
Nominee2:	Manan Trivedi
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	92,901
Percentage2:	43.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Jim Gerlach
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Ryan Costello
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district. The 6th district includes communities north and west of the City of Philadelphia. The incumbent was Republican Jim Gerlach, 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.^[14]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ryan Costello, chairman of the Chester County Board of Commissioners^[14]

Declined

Patrick Collins, biotech executive^[15]
Val DiGiorgio, chairman of the Chester County Republican Party^[14]
Jim Gerlach, incumbent U.S. Representative^[14]
Harry Lewis, former chair of the Brandywine Health Foundation
John Rafferty, Jr., state senator (running for re-election)^[15]
Sam Rohrer, former state representative, candidate for governor in 2010 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012^[14]

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".^[16] He had previously received criticism for only switching party affiliation to Democrat in late 2013, having been a registered Republican all his adult life.^[17]

Candidates

Nominee

Manan Trivedi, physician and nominee for the district in 2010 and 2012^[18]

Withdrawn

Mike Parrish, businessman and retired US Army colonel^[19]

Declined

Chris Casey, attorney and brother of Senator Bob Casey, Jr.
Kathi Cozzone, member of the Chester County Board of Commissioners^[20]
Andy Dinniman, state senator^[15]
Phil LaRue, spokesman for the New Democrat Coalition^[21]
Daylin Leach, state senator (ran in the 13th district)^[22]
Josh Maxwell, Mayor of Downingtown^[23]
Katie McGinty, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and former Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (ran for governor)^[24]
Leslie Richards, Montgomery County commissioner^[25]
Mark Rozzi, state representative^[26]
Judy Schwank, state senator^[25]
Josh Young, Caln Township commissioner^[23]

Results

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ryan Costello (R)	Manan Trivedi (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[27]	October 16–23, 2014	448	± 7.0%	align=center	47%	40%	13%
Lake Research Partners (D-Trivedi)^[28]	July 15–17, 2014	400	± 4.9%	align=center	35%	30%	35%
Tarrance Group (R-Costello)^[29]	May 5–7, 2014	300	± 5.8%	align=center	49%	36%	16%
Lake Research Partners (D-Trivedi)	January 27–30, 2014	350	± 5.3%	align=center	36%	34%	30%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[30]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Rothenberg^[31]		October 24, 2014
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[32]		October 30, 2014
RCP		November 2, 2014
align=left	Daily Kos Elections^[33]		November 4, 2014

General election

Results

District 7

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Pat Meehan, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Pat Meehan
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	145,869
Percentage1:	62.0%
Nominee2:	Mary Ellen Balchunis
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	89,256
Percentage2:	38.0%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Pat Meehan
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Pat Meehan
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. The 7th district is located 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 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Pat Meehan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mary Ellen Balchunis, political science professor at La Salle University^[34]

Primary results

General election

Results

District 8

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 8
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 8
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Mike Fitzpatrick, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Mike Fitzpatrick
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	137,731
Percentage1:	61.9%
Nominee2:	Kevin Strouse
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	84,767
Percentage2:	38.1%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Mike Fitzpatrick
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Mike Fitzpatrick
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. The 8th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and includes 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 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kevin Strouse, United States Army Ranger^[35]

Eliminated in primary

Shaughnessy Naughton, research scientist and business owner^[36]

Declined

Kathy Boockvar, attorney, nominee for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 2011 and nominee for this seat in 2012^[37]

Results

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Fitzpatrick (R)	Kevin Strouse (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	458	± 7.0%	align=center	58%	33%	9%
American Viewpoint^[38]	August 24–26, 2014	400	± 4.9%	align=center	60%	30%	10%

Results

District 9

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 9
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 9
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Bill Shuster, official portrait, 109th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Bill Shuster
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	110,094
Percentage1:	63.5%
Nominee2:	Alanna Hartzok
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	63,223
Percentage2:	36.5%
U.S. representative
Before Election:	Bill Shuster
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Bill Shuster
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district. The 9th district is located in South Central Pennsylvania and includes 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 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, anticipated a primary challenge from Republicans unhappy with his support for earmarks that bring costly projects to the district.^[39] ^[40]

Candidates

Nominee

Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Art Halvorson, businessman and Coast Guard veteran^[41]
Travis Schooley, businessman and disqualified candidate for this seat in 2012^[42]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill Shuster	Art Halvorson	Travis Schooley	Undecided
Harper Polling^[43]	align=center rowspan=2	September 30–October 1, 2013	align=center rowspan=2	555	align=center rowspan=2	± 4%	align=center	63%	11%	5%	21%
Harper Polling^[43]	align=center	60%	20%	—	20%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Alanna Hartzok, Mental health professional, author, environmental activist and co-founder of the Earth Rights Institute^[44]

Results

General election

Results

District 10

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 10
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 10
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Tom Marino, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Tom Marino
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	112,851
Percentage1:	62.6%
Nominee2:	Scott Brion
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	44,737
Percentage2:	24.8%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:	Nicholas Troiano
Party3:	Independent (United States)
Popular Vote3:	22,734
Percentage3:	12.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Tom Marino
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Tom Marino
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district. The 10th district is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and includes Monroe, Pike, Lackawanna, Wayne, Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Sullivan, Lycoming, Union, Columbia, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry counties. The incumbent was Republican Tom Marino, 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

Tom Marino, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

Doug McLinko, Bradford County Commissioner^[45]

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Scott Brion, businessman and energy industry executive^[46]

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 Independent.^[47]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Marino (R)	Scott Brion (D)	Nick Troiano (I)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	147	± 13.0%	align=center	60%	32%	–	8%
JMC Enterprises (I-Troiano)^[48]	align=center rowspan=3	September 18–21, 2014	align=center rowspan=3	492	align=center rowspan=3	± 4.4%	align=center	38%	26%	16%	20%
	align=center	48%	34%	—	18%
	align=center	38%	—	33%	29%

Results

District 11

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 11
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 11
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Lou Barletta, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Lou Barletta
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	122,464
Percentage1:	66.3%
Nominee2:	Andrew Ostrowski
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	62,228
Percentage2:	33.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Lou Barletta
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Lou Barletta
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district. The 11th district is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and includes 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 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+6.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lou Barletta, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Andrew Ostrowski, civil rights attorney and former Susquehanna Township attorney^[49]

Declined

Chris Carney, former U.S. Representative^[50]
Gene Stilp, political activist and nominee for this seat in 2012 (running for State Representative)

Primary results

General election

Results

District 12

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 12
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 12
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Keith Rothfus, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Keith Rothfus
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	127,993
Percentage1:	59.3%
Nominee2:	Erin McClelland
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	87,928
Percentage2:	40.7%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Keith Rothfus
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Keith Rothfus
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district. The 12th district is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania and includes 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 elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent Mark Critz. The district has a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Keith Rothfus, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Erin McClelland, psychologist and businesswoman^[51]

Eliminated in primary

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

Declined

Mark Critz, former U.S. Representative (running for lieutenant governor)^[52]

Primary results

General election

Results

District 13

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 13
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 13
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Brendan Boyle, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Brendan Boyle
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	123,601
Percentage1:	67.1%
Nominee2:	Carson "Dee" Adcock
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	60,549
Percentage2:	32.9%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Allyson Schwartz
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Brendan Boyle
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. The 13th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. The incumbent was Democrat Allyson Schwartz, 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 Governor of Pennsylvania.^[53]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brendan F. Boyle, state representative^[54]

Eliminated in primary

Val Arkoosh, physician and Democratic activist^[55]
Daylin Leach, state senator^[56]
Marjorie Margolies, former U.S. Representative^[57]

Withdrawn

Mark B. Cohen, state representative
Jonathan Saidel, former Philadelphia City Controller

Declined

Bill Green, Philadelphia City Councilman^[58]
Mark Levy, Montgomery County Prothonotary (endorsed Brendan Boyle)^[59] ^[60]
Ed Neilson, state representative^[59]
Leslie Richards, Montgomery County commissioner (endorsed Marjorie Margolies)^[59]
John Sabatina, state representative^[59]
Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners^[61]
Jared Solomon, attorney^[58]
Michael J. Stack III, state senator (ran for lieutenant governor)^[59] ^[62]
LeAnna Washington, state senator (endorsed Marjorie Margolies)^[59] ^[63]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Carson "Dee" Adcock, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010^[65]

Eliminated in primary

Beverly Plosa-Bowser, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel^[66]

Withdrawn

John Fritz, businessman and Northeast Philadelphia Republican Party Committeeman^[67]
Clay McQueen, security consultant and systems specialist^[65]
Everett Stern, businessman and whistleblower^[68]

Declined

Marina Kats, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2008^[69]
Joshua Quinter, attorney^[69]

Results

General election

Results

District 14

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 14
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 14
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Michael F. Doyle, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Mike Doyle
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	148,351
Percentage1:	100.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Mike Doyle
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Mike Doyle
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district. The 14th district includes 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 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 2012^[70]

Results

Republican primary

Ken Peoples, the chairman of the White Oak 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 Allegheny County Controller in 2011, ran a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination.^[71] 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.^[72]

General election

Results

District 15

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 15
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 15
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Charlie Dent, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Charlie Dent
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	128,285
Percentage1:	100.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Charlie Dent
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Charlie Dent
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district. The 15th district is located in Eastern Pennsylvania and includes 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 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

Charlie Dent, 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 2012^[73]

General election

Results

District 16

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 16
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 16
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Joe Pitts, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Joe Pitts
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	101,722
Percentage1:	57.7%
Nominee2:	Tom Houghton
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	74,513
Percentage2:	42.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Joe Pitts
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Joe Pitts
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district. The 16th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia and includes a large portion of southern Chester County, most of Lancaster County and a sliver of Berks County, including the city of Reading. 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, former state representative^[74]

Eliminated in primary

Raja Kittappa, stem cell researcher^[75] ^[76] ^[77]

Primary results

General election

Results

District 17

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 17
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 17
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Matt Cartwright, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Matt Cartwright
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	93,680
Percentage1:	56.8%
Nominee2:	David Moylan
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	71,371
Percentage2:	43.2%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Matt Cartwright
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Matt Cartwright
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district. The 17th district is located in Eastern Pennsylvania and includes Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. The incumbent was Democrat Matt Cartwright, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating incumbent Democrat Tim Holden 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

Matt Cartwright, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

David Moylan, Schuylkill County coroner^[78]

Eliminated in primary

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

Results

General election

Results

District 18

Election Name:	2014 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 18
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 18
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:113th Congress Official Photo of Rep. Tim Murphy (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Tim Murphy
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	166,076
Percentage1:	100.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Tim Murphy
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Tim Murphy
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

See also: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district. The 18th district is located in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh and includes parts of Allegheny, Washington, Beaver 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

Tim Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Murphy did not face a Democratic opponent in the general election as none filed before the deadline.^[79]

General election

Results

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http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/5746950-74/primary-republican-district#axzz32MYf1TRv 2 Democrats challenge for congressman's seat in 12th District | TribLIVE