United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected 18 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Pennsylvania utilizes a closed primary process. Voters are required to register with a political party to vote in the primary election.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republican Party held 13 of the 18 congressional seats from Pennsylvania.
| Members of the U.S. House from Pennsylvania -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 4 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 13 | 13 | |
| Vacant | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 18 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the 18 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Robert Brady |
64.4% | 299,010 | Deborah Williams |
| District 2 | Dwight Evans |
80.4% | 357,645 | James Jones |
| District 3 |  Mike Kelly |
100% | 244,893 | Unopposed |
| District 4 | Scott Perry |
32.1% | 334,000 | Joshua Burkholder |
| District 5 | Glenn Thompson |
34.3% | 307,843 | Kerith Strano Taylor |
| District 6 | Ryan Costello |
14.5% | 362,469 | Mike Parrish |
| District 7 | Patrick Meehan |
18.9% | 379,502 | Mary Ellen Balchunis |
| District 8 | Brian Fitzpatrick |
8.9% | 380,818 | Steve Santarsiero |
| District 9 | Bill Shuster |
26.7% | 294,565 | Art Halvorson |
| District 10 | Tom Marino |
40.3% | 301,105 | Michael Molesevich |
| District 11 | Lou Barletta |
27.3% | 313,221 | Mike Marsicano |
| District 12 | Keith Rothfus |
23.5% | 359,204 | Erin McClelland |
| District 13 | Brendan Boyle |
100% | 239,316 | Unopposed |
| District 14 | Michael F. Doyle |
48.7% | 343,292 | Lenny McAllister |
| District 15 | Charlie Dent |
20.4% | 326,474 | Rick Daugherty |
| District 16 | Lloyd Smucker |
10.9% | 313,773 | Christina Hartman |
| District 17 | Matt Cartwright |
7.6% | 293,164 | Matt Connolly |
| District 18 | Tim Murphy |
100% | 293,684 | Unopposed |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Robert Brady Deborah Williams |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 2
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General election candidates: Dwight Evans James Jones |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Dan Muroff - Attorney[4][5] Brian Gordon - Lower Merion Township Commissioner[4][6] Dwight Evans - State Representative[4][7] |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Brian Sims - State Representative[4][8] |
District 3
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General election candidates: Mike Kelly |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 4
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General election candidates: Scott Perry Joshua Burkholder |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 5
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General election candidates: Glenn Thompson Kerith Strano Taylor |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Julian Subick (Independent)[10] |
District 6
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General election candidates: Ryan Costello Mike Parrish |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Lindy Li (D)[4][12] |
District 7
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General election candidates: Patrick Meehan Mary Ellen Balchunis |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Bill Golderer - Pastor[4][14] |
Republican Stan Casacio[4][15] |
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Withdrew: Lindy Li (Switched to 6th District.)[16][17] |
District 8
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General election candidates: Brian Fitzpatrick Steve Santarsiero |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Steve Santarsiero[4][18] |
Republican Brian Fitzpatrick - Former FBI agent[4][20] Andy Warren - Former Bucks County commissioner[4][21] |
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Withdrew: Scott Petri - State Representative[22][23] Steve Scheetz (Libertarian)[24] |
District 9
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General election candidates: Bill Shuster Art Halvorson Adam Sedlock (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Adam Sedlock (Write-in)[26] |
Republican Bill Shuster - Incumbent[4] |
District 10
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General election candidates: Tom Marino Michael Molesevich |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 11
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General election candidates: Lou Barletta Mike Marsicano |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 12
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General election candidates: Keith Rothfus Erin McClelland |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Steve Larchuk (D)[4][29][30] |
District 13
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General election candidates: Brendan Boyle |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Armond James[4] |
District 14
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General election candidates: Michael F. Doyle Lenny McAllister |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Michael F. Doyle - Incumbent[4] |
Republican |
District 15
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General election candidates: Charlie Dent Rick Daugherty Paul Rizzo |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 16
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General election candidates: Lloyd Smucker Christina Hartman Shawn Patrick House |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Lloyd Smucker - State Senator[4][32] |
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Third Party/Other |
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Withdrew: Ed Haggerty (Independent)[34][35] |
District 17
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General election candidates: Matt Cartwright Matt Connolly Brian Kelly (Write-in) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Glenn Geissinger[4] |
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Third Party/Other |
District 18
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General election candidates: Tim Murphy |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Pennsylvania in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | ||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description |
| February 16, 2016 | Ballot access | Last day to file nomination petitions for the primary election |
| March 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | Sixth Tuesday pre-primary report due |
| April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second Friday pre-primary report due |
| April 26, 2016 | Election date | Primary election |
| May 26, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day post-primary report due |
| August 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Last day to file nomination petitions for the general election |
| September 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | Sixth Tuesday pre-general report due |
| October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second Friday pre-general report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election |
| December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day post-general report due |
| January 31, 2017 | Campaign finance | 2016 annual report due |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed January 11, 2016 | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ Casetext, "25 Pa. Stat. § 299," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Candidate Listing – Pre Ballot Lottery," accessed February 17, 2016
- ↑ Philly.com, "Democratic ward leader to challenge Fattah for reelection," August 18, 2015
- ↑ Newsworks, "Candidates emerge to take on Fattah in April primary," September 23, 2015
- ↑ Philadelphia Business Journal, "Evans to challenge Fattah with super PAC help," November 3, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Brian Sims," accessed September 6, 2015
- ↑ Kerith Strano Taylor, "Looking Forward," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, April 21, 2016
- ↑ Philly.com, "Parrish launches campaign for Congress in PA-6," June 23, 2015
- ↑ Politics PA, "BREAKING: PA-6: Li Switches Elections," December 30, 2015
- ↑ Daily Times Politics, "Balchunis launches second bid for Congress in 7th District," April 18, 2015
- ↑ Philly.com, "Philly pastor hopes to challenge Meehan," November 16, 2015
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA-7: Meehan Gets Primary Challenger," January 25, 2016
- ↑ Politics PA," PA-7: Lindy Li Launches Congressional Campaign," June 5, 2015
- ↑ Politics PA, "BREAKING: PA-6: Li Switches Elections," December 30, 2015
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Roll Call, "Democrat Kicks Off Race for Open Pennsylvania Seat," accessed January 12, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Marc Duome," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Philly.com, "Fitzpatrick's brother aims to succeed him in U.S. House," January 22, 2016
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA-8: Warren to Run in 2016," June 24, 2015
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA-8: Petri Officially Jumps into Congressional Race," October 2, 2015
- ↑ Philly.com, "GOP's Petri drops out of Bucks County congressional race," February 1, 2016
- ↑ Libertarian Party, "Steve Sheetz," accessed July 12, 2016
- ↑ The Hill, "Tea Party candidate will run as Democrat in bid to oust GOP chairman," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia
- ↑ Times Leader, "Another former Hazleton mayor to announce run for Congress," July 9, 2015
- ↑ The Tribune-Democrat, "For McClelland, campaigning has never stopped," August 21, 2015
- ↑ The Tribune-Democrat, "12th district candidate Steve Larchuk says: End middle class money famine," August 31, 2015
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Larchuk wins effort to get off 12th Congressional District ballot," March 31, 2016
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA-16: Democrat Christina Hartman to Seek House Seat," August 5, 2015
- ↑ Politics PA, "BREAKING: PA-16: Lloyd Smucker Announces Congressional Campaign," November 9, 2015
- ↑ Shawn Patrick House for Congress, "Home," accessed August 1, 2016
- ↑ Edward Haggerty US House of Representatives PA-16, "Who is Ed Haggerty," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Candidate Listing – Post Primary," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ The Morning Call, "Republican Matt Connolly launches bid for 17th District congressional seat," December 21, 2015
- ↑ Brian Kelly for Congress, "Home," accessed March 31, 2016
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