The 2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the

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to represent the State of

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, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,

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to the

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, and various

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and

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. The primary elections were held on May 15. Incumbent Democratic Senator

Bob Casey Jr. Robert Patrick Casey Jr. (born April 13, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Casey previously served as Penn ...

ran for re-election to a third term. Casey, who faced no primary opposition, defeated the

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nominee,

Lou Barletta Louis John Barletta (born January 28, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2010. ...

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nominee Neal Gale, and

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nominee Dale Kerns. Casey was the first senator who was elected to a third term from Pennsylvania since

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, and the first Pennsylvania Democrat to be popularly elected to three terms in the Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

On ballot

, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

On ballot

, U.S. Representative from

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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. The great-grandson of Italian immigrants, Christiana is a fourth-generation ...

, State Representative from

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Withdrew

* Paul Addis, businessman ( running for PA-5) * Cynthia E. Ayers, cyber security consultant and former

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employee * Paul DeLong, candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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* Bobby Lawrence, small business owner (endorsed Dale Kerns) * Andrew Shecktor, Berwick Borough Councilman ( running for PA-9) *

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, state representative ( ran for PA-18, ran for PA-14) * Jeff Bartos, real estate developer (running for lieutenant governor)

Declined

* Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative *

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, former U.S. Representative * Dave Reed, Majority Leader of the

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Endorsements

Polling

Results

Libertarian Party

Dale Kerns ran unopposed for the Libertarian nomination and received the official nomination from the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party at the state convention on March 6, 2018.

Candidates

Nominee

* Dale Kerns, former Republican Eddystone Borough council member and board of directors member for

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Green Party

Candidates

Nominee

* Neal Gale, Clean Energy Consultant

General election

Candidates

( R), U.S. Representative *

( D), incumbent senator * Neal Gale ( G), Clean Energy Consultant * Dale Kerns ( L), former Eddystone Borough council member

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

;with Jim Christiana ;with generic Democrat and Republican

Results

By congressional district

Bob Casey Jr won 11 of 18 congressional districts, including the 1st and 10th districts, which elected Republicans to the House.

References

External links

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;Official campaign websites
Lou Barletta (R) for Senate

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Neal Gale (G) for Senate
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