Overview
District 1
The 1st district included central and South Philadelphia, the Chester, Pennsylvania, City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport and other small sections of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County.The incumbent was Democrat Bob Brady, who had represented the district since 1998. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of D+28.Democratic primary
Brady was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Bryan Leib had filed with the FEC and announced his intention to challenge Brady for the Democratic nomination in July 2015, but did not file to run.Candidates
=Nominee
= *Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative=Withdrawn
= *Bryan LeibPrimary results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Debbie WilliamsPrimary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 2
The 2nd district includes parts of West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia in addition to Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County. Incumbent Chaka Fattah, who had represented the district since 1995, was re-elected with 88% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of D+38.Democratic primary
Fattah was defeated in the Democratic primary by state Representative Dwight E. Evans.Candidates
=Nominee
= * Dwight E. Evans, state representative, candidate for governor in Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1994, 1994 and candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999, 1999 and Philadelphia mayoral election, 2007, 2007=Eliminated in primary
= * Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. Representative * Brian Gordon, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Merion Township commissioner and candidate for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, PA-06 in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2010#District 6, 2010 * Dan Muroff, Philadelphia's 9th Ward Democratic Leader and former congressional aide=Withdrawn
= * Brian Sims, state representativeEndorsements
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *James Jones, human-resources consulting firm ownerPrimary results
Special election
On June 23, 2016, two days after being convicted of 22 corruption charges, Fattah resigned his seat in Congress. On July 1, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf announced that a special election would be held on November 8, concurrently with the regularly-scheduled election, to fill Fattah's seat for the final eight weeks of the 114th United States Congress.Candidates
;Democrats * Dwight E. Evans, state representative, candidate for governor in Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1994, 1994 and candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia in Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999, 1999 and Philadelphia mayoral election, 2007, 2007 ;Republicans * James Jones, human-resources consulting firm owner ;Independents * Milton Street, former state senator and candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia in 2007, Philadelphia mayoral election, 2011, 2011 and Philadelphia mayoral election, 2015, 2015Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 3
The 3rd district was in Northwestern Pennsylvania and included the cities of Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie, Sharon, Pennsylvania, Sharon, Hermitage, Pennsylvania, Hermitage, Butler, Pennsylvania, Butler and Meadville, Pennsylvania, Meadville. The incumbent was Republican Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania), Mike Kelly, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+8.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania), Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
General election
Results
District 4
The 4th district was in South Central Pennsylvania and included all of Adams County, Pennsylvania, Adams and York County, Pennsylvania, York counties and parts of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County. The incumbent was Republican Scott Perry (politician), Scott Perry, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 75% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+9.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Scott Perry (politician), Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Josh Burkholder, multimedia digital artistGeneral election
Results
District 5
The 5th district, the state's largest and most sparsely populated, was in Pennsylvania Regions#Central Pennsylvania, North Central Pennsylvania and included all of Cameron County, Pennsylvania, Cameron, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Centre, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, Clarion, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, Clinton, Elk County, Pennsylvania, Elk, Forest County, Pennsylvania, Forest, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Jefferson, McKean County, Pennsylvania, McKean and Potter County, Pennsylvania, Potter counties and parts of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, Clearfield, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Crawford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, Erie, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Tioga, Warren County, Pennsylvania, Warren and Venango County, Pennsylvania, Venango counties. The incumbent was Republican Glenn Thompson (politician), Glenn Thompson, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+8.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Glenn Thompson (politician), Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Kerith Strano Taylor, family law attorney and nominee for this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 5, 2014Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 6
The 6th district included communities north and west of the City of Philadelphia. The incumbent was Republican Ryan Costello, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Republican Jim Gerlach, and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+2.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Ryan Costello, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= * Mike Parrish, businessman, retired US Army colonel and candidate for this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 6, 2014=Withdrawn
= * Lindy Li, financial manager (''failed to qualify for ballot placement'')Endorsements
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 7
The 7th district was in the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County along with portions of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster counties. The incumbent was Republican Pat Meehan, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+2.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Pat Meehan, incumbent U.S. Representative=Eliminated in primary
= *Stan Casacio, businessman and former Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, Cheltenham Town CouncilmanPrimary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= * Mary Ellen Balchunis, college professor and nominee for this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 7, 2014=Eliminated in primary
= * Bill Golderer, pastor and founder of Broad Street Ministry=Withdrawn
= * Lindy Li, financial analyst (running for PA-06) * Dave Naples, database administrator, 2007 candidate for Skippack Township Board of Supervisors and 2014 write-in candidate for governor (running for state house)=Endorsements
=Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 8
The 8th district was in Pennsylvania Regions#Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania and included Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 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 62% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+1.Republican primary
Fitzpatrick, a supporter of Term limits in the United States, term limits, had pledged to limit himself to four terms in the House and did not run for re-election.Candidates
=Nominee
= * Brian Fitzpatrick, retired FBI agent and brother of Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick=Eliminated in primary
= * Marc Duome, psychologist and businessman * Andy Warren, former Bucks County Commissioner=Withdrawn
= * Dean Malik, former Bucks County Assistant District Attorney and candidate in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2010#District8, 2010 * Scott Petri, state representative * Brian Thomas, marketing consultant=Declined
= * Jim Cawley, former lieutenant governor * Gene DiGirolamo, state representative * Mike Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative * Rob Loughery, Bucks County Commissioner * Tom Manion, businessman and nominee in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2008#District8, 2008 * Chuck McIlhinney, state senatorPrimary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= * Steve Santarsiero, state representative=Eliminated in primary
= * Shaughnessy Naughton, chemist, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 8, 2014 ;Declined * Diane Marseglia, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bucks County Commissioner (endorsed Santarsiero) * Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician), Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative and candidate for attorney general in 2012 * Kevin Strouse, United States Army Ranger and nominee for this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 8, 2014 (endorsed Santarsiero)=Endorsements
=Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 9
The 9th district was in South Central Pennsylvania and included Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Blair, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Franklin, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, Fulton, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Bedford, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Fayette, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Greene and Washington County, Pennsylvania, Washington counties. The incumbent was Republican Bill Shuster, who had represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+14.Republican primary
Shuster, the chairman of the United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, was challenged in the 2014 Republican primary by two candidates, Art Halvorson and Travis Schooley, unhappy with his support for Earmark (politics), earmarks that bring projects to the district. Halvorson and Schooley both were considering running again. On April 24, 2015, The Hill reported that businessman Tom Smith (Pennsylvania politician), Tom Smith, who self-funded a 2012 U.S. Senate campaign, was considering a primary challenge of Shuster. Halvorson had pledged that he would not run if Smith did and would support him. In July, Smith announced he would not run, citing unexpected health concerns. After Smith declined to run, Halvorson announced he would run again. On October 17, 2015, Smith died.Candidates
=Nominee
= *Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative=Eliminated in primary
= *Art Halvorson, businessman, Coast Guard veteran and candidate for this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 9, 2014=Declined
= *Tom Smith (Pennsylvania politician), Tom Smith, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2012Endorsements
Primary results
Democratic primary
While no Democrat appeared on the ballot, Arthur Halvorson, who lost in the Republican primary, received enough Democratic write-in votes to be the Democratic nominee; Halvorson vowed to caucus as a conservative Republican if elected.General election
Results
District 10
The 10th district was in Northeastern Pennsylvania and included 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 63% of the vote in 2014.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Tom Marino, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Democratic primary
After no candidate stepped forward initially to run for the seat, three write in candidates announced to vie for the Democratic nomination. Former Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Lewisburg Mayor and environmental consultant, Mike Molesevich, Bucknell graduate student, Steve Belskie, and Justin Sheare all sought the Democratic nomination.Candidates
=Nominee
= *Mike Molesevich, former Mayor of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Lewisburg and environmental consultant Jerry Kaines, a Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Lycoming County building materials salesman, had formed an exploratory committee for a potential Independent campaign.General election
Results
District 11
The 11th district was in Northeastern Pennsylvania and included Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Columbia, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Carbon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Northumberland, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin, Perry County, Pennsylvania, Perry and Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Cumberland counties. The incumbent was Republican Lou Barletta, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+6.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Lou Barletta, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Michael Marsicano, former Mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, HazletonPrimary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 12
The 12th district was in Western Pennsylvania, Southwestern Pennsylvania and included all of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Beaver County and parts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Lawrence, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican Keith Rothfus, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+9.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Keith Rothfus, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Erin McClelland, psychologist, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 12, 2014=Withdrawn
= *Steve Larchuk, attorney, renewable energy business owner and candidate for the Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 4th district in 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 4, 2004Endorsements
Primary results
General election
Results
District 13
The 13th district was in Pennsylvania Regions#Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. The incumbent was Democrat Brendan Boyle, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 67% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Democrat Allyson Schwartz, and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of D+13.Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Brendan Boyle, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Armond JamesGeneral election
Endorsements
Results
District 14
The 14th district included the entire city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs.T he 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 84% of the vote in the primary and unopposed in the general in 2014; the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of D+15.Democratic primary
Doyle was challenged for the Democratic nomination by Janis Brooks, who ran against him in 2012 and 2014.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 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2012#District 14, 2012 and United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 14, 2014Endorsements
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Lenny McAllister, political commentator and candidate for Illinois's 2nd congressional district in 2013 Illinois's 2nd congressional district special election, 2013General election
Endorsements
Results
District 15
The 15th district was in Pennsylvania Regions#Southeastern Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania and included Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County and parts of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Lebanon and Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton counties. The incumbent was Republican Charlie Dent, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected unopposed in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+2.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= * Charlie Dent, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= * Rick Daugherty, former chair of the Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County Democratic Party and nominee for this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2012#District 15, 2012=Withdrawn
= *David A. Clark *Laura Quick=Declined
= *Archie Follweiler, former Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Kutztown Borough councilman and state house candidate in Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2006, 2006Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 16
The 16th district was in Pennsylvania Regions#Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southeastern Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia and included a large portion of southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester County, most of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County and a sliver of Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County, including the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading. The incumbent was Republican Joe Pitts (Pennsylvania politician), Joe Pitts, who had represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+4. Pitts did not run for re-election.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= * Lloyd Smucker, state senator=Eliminated in primary
= * Jeffrey Bartos * Chet Beiler, former chair of the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Republican Committee, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010 and nominee for auditor general in 2008 * Craig Davis * Thomas Wentzel * Brad Witmer=Declined
= * Joe Pitts (Pennsylvania politician), Joe Pitts, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= * Christina Hartman, former nonprofit executive=Withdrawn
= * Raj Kittappa, stem cell researcher and candidate fir this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 16, 2014 * Gary Wegman, dentist=Endorsements
=Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 17
The 17th district was in Pennsylvania Regions#Southeastern Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania and included Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Carbon, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Monroe, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Luzerne and Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna counties. The incumbent was Democrat Matt Cartwright, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of D+4.Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= * Matt Cartwright , incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= * Matt Connolly, sports car racing team owner and candidate for this seat in United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014#District 17, 2014=Eliminated in primary
= *Glenn Geissinger, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton County CouncilmanPrimary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 18
The 18th district was in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh and included parts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Washington, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Greene and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican Tim Murphy (American politician), Tim Murphy, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected unopposed in 2014 and the district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index, PVI of R+10.Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
= *Tim Murphy (American politician), Tim Murphy, incumbent U.S. RepresentativePrimary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
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