The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West ...

, one from each of the state's 18

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. The elections coincided with the

2016 U.S. presidential election Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and ...

, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

to the

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, and various

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and

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. The primaries were held on April 26.

Overview

Statewide

District

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania:

District 1

The 1st district included 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

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and other small sections of Delaware County.The incumbent was 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 ...

, who had represented the district since 1998. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Withdrawn

= *Bryan Leib

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Debbie Williams

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district includes parts of

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

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 ...

. Incumbent

Chaka Fattah Chaka Fattah (born Arthur Wesley Davenport; November 21, 1956) is an American politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House for from 1995 to 2016. The d ...

, who had represented the district since 1995, was re-elected with 88% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of D+38.

Democratic primary

Fattah was defeated in the Democratic primary by state Representative

Dwight E. Evans Dwight Evans (born May 16, 1954) is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative from Pennsylvania since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 203 ...

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, state representative, candidate for governor in

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

and candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

and

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

=Eliminated in primary

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative * Brian Gordon,

commissioner and candidate for PA-06 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 ...

* Dan Muroff, Philadelphia's 9th Ward Democratic leader and former congressional aide

=Withdrawn

= *

Brian Sims Brian Kendall Sims (born September 16, 1978) is an American politician, activist and attorney. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 182nd district from 2013 until 2022. ...

, state representative

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *James Jones, human-resources consulting firm owner

Primary 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 Thomas Westerman Wolf (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as chairman and CEO of his business, The Wolf Organization, and l ...

announced that a

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would be held on November 8, concurrently with the regularly-scheduled election, to fill Fattah's seat for the final eight weeks of the

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Candidates

Democrats *

, state representative, candidate for governor in

and candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in

and

Republicans * James Jones, human-resources consulting firm owner Independents *

Milton Street Thomas Milton Street Sr. (April 25, 1939 – November 28, 2022) was an American businessman, a Pennsylvania state senator from Philadelphia, and the brother of former Philadelphia mayor John F. Street. Originally a street hot dog vendor, he r ...

, former state senator and candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 2007,

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

and

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district was in

Northwestern Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania is a region in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania encompassing the western half of the state. Pittsburgh is the region's principal city, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its eco ...

and included 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. The incumbent was Republican 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 PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Predictions

General election

Results

District 4

The 4th district was in

South Central Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the United States. Regions of Pennsylvania include: Lehigh Valley The Lehigh Valley, located in eastern Pennsylvania, is named for the Lehigh River, which flows through it. It is the state's thir ...

and included all of

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and

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counties and parts of

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. The incumbent was Republican

Scott Perry Scott Gordon Perry (born May 27, 1962) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard brigadier general who is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2013. The district, numbered as from 2013 to 2019, is centered around Harrisb ...

, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 75% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Josh Burkholder, multimedia digital artist

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

The 5th district, the state's largest and most sparsely populated, was in North Central Pennsylvania and included all of

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Forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...

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, McKean and

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counties and parts of Clearfield, Crawford,

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and Venango counties. The incumbent was Republican 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 PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Kerith Strano Taylor, family law attorney and nominee for this seat in

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Primary results

General election

Debate

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 6

The 6th district included communities north and west of the City of

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 ...

. The incumbent was Republican

Ryan Costello Ryan Anthony Costello (born September 7, 1976) is an American politician, lobbyist and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to the Congress in the 2014 m ...

, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Republican

Jim Gerlach James William Gerlach (born February 25, 1955) is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gerlach retired from Congress after completing his sixth term. Early life, education and c ...

, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Michael Parrish, businessman, retired

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colonel and candidate for this seat in

=Withdrawn

= *

Lindy Li Lindy Li (born December 14, 1990) is an American conservative political commentator. Li was previously a campaign fundraiser and bundler for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), fundraising for both the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campai ...

, financial manager (''failed to qualify for ballot placement'')

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 7

The 7th district was in the

suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

, Montgomery, Berks and

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counties. The incumbent was 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 ...

, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Stan Casacio, businessman and former

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Town Councilman

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mary Ellen Balchunis, college professor and nominee for this seat in

=Eliminated in primary

= * Bill Golderer, pastor and founder of Broad Street Ministry

=Withdrawn

= *

, 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

Predictions

Results

District 8

The 8th district was in

Southeastern Pennsylvania The Philadelphia metropolitan area, also known as Greater Philadelphia and informally called the Delaware Valley, the Philadelphia tri-state area, and locally and colloquially Philly–Jersey–Delaware, is a major metropolitan area in the Nor ...

and included

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

. The incumbent was 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 ...

, 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 PVI of R+1.

Republican primary

Fitzpatrick, a supporter of

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, 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

Scott Petri Scott Petri (born 1960) is an American politician who was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 178, 178th Legislative District. He was the Chairman of House Urban Affairs ...

, state representative * Brian Thomas, marketing consultant

=Declined

= *

Jim Cawley James Cawley (born June 22, 1969) is an American politician and administrator who has served as president of Rosemont College since 2022. Cawley previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015. As of 2025, he is the mo ...

, former lieutenant governor *

Gene DiGirolamo Gene D. DiGirolamo (born March 28, 1950) served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 18th District from 1995 to 2020. He serves as the Bucks County Commissioner after being sworn in on January 6, 2020. A ...

, state representative *

, incumbent U.S. representative * Rob Loughery, Bucks County commissioner * Tom Manion, businessman and nominee in

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Chuck McIlhinney Charles T. McIlhinney Jr. (born May 19, 1967) is a Republican former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 10th District from 2007 to 2019. Previously, he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1998 ...

, state senator

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Steve Santarsiero Steven J. Santarsiero (born 1965) is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented the 10th District in the Pennsylvania State Senate since 2019. Santarsiero previously served in the Pennsylvania Ho ...

, state representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Shaughnessy Naughton, chemist, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in

Declined * Diane Marseglia,

Commissioner (endorsed Santarsiero) * Patrick Murphy, former U.S. representative and candidate for attorney general in 2012 * Kevin Strouse,

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and nominee for this seat in

(endorsed Santarsiero)

=Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 9

The 9th district was in

and included

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Franklin Franklin may refer to: People and characters * Franklin (given name), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (surname), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (class), a member of a historic ...

, Fulton,

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...

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, Fayette,

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and

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counties. The incumbent was 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. ...

, who had represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

Shuster, the chairman of the

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, was challenged in the 2014 Republican primary by two candidates, Art Halvorson and Travis Schooley, unhappy with his support for 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, 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

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Art Halvorson, businessman, Coast Guard veteran and candidate for this seat in

=Declined

= * Tom Smith, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Endorsements

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

Predictions

Results

District 10

The 10th district was in

Northeastern Pennsylvania Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA or Nepa) is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains, and the industrial cities of Scranton (the area's largest city), Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Ha ...

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 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 ...

, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary 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 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 and environmental consultant Jerry Kaines, a

Lycoming County Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport. The county is part of the North Central region of the commonwealth. Lycoming County compris ...

building materials salesman, had formed an exploratory committee for a potential Independent campaign.

General election

Predictions

Results

District 11

The 11th district was in

and included

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, Luzerne, Columbia,

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Northumberland Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...

, Dauphin,

Perry Perry or pear cider is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally in England (particularly Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire), parts of South Wales, France (especially Normandy and Anjou), Canada, Austral ...

and

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish ...

counties. The incumbent was 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 ...

, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+6.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Michael Marsicano, former mayor of Hazleton

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 12

The 12th district was in

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and included all of Beaver County and parts of Allegheny,

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and Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican

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 ...

, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Erin McClelland, psychologist, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in

=Withdrawn

= *Steve Larchuk, attorney, renewable energy business owner and candidate for the

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District 13

The 13th district was in

, covering eastern

and

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. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 67% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Democrat

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, and the district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

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Candidates

=Nominee

= *Armond James

General election

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District 14

The 14th district included the entire city of

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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 84% of the vote in the primary and unopposed in the general in 2014; the district had a 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

and

Endorsements

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Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Lenny McAllister, political commentator and candidate for

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District 15

The 15th district was in

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and included Lehigh County and parts of Berks, Dauphin,

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and

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counties. The incumbent was Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected unopposed in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Rick Daugherty, former chair of the Lehigh County Democratic Party and nominee for this seat in

=Withdrawn

= *David A. Clark *Laura Quick

=Declined

= *Archie Follweiler, former

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Borough councilman and state house candidate in

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District 16

The 16th district was in

, just west of

and included a large portion of southern

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, most of Lancaster County and a sliver of

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, including the city of

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. The incumbent was Republican 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 PVI of R+4. Pitts did not run for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, state senator

=Eliminated in primary

= * Jeffrey Bartos * Chet Beiler, former chair of the 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, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Christina Hartman, former nonprofit executive

=Withdrawn

= * Raj Kittappa, stem cell researcher and candidate for this seat in

* Gary Wegman, dentist

=Endorsements

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District 17

The 17th district was in

and included Schuylkill,

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, Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Matt Connolly, sports car racing team owner and candidate for this seat in

=Eliminated in primary

= *Glenn Geissinger, Northampton County Councilman

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District 18

The 18th district was in the southern suburbs of

and included parts of Allegheny,

and Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected unopposed in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

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References

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