2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with 2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election.

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 5 13 Seats before 6 12 Seats won 9 9 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 2,712,665 2,206,260 Percentage 55.03% 44.75% Swing 9.33% 9.16%
Election results by district Election results by county Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 6, 2018, 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 the 2018 gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

In January 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional map, ruling it had been unfairly gerrymandered to favor Republicans. New maps were subsequently adopted in February 2018. ^{[1] [2]}

The 2018 general election saw the Democrats gain four seats and the Republicans gain one seat, for a Democratic net gain of three seats, changing the state's representation from 12 to 6 Republican to a 9–9 tie. In addition, Pennsylvanians in several districts elected female candidates to the U.S. House, thus ending four years of all-male Congressional representation in the state. ^[3]

Redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Pennsylvania § Pennsylvania Supreme Court invalidates 2011 congressional districts, and League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Court-mandated districts for 2018 elections

Congressional district map (2013–2018)

In January 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional map, ruling it had been unfairly gerrymandered to favor Republicans. ^{[4] [5]} New maps were subsequently adopted in February 2018, for use in the 2018 elections and took effect with representation in 2019. ^[2]

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	18	2,712,665	54.92%	9	3	50.00%
	Republican	17	2,206,260	44.67%	9	3	50.00%
	Libertarian	2	10,950	0.22%	0		0.00%
	Write-in	1	9,452	0.19%	0		0.00%
Total		38	4,939,327	100.0%	18		100.00%

Popular vote Democratic   54.97% Republican   44.81% Libertarian   0.22% Write-in   0.19%

House seats Democratic   50.00% Republican   50.00% Libertarian   0.00%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania: ^[6]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	160,745	48.74%	169,053	51.26%	0	0.00%	329,798	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	159,600	79.02%	42,382	20.98%	0	0.00%	201,982	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	287,610	93.38%	20,387	6.62%	0	0.00%	307,997	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	211,524	63.52%	121,467	36.48%	0	0.00%	332,991	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	198,639	65.19%	106,075	34.81%	0	0.00%	304,714	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 6	177,704	58.88%	124,124	41.12%	0	0.00%	301,828	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 7	140,813	53.49%	114,437	43.47%	8,011	3.04%	263,261	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 8	135,603	54.64%	112,563	45.36%	0	0.00%	248,166	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	100,204	40.25%	148,723	59.75%	0	0.00%	248,927	100.0%	Republican hold
District 10	141,668	48.68%	149,365	51.32%	0	0.00%	291,033	100.0%	Republican hold
District 11	113,876	41.02%	163,708	58.98%	0	0.00%	277,584	100.0%	Republican hold
District 12	82,825	33.96%	161,047	66.04%	0	0.00%	243,872	100.0%	Republican hold
District 13	74,733	29.51%	178,533	70.49%	0	0.00%	253,266	100.0%	Republican hold
District 14	110,051	42.09%	151,386	57.91%	0	0.00%	261,437	100.0%	Republican gain
District 15	78,327	32.16%	165,245	67.84%	0	0.00%	243,572	100.0%	Republican hold
District 16	124,109	47.30%	135,348	51.58%	2,939	1.12%	262,396	100.0%	Republican hold
District 17	183,162	56.26%	142,417	43.74%	0	0.00%	325,579	100.00%	Democratic gain
District 18	231,472	96.08%	0	0.00%	9,452	3.92%	240,924	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	2,712,665	54.92%%	2,206,260	44.67%	20,402	0.41%	4,939,327	100.0%

District 1

2018 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Brian Fitzpatrick Scott Wallace Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 169,053 160,745 Percentage 51.3% 48.7%

County results Precinct results Fitzpatrick:     50–60%     60–70% Wallace:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90% Tie:     50%

U.S. Representative before election Brian Fitzpatrick (8th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

The 1st district previously consisted of central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport and other small sections of Delaware County. ^[7] Under the new congressional map that was in place in 2019 (represented per 2018's elections), the first district overlaps with much of the former 8th district, which is represented by Republican Representative Brian Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick took office in 2017, succeeding his brother, former Representative Mike Fitzpatrick. The new 1st district consists of Bucks County and a small portion of Montgomery County. ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Dean Malik, former Bucks County Assistant District Attorney and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2016 ^[8]

Withdrawn

• Valerie Mihalek, former Yardley Borough council member and deputy district director for former U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick ^[9]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	31,374	67.0
	Republican	Dean Malik	15,451	33.0
Total votes			46,825	100.0

Democratic primary

The old 8th district was included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. ^[10]

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Wallace, charitable foundation director and grandson of former Vice President Henry Wallace ^[11]

Eliminated in primary

• Steven Bacher, environmentalist ^[12]
• Rachel Reddick, former Navy prosecutor ^[13]

Declined

• Diane Ellis-Marseglia, Bucks County commissioner ^[14]

Campaign

The race featured a number of negative ads between Reddick and Wallace. With Reddick's campaign releasing an ad calling Wallace a “Maryland multi-millionaire” and stating that he had case an absentee ballot cast from his second home in a South African “gated luxury estate”. The Wallace campaign responded with an ad higlishting Reddick flubbing a question about the so-called “global gag rule” during a campaign stop in Ottsville, ^[15] and for her having been registered as a Republican for most of her adult life. ^[16]

Many DC Democrats expressed excitement about Wallace's potential to spend big to defeat Fitzpatrick, especially in the expensive Philadelphia market. He loaned his campaign $2.5 million while Reddick only raised $363,000 and was shunned by most party strategists. ^[17]

Endorsements

Rachel Reddick

U.S. Representative

• Lois Frankel, U.S. Representative from Florida's 21st congressional district ^[18]
• Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district (2015–present) ^[19]

Statewide officials

• Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania ^[20]

Organizations

• EMILY's List ^[21]
• Moms Demand Action
• Montgomery County Democratic Committee ^[22]
• VoteVets ^[23]
• With Honor Fund

Scott Wallace

Organizations

• Bucks County Democratic Committee ^[24]
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Friends of the Earth Action ^[25]
• People for the American Way ^[26]

Local officials

• Diane Ellis-Marseglia, Bucks County commissioner

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Wallace	27,652	56.5
	Democratic	Rachel Reddick	17,288	35.3
	Democratic	Steven Bacher	4,006	8.2
Total votes			48,946	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

U.S. Representative

• Lou Barletta, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district ^[27]

Statewide officials

• Mark Schweiker, former Governor of Pennsylvania

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• American Federation of Government Employees
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
• National Education Association
• United Mine Workers of America

Organizations

• BIPAC ^[31]
• Everytown for Gun Safety ^[32]
• Giffords
• Humane Society of the United States
• National Federation of Independent Business
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program ^[33]
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Scott Wallace (D)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Joe Biden, former Vice President of the United States
• Barack Obama, former President of the United States ^[34]

U.S. Senators

• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)

Labor unions

• Service Employees International Union ^[35]
• United Auto Workers ^[36]
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• 21st Century Democrats
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[37]
• End Citizens United ^[38]
• Friends of the Earth Action
• Indivisible ^[39]
• J Street
• Moms Demand Action
• MoveOn ^[40]
• National Organization for Women
• People for the American Way
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Sierra Club ^[41]
• Working Families Party ^[42]

Local officials

• Diane Ellis-Marseglia, Bucks County commissioner

Steve Scheetz (L)

Organizations

• Firearm Owners Against Crime ^[43]

Debate

2018 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Brian Fitzpatrick	Scott Wallace
1	October 19, 2018	Bucks County Chamber of Commerce Pennsylvania Cable Network League of Women Voters of Bucks County	Carlo Borgia	C-SPAN	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Fitzpatrick (R)	Scott Wallace (D)	Other	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 26–29, 2018	502	± 4.7%	47%	46%	–	7%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 11–14, 2018	570	± 4.6%	43%	50%	–	8%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Fitzpatrick)	October 2–4, 2018	400	± 4.9%	50%	42%	–	–
Monmouth University	September 27 – October 1, 2018	353	± 5.2%	50%	46%	1%	3%
Monmouth University	May 31 – June 3, 2018	254 LV	± 6.5%	48%	47%	0%	5%
		451 RV	± 4.6%	49%	42%	1%	8%
DCCC (D)	May 12–14, 2018	540	± 4.2%	48%	46%	—	6%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Tossup	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Tossup	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Tossup	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 2018 ^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	169,053	51.3
	Democratic	Scott Wallace	160,745	48.7
Total votes			329,798	100.0
	Republican hold

Analysis

Fitzpatrick held out to win re-election, despite many similar suburban districts held by Republicans falling to Democrats in the 2018 cycle. Fitzpatrick did this by establishing a reputation for himself as an independent centrist who attained endorsements from several usually-left-leaning and nonpartisan groups without enraging the more fervently pro-Trump wing of the Republican party. Analysts considered the Democratic nominee Scott Wallace an unusually weak candidate: he was a wealthy heir who moved to the district, opening up accusations of carpetbagging, and made several gaffes and missteps. Editor Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report wrote that Wallace was perhaps the weakest candidate of the 2018 cycle. ^[53]

District 2

2018 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Brendan Boyle Dave Torres Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 159,600 42,382 Percentage 79.0% 21.0%

County result Precinct results Boyle:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Torres:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Brady (1st) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district consists of the northern half of Philadelphia. It mostly overlaps with the old 1st District. That district's incumbent, Democrat Bob Brady, had served since 1998, but did not run for reelection. The incumbent of the old 2nd district is Dwight Evans, but Evans opted to follow most of his constituents into the 3rd District. ^[7]

The new map drew the home of fellow Democrat Brendan Boyle, who has represented the neighboring 13th District since 2015, into the 2nd, leading to speculation that he would run for reelection there. Soon after the new map was released, Boyle confirmed that he would indeed run in the 2nd. ^[54]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brendan Boyle, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Michele Lawrence, former Senior Vice President for Wells Fargo ^[55]

Declined

• Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Brendan Boyle (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[56]
• Service Employees International Union ^[57]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brendan Boyle (incumbent)	23,261	64.5
	Democratic	Michele Lawrence	12,814	35.5
Total votes			36,075	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Torres, community activist

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Torres	7,443	100.0
Total votes			7,443	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Brendan Boyle (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• End Citizens United ^[38]
• Sierra Club ^[41]

Results

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brendan Boyle (incumbent)	159,600	79.0
	Republican	David Torres	42,382	21.0
Total votes			201,982	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2018 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Dwight Evans Bryan E. Leib Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 287,610 20,387 Percentage 93.4% 6.6%

County result Precinct results Evans:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Dwight Evans (2nd) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dwight Evans Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district was previously located in Northwestern Pennsylvania, but now covers downtown and northern Philadelphia, and overlaps with much of the previous 2nd district. ^[7] The incumbent from the 2nd district is Democrat Dwight Evans, who has held office since 2016. Evans defeated incumbent Democratic Representative Chaka Fattah in the 2016 Democratic primary, and then went on to be elected with 90% in both the general election and a simultaneous special election for the remainder of the term after Fattah resigned.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dwight Evans, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Kevin Johnson

Endorsements

Dwight Evans

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[56]
• Service Employees International Union ^[57]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight Evans (incumbent)	72,106	80.8
	Democratic	Kevin Johnson	17,153	19.2
Total votes			89,259	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bryan Leib

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan E. Leib	3,331	100.0
Total votes			3,331	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Dwight Evans (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• Sierra Club ^[41]

Results

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight Evans (incumbent)	287,610	93.4
	Republican	Bryan E. Leib	20,387	6.6
Total votes			307,997	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2018 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Madeleine Dean Dan David Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 211,524 121,467 Percentage 63.5% 36.5%

County results Precinct results Dean:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% David:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Brendan Boyle (13th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

The old 4th district was in South Central Pennsylvania, but the new 4th district is centered in Montgomery County. The district overlaps with the former 13th district. The incumbent from this district, Democrat Brendan Boyle, could have sought re-election in either this district or the new 2nd district, which absorbed his home and most of old 13th's share of Philadelphia. ^[7] Boyle opted to run in the 2nd, making the 4th an open seat.

Democratic primary

State Senator Daylin Leach had announced that he would run for Congress in the old 7th District, but was expected to switch races after his home was drawn into the new 4th. However, on February 24, 2018, Leach succumbed to pressures from fellow Democrats, including Governor Tom Wolf, to abandon his congressional campaign in the face of accusations of sexual harassment. However, he remained in his Pennsylvania Senate seat. ^[58]

Candidates

Nominee

• Madeleine Dean, state representative

Eliminated in primary

• Shira Goodman, public policy advocate ^[59]
• Joe Hoeffel, former U.S. Representative, nominee for Senate in 2004 and candidate for governor in 2010 ^[60]

Withdrawn

• Mary Jo Daley, state representative (endorsed Dean) ^[61]
• Daylin Leach, state senator and candidate for the 13th district in 2014 ^[62]

Declined

• Allyson Schwartz, former U.S. Representative and candidate for governor in 2014 ^[63]

Endorsements

Madeleine Dean

State legislators

• Mary Jo Daley, state representative

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[56]
• Service Employees International Union ^[57]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madeleine Dean	42,625	72.6
	Democratic	Shira Goodman	9,645	16.4
	Democratic	Joe Hoeffel	6,431	11.0
Total votes			58,701	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan David, investor

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan David	28,889	100.0
Total votes			28,889	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Madeleine Dean (D)

Executive branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (2009–2017) ^[64]

State legislators

• Mary Jo Daley, state representative

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• Brady Campaign ^[65]
• EMILY's List ^[66]
• End Citizens United ^[38]
• Sierra Club ^[41]

Results

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Madeleine Dean	211,524	63.5
	Republican	Dan David	121,467	36.5
Total votes			332,991	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2018 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election

←  2018 (special) 2020  →

Nominee Mary Gay Scanlon Pearl Kim Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 198,639 106,075 Percentage 65.2% 34.8%

County results Precinct results Scanlon:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Kim:     50–60%     60–70% Tie:     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Mary Gay Scanlon (7th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district and Pennsylvania's 7th and 15th congressional district special elections, 2018 § District 7

The old 5th district was in North Central Pennsylvania, but the new 5th district consists of Delaware County, portions of southern Philadelphia, and a sliver of Montgomery County. The district overlaps with much of the old 7th district, whose incumbent Republican Representative Pat Meehan chose not to seek re-election, due to allegations regarding a sexual harassment complaint that was settled with the use of taxpayer funds, ^{[7] [67]} and subsequently resigned from office in April.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pearl Kim, former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania

Disqualified

• Paul Addis ^[68]

Declined

• Pat Meehan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pearl Kim	33,685	100.0
Total votes			33,685	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Gay Scanlon, attorney and former Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board member

Eliminated in primary

• Larry Arata, teacher and environmental advocate
• Margo L. Davidson, state representative
• Thaddeus Kirkland, Mayor of Chester
• Richard Lazer, former Deputy Mayor of Philadelphia
• Lindy Li, financial manager and candidate for this seat in 2014
• Ashley Lunkenheimer, former assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Molly Sheehan, scientist
• Greg Vitali, state representative
• Theresa Wright, entrepreneur

Withdrawn

• George Badey III, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2012 ^[69]
• Shelly Chauncey, attorney and former CIA agent ^[70] (endorsed Lunkenheimer) ^[69]
• Dan Muroff, attorney ^[68]
• David Wertime, journalist ^[71]

Endorsements

Richard Lazer

Local officials

• Jim Kenney, mayor of Philadelphia (2016–) ^[72]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[56]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 ^[72]
• Service Employees International Union ^[57]

Dan Muroff

Labor unions

• Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters ^[68]
• United Association Local 690 ^[68]

Mary Gay Scanlon

Governors

• Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania (2003–2011) ^[73]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Margo Davidson	Thaddeus Kirkland	Rich Lazer	Lindy Li	Ashley Lunkenheimer	Mary Gay Scanlon	Molly Sheehan	Greg Vitali	Theresa Wright	Other	Undecided
Chism Strategies Advocacy & Elections	May 2018	638	±3.8	—	—	7%	—	11%	22%	—	17%	—	—	57%
Independence Communications and Consulting	April 2018	858	±3.3	—	—	7%	12%	10%	17%	7%	13%	—	7%	27%
Public Policy Polling (D-Vitali)	April 23–24, 2018	562	—	5%	4%	5%	—	6%	18%	6%	17%	8%	5%	25%

Forum

2018 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district democratic primary candidate forum

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Larry Arata	George Badey III	Shelly Chauncey	Margo L. Davidson	Thaddeus Kirkland	Richard Lazer	Lindy Li	Ashley Lunkenheimer	Dan Muroff	Mary Gay Scanlon	Molly Sheehan	Greg Vitali	David Wertime	Theresa Wright
1 [72]	April 5, 2018				P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	A
2 [74]	May 1, 2018	League of Women Voters of Central Delaware County	Jennifer Levy-Tatum	YouTube	P	W	W	P	A	A	P	P	W	P	P	P	W	P

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Gay Scanlon	16,804	28.4
	Democratic	Ashley Lunkenheimer	9,044	15.3
	Democratic	Richard Lazer	8,892	15.0
	Democratic	Molly Sheehan	6,099	10.3
	Democratic	Greg Vitali	5,558	9.4
	Democratic	Lindy Li	4,126	7.0
	Democratic	Theresa Wright	3,046	5.2
	Democratic	Thaddeus Kirkland	2,327	3.9
	Democratic	Margo L. Davidson	2,275	3.9
	Democratic	Larry Arata	913	1.5
Total votes			59,084	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mary Gay Scanlon (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• Brady Campaign ^[65]
• EMILY's List ^[66]
• End Citizens United ^[38]
• MoveOn ^[40]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Safe D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Safe D (flip)	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Safe D (flip)	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Likely D (flip)	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Safe D (flip)	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Gay Scanlon	198,639	65.2
	Republican	Pearl Kim	106,075	34.8
Total votes			304,714	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 6

2018 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Chrissy Houlahan Greg McCauley Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 177,704 124,124 Percentage 58.9% 41.1%

County results Precinct results Houlahan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% McCauley:     50–60%     60–70%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Ryan Costello Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district

The 6th district consists of Chester County and Reading. ^[7] The incumbent is Republican Ryan Costello, who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 57% of the vote in 2016. On March 24, 2018, Costello announced that he would no longer seek re-election due to the growing Democratic voter demographic in the 6th district. ^[75] Costello formally withdrew his name on March 27.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Greg McCauley

Withdrawn

• Ryan Costello, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg McCauley	31,611	100.0
Total votes			31,611	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chrissy Houlahan, former United States Air Force Captain, engineer and businesswoman

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chrissy Houlahan	34,947	100.0
Total votes			34,947	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

Executive branch officials

• Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) ^[76]

U.S. Senators

• Bob Casey Jr., U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (2007–present), 34th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (2005–2007), 49th Auditor General of Pennsylvania (1997–2005) ^[76]

U.S. Representatives

• Brendan Boyle, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district (2015–2019), state representative from the 170th district (2009–2015) ^[76]
• Matt Cartwright, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district (2013–2019) ^[76]
• Dwight Evans, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district (2016–2019), state representative from the 203rd district ^[76]
• Conor Lamb, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district (2018–2019) ^[77]

State officials

• Jason Kander, 39th Missouri Secretary of State (2013–2017), host of Majority 54 and founder of Let America Vote ^[78]
• Tom Wolf, 74th Governor of Pennsylvania (2015–present) ^[79]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania ^[80]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 ^[76]
• Plumbers Local 690 ^[76]
• Service Employees International Union Pennsylvania State Council ^{[57] [35]}
• Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 19 ^[76]

Organizations

• 314 Action ^[76]
• Brady Campaign ^[65]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[37]
• EMILY's List ^{[66] [76]}
• End Citizens United ^{[76] [38]}
• Feminist Majority Political Action Committee ^[81]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[82]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[83]
• New Democrat Coalition ^[84]
• New Politics ^[76]
• Off the Sidelines ^[76]
• Sierra Club ^[41]
• VoteVets.org ^[76]
• With Honor Fund ^[85]

Local officials

• John Fetterman, Mayor of Braddock (2006–2019) and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2018 ^[86]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Safe D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Safe D (flip)	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Safe D (flip)	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Likely D (flip)	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Likely D (flip)	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, 2018 ^[87]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chrissy Houlahan	177,704	58.9
	Republican	Greg McCauley	124,124	41.1
Total votes			301,828	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

2018 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election

←  2018 (special) 2020  →

Nominee Susan Wild Marty Nothstein Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 140,813 114,437 Percentage 53.5% 43.5%

County results Precinct results Wild:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Nothstein:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Tie:     40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Susan Wild (15th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Susan Wild Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district and Pennsylvania's 7th and 15th congressional district special elections, 2018 § District 15

The 7th district was formerly centered on Delaware County, but the new district consisted of much of the Lehigh Valley. The new 7th district overlapped with much of the former 15th district, which was represented by retired Republican Representative Charlie Dent who resigned early. ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marty Nothstein, chairman of the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners ^[88]

Eliminated in primary

• Dean Browning, former member of the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners ^[89]

Withdrawn

• Ryan Mackenzie, state representative ^[90]
• Mike Pries, Dauphin County commissioner ^[91]
• Justin Simmons, state representative ^[92]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Nothstein	16,004	50.5
	Republican	Dean Browning	15,696	49.5
Total votes			31,700	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Wild, former Allentown Solicitor ^[93]

Eliminated in primary

• David Clark, Catasauqua resident ^[94]
• Rick Daugherty, former chair of the Lehigh County Democratic Party and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2016 ^[95]
• Greg Edwards, pastor ^[96]
• John Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney, candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General in 2000, 2004 & 2016 and nominee in 2008 ^[97]
• Roger Ruggles, Easton city councilmember ^[98]

Withdrawn

• David Weidman, Army veteran ^{[99] [100]}

Endorsements

Greg Edwards

U.S. Senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present)

Labor unions

• Service Employees International Union ^[57]

Organizations

• 350 Action
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Justice Democrats ^[101]
• Our Revolution
• Working Families Party

John Morganelli

State legislators

• Lisa Boscola, State Senator

Susan Wild

U.S. Representative

• Lois Frankel, U.S. Representative from Florida's 21st congressional district

Statewide officials

• Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania

Organizations

• EMILY's List ^[102]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Wild	15,001	33.3
	Democratic	John Morganelli	13,565	30.1
	Democratic	Greg Edwards	11,510	25.6
	Democratic	Roger Ruggles	2,443	5.4
	Democratic	Rick Daugherty	1,718	3.8
	Democratic	David Clark	766	1.7
Total votes			45,003	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Marty Nothstein (R)

Organizations

• BIPAC ^[31]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program ^[103]

Local officials

• Jim Martin, Lehigh County District Attorney ^[104]

Susan Wild (D)

Executive branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (2009–2017) ^[64]

U.S. Representative

• Lois Frankel, U.S. Representative from Florida's 21st congressional district

Statewide officials

• Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[37]
• EMILY's List ^[66]
• End Citizens United ^[38]
• MoveOn ^[40]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Sierra Club ^[41]

Celebrities

• Tim Heidecker, comedian ^[105]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Marty Nothstein (R)	Susan Wild (D)	Tim Silfies (L)	Undecided
Muhlenberg College Archived October 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	October 14–18, 2018	411	± 5.5%	41%	48%	5%	–
DeSales University Archived October 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	September 28 – October 7, 2018	405	± 4.5%	31%	50%	8%	11%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	September 21–25, 2018	539	± 4.7%	42%	50%	–	8%
Monmouth University	September 5–9, 2018	299 LV	± 5.7%	45%	47%	2%	7%
		401 RV	± 4.9%	40%	46%	3%	11%
Muhlenberg College Archived June 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	April 24 – May 3, 2018	408	± 5.5%	31%	42%	5%	21%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Safe D (flip)	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Lean D (flip)	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Wild	140,813	53.5
	Republican	Marty Nothstein	114,437	43.5
	Libertarian	Tim Silfies	8,011	3.0
Total votes			263,261	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

2018 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Matt Cartwright John Chrin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 135,603 112,563 Percentage 54.6% 45.4%

County results Precinct results Cartwright:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Chrin:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Matt Cartwright (17th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

The 8th district was previously centered on Bucks County, but now consists of portions of Northeastern Pennsylvania, including the city of Scranton. The new district overlaps with much of the former 17th district, which is represented by Democratic Representative Matt Cartwright. ^[7] Cartwright has held office since 2013.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Cartwright, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright (incumbent)	36,040	100.0
Total votes			36,040	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Chrin, businessman ^[106]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Kuniegel
• Joe Peters, former federal prosecutor ^[107]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Chrin	15,136	48.4
	Republican	Joe Peters	10,927	34.9
	Republican	Robert Kuniegel	5,218	16.7
Total votes			31,281	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Matt Cartwright (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• Congressional Progressive Caucus ^[108]
• End Citizens United ^[38]
• MoveOn ^[40]
• Sierra Club ^[41]

John Chrin (R)

Executive branch officials

• Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States (2017–2021)
• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021) ^[109]

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program ^[103]
• National Right to Life Committee
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[110]

State representatives

• Aaron Kaufer, state representative from the 120th district (2015–present)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Matt Cartwright (D)	John Chrin (R)	Other	Undecided
Susquehanna Polling & Research	October 28–29, 2018	446	± 4.6%	57%	40%	1% [111]	2%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 16–19, 2018	506	± 4.7%	52%	40%	–	8%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Lean D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Likely D	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Likely D	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright (incumbent)	135,603	54.6
	Republican	John Chrin	112,563	45.4
Total votes			248,166	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

2018 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Dan Meuser Denny Wolff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 148,723 100,204 Percentage 59.7% 40.3%

County results Precinct results Meuser:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Wolff:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Lou Barletta (11th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dan Meuser Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

The old 9th district was in South Central Pennsylvania, but the new 9th district is in east central Pennsylvania. The new district overlaps with the old 11th district, which was represented by retiring Republican Representative Lou Barletta. ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Meuser, former Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania

Eliminated in primary

• George Halcovage Jr.
• Scott Uehlinger, delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Meuser	26,568	53.0
	Republican	George Halcovage Jr.	12,032	24.0
	Republican	Scott Uehlinger	11,541	23.0
Total votes			50,141	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Denny Wolff, former Secretary of Agriculture of Pennsylvania

Eliminated in primary

• Laura Quick, delivery driver
• Gary Wegman, dentist

Endorsements

Laura Quick

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[56]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denny Wolff	11,020	40.7
	Democratic	Gary Wegman	8,450	31.2
	Democratic	Laura Quick	7,616	28.1
Total votes			27,086	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Denny Wolff (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Meuser (R)	Denny Wolff (D)	Other	Undecided
Susquehanna Polling and Research	October 23–25, 2018	271	± 5.9%	57%	36%	1% [112]	6%

Results

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Meuser	148,723	59.7
	Democratic	Denny Wolff	100,204	40.3
Total votes			248,927	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

2018 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Scott Perry George Scott Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 149,365 141,668 Percentage 51.3% 48.7%

County results Precinct results Perry:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Scott:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Perry (4th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Perry Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district

The 10th district was previously in Northeastern Pennsylvania, but it now overlaps with much of the former 4th district in South Central Pennsylvania. Under the map released in 2018, the 10th district includes Harrisburg and a portion of York County. ^[7] The incumbent from the 4th district is Republican Scott Perry, who has represented his district since 2013. He was re-elected to a third term with 66% of the vote in 2016. Several Democrats sought to challenge Perry in 2018, with George Scott, a 20-year Army veteran and Lutheran pastor, receiving the party's nomination. ^{[113] [114] [115]}

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	57,407	100.0
Total votes			57,407	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• George Scott, Lutheran pastor and former Army Lt. Colonel

Eliminated in primary

• Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson, former assistant to the director for the Office of Management and Budget ^[116]
• Eric Ding, public health scientist ^[117]
• Alan Howe, Air Force veteran

Withdrawn

• Christina Hartman, former nonprofit executive and nominee for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district in 2016 ^[118]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Scott	13,924	36.3
	Democratic	Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson	13,376	34.9
	Democratic	Eric Ding	6,912	18.0
	Democratic	Alan Howe	4,157	10.8
Total votes			38,369	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Scott Perry (R)

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021) ^[119]

Organizations

• Club for Growth

George Scott (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[37]
• End Citizens United ^[38]
• Indivisible ^[39]
• Sierra Club ^[41]
• With Honor Fund ^[85]

Debates

2018 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Scott Perry	George Scott
1	September 17, 2018	Rotary Club of York		YouTube	P	P
2	October 18, 2018	American Association of University Women WGAL-TV	Janelle Stelson Mike Straub	C-SPAN	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Perry (R)	George Scott (D)	Other	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 23–26, 2018	498	± 4.7%	45%	43%	–	12%
Susquehanna Polling and Research	October 19–21, 2018	366	± 5.2%	49%	46%	1% [112]	4%
Public Policy Polling (D)	September 24–25, 2018	650	–	44%	43%	–	12%
Public Policy Polling (D-Scott)	June 8–10, 2018	654	± 4.1%	45%	41%	–	14%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Lean R	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Lean R	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Lean R	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	149,365	51.3
	Democratic	George Scott	141,668	48.7
Total votes			291,033	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

2018 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

←  2016 November 6, 2018 2020  →

Nominee Lloyd Smucker Jess King Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 162,835 114,831 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

County results Precinct results Smucker:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% King:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%

U.S. Representative before election Lloyd Smucker (16th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Lloyd Smucker Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district

The old 11th district was in Northeastern Pennsylvania, but the district now overlaps with much of the former 16th district in South Central Pennsylvania. The new district consists of Lancaster County and portions of York County. The incumbent from the former 16th district is Republican Lloyd Smucker, who has held office since 2017. ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lloyd Smucker, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lloyd Smucker (incumbent)	34,002	58.6
	Republican	Chet Beiler	24,063	41.4
Total votes			58,065	100.0

Democratic primary

Christina Hartman, a former nonprofit executive who lost against Smucker in 16th had filed for a rematch, ^[120] however, following the court-ordered redrawing, she considered switching to run in the more competitive 10th before withdrawing from the race altogether. ^[118]

Candidates

Nominee

• Jess King, nonprofit director

Withdrawn

• John George, former Warwick superintendent ^{[121] [122]}
• Christina Hartman, former nonprofit executive and nominee for this seat in 2016
• Charles Klein, pharmacist and candidate for state representative in 2016 ^[123]

Endorsements

Christina Hartman (withdrawn)

State legislators

• Mike Sturla, state representative ^[124]

Statewide officials

• Katie McGinty, former chief of staff to Governor Tom Wolf, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, candidate for the governorship in 2014 and nominee for Senate in 2016
• Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania

Organizations

• EMILY's List
• End Citizens United

Jess King

State legislators

• Tom Houghton, former state representative and nominee for PA-16 seat in 2014

Labor unions

• Service Employees International Union ^[57]

Organizations

• 350 Action ^[125]
• Democracy for America ^[126]
• Justice Democrats

Local officials

• Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jess King	22,794	100.0
Total votes			22,794	100.0

General election

Meteorologist Drew Anderson planned to run without party affiliation and expected to be listed that way on the November ballot. ^[127] However, he failed to file papers in time, and was not in the race. ^[128]

Debate

2018 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Lloyd Smucker	Jess King
1	Oct. 30, 2018	Eastern York School District WGAL York County Economic Alliance	Janelle Stelson Mike Straub	YouTube (Part 1) YouTube (Part 2) YouTube (Part 3) YouTube (Part 4)	P	P

Endorsements

Jess King (D)

U.S. Senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present)

State legislators

• Tom Houghton, former state representative and nominee for PA-16 seat in 2014

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• Climate Hawks Vote ^[129]
• End Citizens United ^[38]
• Indivisible ^{[130] [39]}
• Justice Democrats ^[101]
• MoveOn ^[40]
• Our Revolution ^[131]
• Peace Action ^[132]
• Sierra Club ^[41]
• Sunrise Movement ^[133]
• Working Families Party ^[42]

Local officials

• Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lloyd Smucker (R)	Jess King (D)	Other	Undecided
Susquehanna Polling and Research	October 21–22, 2018	311	± 5.6%	50%	46%	1% [112]	3%
Public Policy Polling (D-King) Archived September 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	September 12–13, 2018	552	± 4.2%	44%	35%	–	21%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Likely R	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lloyd Smucker (incumbent)	163,708	59.0
	Democratic	Jess King	113,876	41.0
Total votes			277,584	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, 2018

←  2016 November 6, 2018 2019 (special)  →

Nominee Tom Marino Marc Friedenburg Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 160,193 82,122 Percentage 66.1% 33.9%

County results Precinct results Marino:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Friedenburg:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Marino (10th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Marino Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

The old 12th district was in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but the new district is in North Central Pennsylvania. It overlaps with the former 10th district, which was represented by Republican Tom Marino. ^[7] Marino had held office since 2011.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Marino, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Douglas McLinko

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	39,537	67.0
	Republican	Douglas McLinko	19,435	33.0
Total votes			58,972	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marc Friedenburg, teacher

Eliminated in primary

• Judith Herschel, certified drug & alcohol counselor

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marc Friedenburg	12,713	50.6
	Democratic	Judith Herschel	12,407	49.4
Total votes			25,120	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Marc Friedenburg (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]

Results

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	161,047	66.0
	Democratic	Marc Friedenburg	82,825	34.0
Total votes			243,872	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

2018 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee John Joyce Brent Ottaway Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 178,533 74,733 Percentage 70.5% 29.5%

County results Precinct results Joyce:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Ottaway:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     40–50%      No votes

U.S. representative before election Bill Shuster (9th) Republican Elected U.S. representative John Joyce Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

The old 13th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania, but the new district is in Western Pennsylvania. The new district overlaps with much of the old 9th district, which was represented by retiring Republican Representative Bill Shuster. ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Joyce, physician

Eliminated in primary

• Stephen Bloom, state representative
• John Eichelberger, state senator
• Art Halvorson, businessman, Coast Guard veteran and candidate for this seat in 2014 & 2016
• Benjamin Hornberger, laborer and former marine
• Doug Mastriano, retired Army Colonel
• Travis Schooley, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014
• Bernard Washabaugh II

Declined

• Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Joyce	14,615	21.9
	Republican	John Eichelberger	13,101	19.6
	Republican	Stephen Bloom	12,195	18.3
	Republican	Doug Mastriano	10,485	15.7
	Republican	Art Halvorson	10,161	15.2
	Republican	Travis Schooley	3,030	4.5
	Republican	Bernie Washabaugh	1,908	2.9
	Republican	Ben Hornberger	1,182	1.8
Total votes			66,677	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brent Ottaway

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brent Ottaway	21,096	100.0
Total votes			1,096	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Brent Ottaway (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Joyce (R)	Brent Ottaway (D)	Other	Undecided
Susquehanna Polling and Research	October 25–26, 2018	303	± 5.6%	57%	36%	2% [134]	5%

Results

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Joyce	178,533	70.5
	Democratic	Brent Ottaway	74,733	29.5
Total votes			253,266	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

2018 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election

←  2018 (Special) November 6, 2018 2020  →

Nominee Guy Reschenthaler Bibiana Boerio Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 149,147 108,179 Percentage 58.0% 42.0%

County results Precinct results Reschenthaler:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Boerio:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Conor Lamb (18th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Guy Reschenthaler Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district

The old 14th district consisted of the city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs, but the new district consists of suburbs to the south and west of Pittsburgh. The district overlaps with much of the former 18th district. ^[7] The winner of the 2018 special election, Democrat Conor Lamb, ran in the more competitive 17th district. ^[135]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bibiana Boerio, businesswoman and chief of staff to former representative Joe Sestak

Eliminated in primary

• Tom Prigg
• Adam Sedlock, psychologist
• Bob Solomon, physician and candidate for this seat in 2018

Declined

• Conor Lamb, incumbent U.S. Representative (running in the 17th)

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bibiana Boerio	17,755	43.0
	Democratic	Adam Sedlock	9,944	24.1
	Democratic	Bob Solomon	7,831	19.0
	Democratic	Tom Prigg	5,724	13.9
Total votes			41,254	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Guy Reschenthaler, state senator and candidate for this seat in 2018

Eliminated in primary

• Rick Saccone, state representative and nominee for this seat in 2018

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Guy Reschenthaler	23,245	55.4
	Republican	Rick Saccone	18,734	44.6
Total votes			41,979	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bibiana Boerio (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]

Organizations

• Sierra Club ^[41]

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Likely R (flip)	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Likely R (flip)	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Safe R (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Likely R (flip)	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Safe R (flip)	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Safe R (flip)	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Safe R (flip)	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Safe R (flip)	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Guy Reschenthaler	151,386	57.9
	Democratic	Bibiana Boerio	110,051	42.1
Total votes			261,437	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 15

2018 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Glenn Thompson Susan Boser Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 165,245 78,327 Percentage 67.8% 32.2%

County results Precinct results Thompson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Boser:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     50%

U.S. representative before election Glenn Thompson (5th) Republican Elected U.S. representative Glenn Thompson Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

The old 15th district was in Eastern Pennsylvania, but the new district is in Western Pennsylvania. The new district overlaps with much of the former 5th district, which is represented by Republican G.T. Thompson. ^[7] Thompson has held office since 2009.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• G.T. Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Dave Reed, Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives ^[136]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	G.T. Thompson (incumbent)	44,893	100.0
Total votes			44,893	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Boser, teacher

Eliminated in primary

• Wade Jodun

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Boser	20,135	74.5
	Democratic	Wade Jodun	6,902	25.5
Total votes			27,037	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Susan Boser (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]

Organizations

• Indivisible ^[39]

Results

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	G.T. Thompson (incumbent)	165,245	67.8
	Democratic	Susan Boser	78,327	32.2
Total votes			243,572	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2018 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Mike Kelly Ronald DiNicola Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 135,348 124,109 Percentage 51.6% 47.3%

County results Precinct results Kelly:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% DiNicola:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%

U.S. representative before election Mike Kelly (3rd) Republican Elected U.S. representative Mike Kelly Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district

The former 16th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania, but the redrawn 16th district is in Northwestern Pennsylvania, overlapping with the former 3rd district. ^[7] The incumbent from the 3rd district was Republican Mike Kelly, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected to a fourth term unopposed in 2016. Kelly had considered running for the U.S. Senate, but announced he would run for re-election instead. ^[137]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	39,146	100.0
Total votes			39,146	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron DiNicola, U.S. Marine Veteran and Erie County Solicitor and nominee for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district in 1996 ^[138]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Multari, physician ^[138]
• Chris Rieger, attorney ^[138]

Endorsements

Ron DiNicola

Labor unions

• Service Employees International Union ^[57]

Debate

2018 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Ron DiNicola	Robert Multari	Chris Rieger
1 [139]	April 16, 2018	Allegheny College Center for Political Participation The Meadville Tribune	Rick Green Keith Gushard Marley Parish	YouTube	P	P	P

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron DiNicola	23,362	60.2
	Democratic	Chris Rieger	9,681	24.9
	Democratic	Robert Multari	5,764	14.9
Total votes			38,807	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Ron DiNicola (D)

Newspapers

• Erie Times-News ^[140]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program ^[37]
• End Citizens United ^[38]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[141]
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare ^[142]
• Sierra Club ^[41]

Debate

2018 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Mike Kelly	Ron DiNicola
1	October 8, 2018	Mercyhurst University WKBN-TV	Sean Lafferty	C-SPAN	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Kelly (R)	Ron DiNicola (D)	Other	Undecided
Susquehanna Polling & Research	October 29–30, 2018	405	± 4.9%	47%	51%	1% [111]	1%
DCCC (D)	October 9–10, 2018	548	± 4.2%	49%	46%	–	5%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 5–8, 2018	532	± 4.8%	50%	42%	–	8%
Normington, Petts & Associates (D-DiNicola)	June 5–7, 2018	400	± 4.9%	50%	44%	–	6%
Public Policy Polling (D-DiNicola)	May 21–22, 2018	623	± 3.9%	48%	43%	–	10%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Likely R	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Lean R	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Lean R	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	135,348	51.6
	Democratic	Ronald DiNicola	124,109	47.3
	Libertarian	Ebert "Bill" Beeman	2,939	1.1
Total votes			262,396	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

2018 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Conor Lamb Keith Rothfus Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 183,162 142,417 Percentage 56.3% 43.7%

County results Precinct results Lamb:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Rothfus:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Tie:     50%

U.S. Representative before election Keith Rothfus (12th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Conor Lamb Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district

The former 17th district was in Northeastern Pennsylvania, but the new 17th district consists of suburbs west of Pittsburgh. The district overlaps with parts of the former 12th district, which is represented by Republican Keith Rothfus. ^[7] Rothfus has held office since 2013, and ran for reelection in the new 17th. ^[143]

The new map drew the home of Democrat Conor Lamb, who won a special election for the old 18th District, into the new 17th. The 17th is far less Republican than its predecessor, and voted for Democrats downballot, leading to speculation that Lamb would run for a full term in the 17th regardless of the special election result. ^[7] On March 14, Democratic officials in Beaver County, which is entirely within the 17th, received a written request from Lamb for their endorsement in the 2018 general election. ^[144] On March 20, Lamb formally filed to run for a full term in the 17th. ^[145]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Keith Rothfus, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus (incumbent)	38,466	100.0
Total votes			38,466	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Conor Lamb, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Conor Lamb (incumbent)	52,508	100.0
Total votes			52,508	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Keith Rothfus (R)

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021) ^[146]

Organizations

• BIPAC ^[31]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program ^[33]

Conor Lamb (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• End Citizens United ^[38]
• MoveOn ^[40]
• With Honor Fund ^[85]

Debate

2018 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Conor Lamb	Keith Rothfus
1	October 16, 2018	WTAE-TV	Mike Clark	C-SPAN	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Keith Rothfus (R)	Conor Lamb (D)	Other	Undecided
Monmouth University	October 5–8, 2018	354	± 5.2%	42%	54%	0%	4%
Monmouth University	July 19–22, 2018	355 LV	± 5.2%	40%	53%	2%	5%
		401 RV	± 4.9%	39%	51%	2%	9%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [44]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [45]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP [47]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [48]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
538 [49]	Safe D (flip)	November 7, 2018
CNN [50]	Lean D (flip)	October 31, 2018
Politico [51]	Likely D (flip)	November 4, 2018

Results

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Conor Lamb (incumbent)	183,162	56.3
	Republican	Keith Rothfus (incumbent)	142,417	43.7
Total votes			325,579	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 18

2018 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Mike Doyle Party Democratic Popular vote 231,472 Percentage 96.1%

County results Precinct results Doyle:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Mike Doyle (14th) Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mike Doyle Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district

The 18th district formerly consisted of the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh, but the new district is now centered on Pittsburgh itself. The district overlaps with the former 14th district, which is represented by Democrat Michael F. Doyle. ^[7] Doyle has held office since 1995. He ran unopposed in the general election.

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, 2014 & 2016

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle (incumbent)	51,879	75.9
	Democratic	Janis Brooks	16,488	24.1
Total votes			68,367	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Doyle (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[28]
• Communications Workers of America ^[29]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[30]
• Service Employees International Union ^[35]

Organizations

• Sierra Club ^[41]

Results

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle (incumbent)	231,472	96.1
	Write-in		9,452	3.9
Total votes			231,472	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections

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