2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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.

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

November 6, 2018
All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Democratic Republican Last election 5 13 Seats before 6 10 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%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain

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 12–6 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.

Redistricting

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.[3][4] New maps were subsequently adopted in February 2018, for use in 2018's elections and taking effect with representation in 2019.[2]

Results summary

Statewide

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic Party	18	2,734,731	54.97%	9	3	50.00%
	Republican Party	17	2,228,922	44.81%	9	3	50.00%
	Libertarian Party	2	10,950	0.22%	0		0.00%
Total		37	4,974,603	100.00%	18		100.00%

Popular vote Democratic   54.97% Republican   44.81% Libertarian   0.22%

House seats Republican   50.00% Democratic   50.00%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania:[5]

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	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 2	159,600	79.02%	42,382	20.98%	0	0.00%	201,982	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 3	287,610	93.38%	20,387	6.62%	0	0.00%	307,997	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 4	211,524	63.52%	121,467	36.48%	0	0.00%	332,991	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 5	198,639	65.19%	106,075	34.81%	0	0.00%	304,714	100.00%	Democratic Gain
District 6	177,704	58.88%	124,124	41.12%	0	0.00%	301,828	100.00%	Democratic Gain
District 7	140,813	53.49%	114,437	43.47%	8,011	3.04%	263,261	100.00%	Democratic Gain
District 8	135,603	54.64%	112,563	45.36%	0	0.00%	248,166	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 9	100,204	40.25%	148,723	59.75%	0	0.00%	248,927	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 10	141,668	48.68%	149,365	51.32%	0	0.00%	291,033	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 11	113,876	41.02%	163,708	58.98%	0	0.00%	277,584	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 12	82,825	33.96%	161,047	66.04%	0	0.00%	243,872	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 13	74,733	29.51%	178,533	70.49%	0	0.00%	253,266	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 14	110,051	42.09%	151,386	57.91%	0	0.00%	261,437	100.00%	Republican Gain
District 15	78,327	32.16%	165,245	67.84%	0	0.00%	243,572	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 16	124,109	47.30%	135,348	51.58%	2,939	1.12%	262,396	100.00%	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	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	231,472	100.00%	Democratic Hold
Total	2,712,665	55.03%	2,206,260	44.75%	10,950	0.22%	4,929,875	100.00%

District 1

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.[6] 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 Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick took office in 2017, succeeding his brother, former Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick. The new 1st district consists of Bucks County and a small portion of Montgomery County.[6]

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.[7]

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

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

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 19, 2018

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%
TargetPoint (R)	October 14–16, 2018	400	–	45%	49%	–	–
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%

Endorsements

Steve Scheetz (L)

• Firearm Owners Against Crime[8]

Results

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 2018[9]

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

District 2

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.[6]

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.[10]

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

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

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

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.[6] 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.

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

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

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

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.[6] Boyle opted to run in the 2nd, making the 4th an open seat.

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.[11]

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

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Endorsements

Madeleine Dean (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[12]

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

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 Congressman 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,[6][13] and subsequently resigned from office in April.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Margo Davidson	Thaddeus Kirkland	Rich Lazer	Ashley Lunkenheimer	Mary Gay Scanlon	Molly Sheehan	Greg Vitali	Theresa Wright	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-Vitali)	April 23–24, 2018	562	—	5%	4%	5%	6%	18%	6%	17%	8%	5%	25%

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

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

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

The 6th district consists of Chester County and Reading.[6] 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.[14] Costello formally withdrew his name on March 27.

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Endorsements

Chrissy Houlahan

Former U.S. Vice Presidents

• Joe Biden, former U.S. Vice President and former 30th Class 2 U.S. Senator of Delaware (D-DE)[15]

U.S. Senators

• Bob Casey Jr. (D-Pennsylvania), 34th Treasurer of Pennsylvania, and 49th Auditor General of Pennsylvania[15]

U.S. Representatives

• Brendan F. Boyle, U.S. Representative (D-PA) and former state representative[15]
• Matt Cartwright, U.S. Representative (D-PA)[15]
• Dwight Evans, U.S. Representative (D-PA) and former state representative[15]
• Conor Lamb, U.S. Representative (D-PA)[16]

Local and statewide politicians

• Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania[17]
• John Fetterman, Mayor of Braddock and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2018[18]

Individuals

• Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State, host of Majority 54 and founder of Let America Vote[19]

Labor unions

• American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania[20]
• Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520[15]
• Plumbers Local 690[15]
• Service Employees International Union Pennsylvania State Council[21]
• Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 19[15]

Organizations

• 314 Action[15]
• EMILY's List[15]
• End Citizens United[15]
• Feminist Majority Political Action Committee[22]
• Human Rights Campaign[23]
• Off the Sidelines[15]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America[24]
• New Politics[15]
• VoteVets.org[15]

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Results

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, 2018[25]

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

The 7th district was formerly centered on Delaware County, but the new district consists of much of the Lehigh Valley. The new 7th district overlaps with much of the former 15th district, which was represented by retired Republican Congressman Charlie Dent who resigned early.[6]

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

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

Endorsements

Marty Nothstein (R)

Local officials

• Jim Martin, Lehigh County District Attorney[26]

Susan Wild (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[12]

Celebrities

• Tim Heidecker, comedian[27]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Marty Nothstein (R)	Susan Wild (D)	Other	Undecided
Muhlenberg College	October 14–18, 2018	411	± 5.5%	41%	48%	5%[28]	–
DeSales University	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	April 24–May 3, 2018	408	± 5.5%	31%	42%	5%	21%

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

The 8th district was previously centered on Bucks County, but now consists of portions of Northeast Pennsylvania, including the city of Scranton. The new district overlaps with much of the former 17th district, which is represented by Democratic Congressman Matt Cartwright.[6] Cartwright has held office since 2013.

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

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

Endorsements

John Chrin (R)

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States[29]

State officials

• Aaron Kaufer, State Representative

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%[30]	2%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 16–19, 2018	506	± 4.7%	52%	40%	–	8%

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

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 Congressman Lou Barletta.[6]

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

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

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%[31]	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

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.[6] 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.[32][33][34]

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

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 18, 2018

Endorsements

Scott Perry (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States[35]

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%[31]	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%

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

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.[6]

Meteorologist Drew Anderson planned to run without party affiliation and expected to be listed that way on the November ballot.[36] However, he failed to file papers in time, and was not in the race.[37]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

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

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%[31]	3%
Public Policy Polling (D-King)	September 12–13, 2018	552	± 4.2%	44%	35%	–	21%

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

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.[6] Marino had held office since 2011.

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

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

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

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 Congressman Bill Shuster.[6]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

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

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%[38]	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

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.[6] The winner of the 2018 special election, Democrat Conor Lamb, ran in the more competitive 17th district.[39]

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

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

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

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.[6] Thompson has held office since 2009.

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

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

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

The former 16th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania, but the redrawn 16th district is in Northwestern Pennsylvania, overlapping with the former 3rd district.[6] 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.[40]

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

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 8, 2018

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%[30]	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%

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

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.[6] Rothfus has held office since 2013, and ran for reelection in the new 17th.[41]

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.[6] 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.[42] On March 20, Lamb formally filed to run for a full term in the 17th.[43]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 16, 2018

Endorsements

Keith Rothfus (R)

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States[44]

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%

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

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.[6] Doyle has held office since 1995. He ran unopposed in the general election.

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

Results

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle (incumbent)	231,472	100.0
Total votes			231,472	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections

References

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28. Tim Silfies (L) with 5%
29. Donald J. Trump. ".@JohnChrin of Pennsylvania is fantastic. He is strong on the Border, Crime, the Military, our Vets and the 2nd Amendment. He is a powerful vote for #MAGA and loves the Great State of Pennsylvania. Please get out and vote for John, he has my Total and very Strong Endorsement!". Twitter.
30. "Other candidate" with 1%"
31. "Someone else" with 1%
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36. Mahon, Ed (March 20, 2018). "Pa. 2018 election: Who is running for the 11th Congressional District?". York Daily Record. Retrieved May 10, 2018. Anderson ... decided to run as unaffiliated with any party
37. Mahon, Ed (August 2, 2018). "Meteorologist Drew Anderson, who got national attention, now not running for Congress". York Daily Record. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
38. "Someone else" with 2%
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43. Eliza Collins (March 20, 2018). "Conor Lamb won Pennsylvania's 18th district. Tuesday he filed in the state's 17th District". USA Today.
44. Donald J. Trump. "Congressman Keith Rothfus continues to do a great job for the people of Pennsylvania. Keith is strong on Crime, the Border, and our Second Amendment. Loves our Military and our Vets. He has my total Endorsement!". Twitter.

External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics

Official campaign websites of first district candidates

• Brian Fitzpatrick (R) for Congress
• Scott Wallace (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of second district candidates

• Brendan Boyle (D) for Congress
• David Torres (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of third district candidates

• Dwight Evans (D) for Congress
• Bryan Leib (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates

• Dan David (R) for Congress
• Madeleine Dean (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates

• Pearl Kim (R) for Congress
• Mary Gay Scanlon (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates

• Chrissy Houlahan (D) for Congress
• Greg McCauley (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates

• Marty Nothstein (R) for Congress
• Tim Silfies (L) for Congress
• Susan Wild (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates

• Matt Cartwright (D) for Congress
• John Chrin (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates

• Dan Meuser (R) for Congress
• Denny Wolff (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of tenth district candidates

• Scott Perry (R) for Congress
• George Scott (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eleventh district candidates

• Jess King (D) for Congress
• Lloyd Smucker (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of twelfth district candidates

• Marc Friedenberg (D) for Congress
• Tom Marino (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of thirteenth district candidates

• John Joyce (R) for Congress
• Brent Ottaway (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fourteenth district candidates

• Bibiana Boerio (D) for Congress
• Guy Reschenthaler (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fifteenth district candidates

• Susan Boser (D) for Congress
• G.T. Thompson (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of sixteenth district candidates

• Ron DiNicola (D) for Congress
• Mike Kelly (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of seventeenth district candidates

• Conor Lamb (D) for Congress
• Keith Rothfus (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eighteenth district candidates

• Mike Doyle (D) for Congress