2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Pennsylvania, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held Tuesday, April 24.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 12 7 Seats won 13 5 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 2,710,070 2,793,538 Percentage 48.77% 50.28% Swing 2.64% 2.71%
District results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

Republicans control redistricting in Pennsylvania, which lost one seat in reapportionment.^[1] A map released on December 13, 2011, effectively merged the 4th and 12th congressional districts, represented by Democrats Jason Altmire and Mark Critz.^[2] The map was passed by the Pennsylvania Senate.^[3] Critz won the incumbent-on-incumbent primary, but then lost the general election.

Pennsylvania was one of five states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2012, the other states being Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	17	2,710,070	48.77	13	1	72.22
	Democratic	17	2,793,538	50.28	5	2	27.78
	Independent	5	46,512	0.84	0		0.0
	Libertarian	1	6,210	0.11	0		0.0
Total		40	5,556,330	100.0	18	1	100.0

Popular vote Democratic   50.28% Republican   48.77% Other   0.95%

House seats Republican   72.22% Democratic   27.78%

District

Results of the 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by district:^[4]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	235,394	84.95%	41,708	15.05%	0	0.00%	277,102	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	318,176	89.28%	33,381	9.37%	4,829	1.35%	356,386	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 3	123,933	40.97%	165,826	54.82%	12,755	4.22%	302,514	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	104,643	34.42%	181,603	59.74%	17,734	5.83%	303,980	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	104,725	37.08%	177,740	62.92%	0	0.00%	282,465	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	143,803	42.86%	191,725	57.14%	0	0.00%	335,528	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	143,509	40.60%	209,942	59.40%	0	0.00%	353,451	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	152,859	43.40%	199,379	56.60%	0	0.00%	352,238	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	105,128	38.33%	169,177	61.67%	0	0.00%	274,305	100.00%	Republican hold
District 10	94,227	34.42%	179,563	65.58%	0	0.00%	273,790	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	118,231	41.46%	166,967	58.54%	0	0.00%	285,198	100.00%	Republican hold
District 12	163,589	48.26%	175,352	51.74%	0	0.00%	338,941	100.00%	Republican gain
District 13	209,901	69.09%	93,918	30.91%	0	0.00%	303,819	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	251,932	76.89%	75,702	23.11%	0	0.00%	327,634	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 15	128,764	43.25%	168,960	56.75%	0	0.00%	297,724	100.00%	Republican hold
District 16	111,185	39.04%	156,192	54.85%	17,404	6.11%	284,781	100.00%	Republican hold
District 17	161,393	60.31%	106,208	39.69%	0	0.00%	267,601	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 18	122,146	36.04%	216,727	63.96%	0	0.00%	338,873	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	2,793,538	50.28%	2,710,070	48.77%	52,722	0.95%	5,556,330	100.00%

District 1

2012 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Bob Brady John Featherman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 235,394 41,708 Percentage 85.0% 15.0%

U.S. representative before election Bob Brady Democratic Elected U.S. representative Bob Brady Democratic

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district includes primarily central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport, and other small sections of Delaware County. It has been represented by Democrat Bob Brady since 1998.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

• Jimmie Moore, Philadelphia Municipal Court judge^[5][6][7]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	42,744	100.0
Total votes			42,744	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Featherman, realtor and former candidate for mayor of Philadelphia^[8]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Featherman	10,288	100.0
Total votes			10,288	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bob Brady (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Feminist Majority^[12]
• Humane Society of the United States^[13]
• National Organization for Women^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[15]
• Sierra Club^[16]

Newspapers

• Delaware County Daily Times^[17]
• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[18]

John Featherman (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	235,394	85.0
	Republican	John Featherman	41,708	15.0
Total votes			277,102	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2012 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Chaka Fattah Robert Mansfield Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 318,176 33,381 Percentage 89.3% 9.4%

U.S. representative before election Chaka Fattah Democratic Elected U.S. representative Chaka Fattah Democratic

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district includes predominantly African American sections of the city of Philadelphia—West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, and Northwest Philadelphia—in addition to parts of South Philadelphia, Center City, and western suburbs such as Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County. It has been represented by Democrat Chaka Fattah since 1995.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	87,620	100.0
Total votes			87,620	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Allen Mansfield Jr., businessman and US Army veteran

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Allen Mansfield, Jr.	5,562	100.0
Total votes			5,562	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Chaka Fattah (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Feminist Majority^[12]
• Humane Society of the United States^[13]
• National Organization for Women^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[15]
• Sierra Club^[16]

Newspapers

• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[18]

Robert Mansfield (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	318,176	89.3
	Republican	Robert Mansfield	33,381	9.4
	Independent	James Foster	4,829	1.3
Total votes			356,386	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2012 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Mike Kelly Missa Eaton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 165,826 123,933 Percentage 54.8% 41.0%

U.S. representative before election Mike Kelly Republican Elected U.S. representative Mike Kelly Republican

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district is located in the northwestern part of the state and includes the cities of Erie, Sharon, Hermitage, Butler and Meadville. It has been represented by Republican Mike Kelly since January 2011. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	46,382	100.0
Total votes			46,382	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Missa Eaton, professor and president of Democratic Women of Mercer County

Disqualified

• Mel Marin
• George Schroeck, attorney^[27]

Declined

• Kathy Dahlkemper, former U.S. Representative^[28]
• Ron DiNicola, attorney, Marine Corps veteran and nominee for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district in 1996^[29]
• Joe Sinnott, mayor of Erie^[30]

Endorsements

Missa Eaton

Organizations

• Equality Pennsylvania^[31]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Missa Eaton	28,355	100.0
Total votes			28,355	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Kelly (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[32]
• Eagle Forum^[19]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Newspapers

• New Castle News^[36]
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review^[37]

Missa Eaton (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Citizens for Global Solutions
• Equality Pennsylvania^[38]
• Feminist Majority^[12]
• National Organization for Women^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[15]
• Sierra Club^[16]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	165,826	54.8
	Democratic	Missa Eaton	123,933	41.0
	Independent	Steven Porter	12,755	4.2
Total votes			302,514	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2012 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Scott Perry Harry Perkinson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 181,603 104,643 Percentage 59.8% 34.4%

U.S. representative before election Todd Platts Republican Elected U.S. representative Scott Perry Republican

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district is located in the south-central part of the state covering all of Adams and York counties, as well as parts of Cumberland and Dauphin counties.

Republican Todd Platts, who had represented Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district since 2001 and had been expected to seek re-election in the new 4th district, did not seek re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Perry, state representative^[39]

Eliminated in primary

• Kevin Downs, businessman
• Eric Martin
• Chris Reilly, York County Commissioner^[39]
• Sean Summers, lawyer who represented Albert Snyder in Snyder v. Phelps^[40]
• Mark Swomley, businessman
• Ted Waga, member of the York 912 Patriots^[39]

Declined

• Brock McCleary, deputy political director of the National Republican Congressional Committee^[41]
• Todd Platts, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Chris Reilly

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry	34,881	53.5
	Republican	Christopher Reilly	12,143	18.6
	Republican	Sean Summers	9,316	14.3
	Republican	Theodore Waga	3,086	4.7
	Republican	Eric Robert Martin	2,159	3.3
	Republican	Mark Swomley	2,150	3.3
	Republican	Kevin Downs	1,451	2.2
Total votes			65,186	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Harry Perkinson, Texas-based defense contractor employee^[42]

Eliminated in primary

• Ken Lee, attorney^[42]

Withdrawn

• Matt Matsunaga, businessman

Declined

• John Brenner, former Mayor of York^[39]
• Eugene DePasquale, state representative (running for Auditor General)^[43]
• Doug Hoke, York County Commissioner
• Matt Matsunaga, former co-chair of the College Republicans at Catonsville Community College^[44]
• Ryan Sanders, nominee for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district in 2010^[39]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Perkinson	14,188	56.0
	Democratic	Ken Lee	11,134	44.0
Total votes			25,322	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Scott Perry (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Harry Perkinson (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]

Organizations

• Equality Pennsylvania^[38]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry	181,603	59.8
	Democratic	Harry Perkinson	104,643	34.4
	Independent	Wayne Wolff	11,524	3.8
	Libertarian	Mike Koffenberger	6,210	2.0
Total votes			303,980	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2012 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Glenn Thompson Charles Dumas Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 177,740 104,725 Percentage 62.9% 37.1%

U.S. representative before election Glenn Thompson Republican Elected U.S. representative Glenn Thompson Republican

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district is located in north central Pennsylvania. It is the largest in area, and least densely populated, of all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts. It has been represented by Republican incumbent Glenn Thompson, who was first elected in 2008.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	49,941	100.0
Total votes			49,941	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charles Dumas, professor at Penn State University

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Dumas	25,252	100.0
Total votes			25,252	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Glenn Thompson (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[32]
• Eagle Forum^[19]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Charles Dumas (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]

Organizations

• National Organization for Women^[14]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	177,740	62.9
	Democratic	Charles Dumas	104,725	37.1
Total votes			282,465	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2012 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Jim Gerlach Manan Trivedi Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 191,725 143,803 Percentage 57.1% 42.9%

U.S. representative before election Jim Gerlach Republican Elected U.S. representative Jim Gerlach Republican

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district is located in southeastern part of the state with a combination some of very affluent suburban areas of Philadelphia and sparsely populated rural areas. It has been represented by Republican Jim Gerlach since 2003, and he ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Gerlach, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gerlach (incumbent)	45,206	100.0
Total votes			45,206	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Manan Trivedi, physician, Iraq War veteran, and nominee for this seat in 2010^[45]

Declined

• Doug Pike, candidate for this seat in 2010^[46]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manan M. Trivedi	20,037	100.0
Total votes			20,037	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jim Gerlach (R)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]
• National Education Association

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• Humane Society of the United States^[13]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Newspapers

• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[18]

Manan Trivedi (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World^[47]
• Democracy for America^[48]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[49]
• Environment America^[50]
• Feminist Majority^[12]
• National Organization for Women^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[15]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[51]
• Sierra Club^[16]
• Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy^[52]
• VoteVets^[53]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Gerlach (R)	Manan Trivedi (D)	Undecided
WPA Opinion Research Gerlach (R)[54]	August 20–21, 2012	400	±4.9%	54%	30%	17%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[55]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gerlach (Incumbent)	191,725	57.1
	Democratic	Manan Trivedi	143,803	42.9
Total votes			335,528	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2012 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Pat Meehan George Badey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 209,942 143,509 Percentage 59.4% 40.6%

County results Meehan:      50-60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Pat Meehan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Pat Meehan Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

The 7th district incorporates parts of the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of Chester County, Montgomery County, Berks County, and Lancaster County. It has been represented by Republican Pat Meehan since January 2011. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pat Meehan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick L. Meehan (incumbent)	55,387	100.0
Total votes			55,387	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• George Badey III, attorney^[56]

Declined

• Joe Sestak, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010^[57]
• Jack Stollsteimer, former Safe Schools Advocate^[58]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Badey	20,075	100.0
Total votes			20,075	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Pat Meehan (R)

Labor unions

• Fraternal Order of Police^[59]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]
• National Education Association

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• Humane Society of the United States^[13]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Newspapers

• Delaware County Daily Times^[17]
• Intelligencer Journal^[60]
• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[18]

George Badey (D)

Labor unions

• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[49]
• National Organization for Women^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[15]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Meehan (R)	George Badey (D)	Undecided
GBA Strategies Badey (D)[61]	May 30–June 3, 2012	400	±4.9%	50%	30%	20%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan (incumbent)	209,942	59.4
	Democratic	George Badey	143,509	40.6
Total votes			353,451	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2012 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Mike Fitzpatrick Kathy Boockvar Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 199,379 152,859 Percentage 56.6% 43.4%

U.S. representative before election Mike Fitzpatrick Republican Elected U.S. representative Mike Fitzpatrick Republican

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is located in Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County. It has been represented by Republican Mike Fitzpatrick since January 2011. Fitzpatrick previously represented the district from 2005 until 2007. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Jennifer Stefano, activist^[62]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	42,395	100.0
Total votes			42,395	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathy Boockvar, attorney and nominee for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 2011^[63]

Declined

• Det Asinn, Doylestown Borough Council President^[64]
• Diane Marseglia, Bucks County Commissioner^[65]
• Cynthia Philo, Doylestown Township Supervisor^[65]

Endorsements

Kathy Boockvar

Organizations

• Equality Pennsylvania^[31]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Boockvar	25,595	100.0
Total votes			25,595	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Fitzpatrick (R)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• Humane Society of the United States^[13]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Kathryn Boockvar (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• Communications Workers of America^[59]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]
• National Education Association

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[48]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[49]
• EMILY's List^[66]
• Environment America^[50]
• Equality Pennsylvania^[38]
• Feminist Majority^[12]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• National Organization for Women^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[15]

Newspapers

• The Intelligencer^[67]
• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[18]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Likely R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Lean R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	199,379	56.6
	Democratic	Kathy Boockvar	152,859	43.4
Total votes			352,238	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2012 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Bill Shuster Karen Ramsburg Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 169,177 105,128 Percentage 61.7% 38.3%

U.S. representative before election Bill Shuster Republican Elected U.S. representative Bill Shuster Republican

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is located in the South Western part of the state. Redistricting added majority-Democratic Fayette County as well as some of the Democratic portions of Washington, Greene, Cambria and Westmoreland counties. It has been represented by Republican Bill Shuster since 2001. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Disqualified

• Travis Schooley, businessman

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	41,735	100.0
Total votes			41,735	100.0

Democratic primary

Karen Ramsburg, a nurse from Mercersburg, had been running as an independent, but after no Democrat filed to run, she mounted a write-in campaign for the April primary.^[68] She was successful, receiving enough write-in votes to receive the Democratic nomination.^[69]

Candidates

Nominee

• Karen Ramsburg, nurse

General election

Endorsements

Bill Shuster (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[32]
• Eagle Forum^[19]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review^[37]

Karen Ramsburg (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Joe Sestak, Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district (2007–2011) and nominee for the Senate in 2010^[70]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	169,177	61.7
	Democratic	Karen Ramsburg	105,128	38.3
Total votes			274,305	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

2012 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Tom Marino Philip Scollo Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 179,563 94,227 Percentage 65.6% 34.4%

U.S. representative before election Tom Marino Republican Elected U.S. representative Tom Marino Republican

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is located in the central and northeast regions of the state. It has been represented by Republican Tom Marino since January 2011. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Marino, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Marino (incumbent)	51,373	100.0
Total votes			51,373	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Philip Scollo, businessman

Declined

• Chris Carney, former U.S. Representative^[71]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Philip Scollo	19,291	100.0
Total votes			19,291	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tom Marino (R)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[32]
• Eagle Forum^[19]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Philip Scollo (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Marino (R)	Philip Scollo (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-Scollo)[72]	July 16–17, 2012	550	±4.18%	47%	30%	23%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	179,563	65.6
	Democratic	Philip Scollo	94,227	34.4
Total votes			273,790	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

2012 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Lou Barletta Gene Stilp Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,967 118,231 Percentage 58.5% 41.5%

U.S. representative before election Lou Barletta Republican Elected U.S. representative Lou Barletta Republican

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district stretches from the Poconos all the way to the suburbs of Harrisburg. It has been represented by Republican Lou Barletta since January 2011.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lou Barletta, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	49,511	100.0
Total votes			49,511	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gene Stilp, activist, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006, and candidate for state representative in 2010^[73]

Eliminated in primary

• William Vinsko, lawyer and assistant Wilkes-Barre city attorney^[74]

Declined

• Chris Doherty, mayor of Scranton^[74]
• Paul Kanjorski, former U.S. Representative^[75]
• Michael Lombardo, former mayor of Pittston^[76]
• Corey O'Brien, Lackawanna County Commissioner and candidate for this seat in 2010^[74]

Endorsements

Gene Stilp

Organizations

• Equality Pennsylvania^[31]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Stilp	18,716	54.5
	Democratic	Bill Vinsko	15,609	45.5
Total votes			34,325	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Lou Barletta (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[32]
• Eagle Forum^[19]
• Gun Owners of America
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Gene Stilp (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]

Organizations

• Environment America^[50]
• Equality Pennsylvania^[38]

Newspapers

• The Citizens' Voice^[77]
• The Patriot-News^[78]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	166,967	58.5
	Democratic	Gene Stilp	118,231	41.5
Total votes			285,198	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

2012 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Keith Rothfus Mark Critz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 175,352 163,589 Percentage 51.7% 48.3%

County results Critz:      50–60%      60–70% Rothfus:      50-60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Jason Altmire Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Keith Rothfus Republican

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, and consists of all of Beaver County, and parts of Allegheny, Cambria, Lawrence, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties. Democrats Mark Critz, who had represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2010; and Jason Altmire, who had represented Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district since 2007, both sought re-election in the new 12th district.^[79]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Critz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jason Altmire, incumbent U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

Endorsements

Jason Altmire

U.S. Representatives

• Joe Sestak, Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district (2007–2011) and nominee for the Senate in 2010^[70]

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[80]

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette^[81][82]

Mark Critz

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Bill Clinton, former President of the United States^[83]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[84]
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees^[85]
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters^[86]
• Service Employees International Union
• United Steelworkers

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jason Altmire	Mark Critz	Undecided
Susquehanna Research and Polling[87]	April 13–15, 2012	400	±4.9%	43%	39%	18%
Global Strategy Group (D-Critz)[88]	March 22–25, 2012	400	±4.9%	45%	38%	17%
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Altmire)[89]	March 12–14, 2012	400	±4.9%	55%	31%	14%
Global Strategy Group (D-Critz)[90]	February 2–5, 2012	400	±4.9%	47%	37%	16%
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Altmire)[89]	January 10–16, 2012	503	±4.4%	50%	34%	16%

Primary results

Primary results by county:

  Critz

•   80–90%
•   >90%

  Altmire

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Critz (incumbent)	32,384	51.2
	Democratic	Jason Altmire (incumbent)	30,895	48.8
Total votes			63,279	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Keith Rothfus, attorney and nominee for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district in 2010^[91]

Declined

• Jim Christiana, state representative^[79]
• Mike Turzai, majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives^[91]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus	44,360	100.0
Total votes			44,360	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mark Critz (D)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Bill Clinton, former President of the United States

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]
• National Education Association
• Service Employees International Union
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[59]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[92]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette^[93]
• The Tribune-Democrat^[94]

Keith Rothfus (R)

U.S. Representatives

• Bill Shuster, Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district (2011–present)^[59]

Organizations

• 60 Plus Association^[59]
• Campaign for Working Families^[32]
• Club for Growth^[95]
• Eagle Forum^[19]
• FreedomWorks
• Gun Owners of America^[59]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[96]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• Tea Party Express^[97]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Newspapers

• New Castle News^[36]

Individuals

• Pat Boone, entertainer^[59]

Did not endorse

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review^[37]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Critz (D)	Keith Rothfus (R)	Undecided
Susquehanna Research and Polling (R)[98]	October 1–2, 2012	950	±3.2%	43%	45%	12%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-YG Action Fund)[99]	September 30–October 1, 2012	400	±4.9%	40%	42%	16%
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Critz)[100]	September 23–25, 2012	400	±4.9%	52%	41%	7%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Rothfus)[101]	September 19–20, 2012	400	±4.9%	38%	38%	24%
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Critz)[102]	July 31–August 2, 2012	400	±4.9%	50%	40%	10%
Benenson Strategy (D-House Majority PAC)/SEIU)[103]	July 9–11, 2012	400	±4.9%	44%	38%	18%
Global Strategy Group (D-Critz)[104]	June 13–15, 2012	402	±4.9%	46%	36%	18%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus	175,352	51.7
	Democratic	Mark Critz (incumbent)	163,589	48.3
Total votes			338,941	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 13

2012 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Allyson Schwartz Joseph Rooney Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 209,901 93,918 Percentage 69.1% 30.9%

U.S. representative before election Allyson Schwartz Democratic Elected U.S. representative Allyson Schwartz Democratic

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. Democrat Allyson Schwartz, who had represented Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district since 2005, sought re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Allyson Schwartz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Nathan Kleinman, member of the Occupy Philadelphia movement and field organizer for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign^[105]

Endorsements

Nathan Kleinman

U.S. Representatives

• Joe Sestak, Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district (2007–2011) and nominee for the Senate in 2010^[70]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allyson Schwartz (incumbent)	36,756	100.0
Total votes			36,756	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joseph Rooney, pilot and Marine Corps veteran

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph James Rooney	21,644	100.0
Total votes			21,644	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Allyson Schwartz (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Environment America^[50]
• Equality Pennsylvania^[38]
• Feminist Majority^[12]
• Humane Society of the United States^[13]
• National Organization for Women^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[15]
• Sierra Club^[16]

Newspapers

• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[18]

Joe Rooney (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allyson Schwartz (incumbent)	209,901	69.1
	Republican	Joe Rooney	93,918	30.9
Total votes			303,819	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

2012 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Mike Doyle Hans Lessmann Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 251,932 75,702 Percentage 76.9% 23.1%

U.S. representative before election Mike Doyle Democratic Elected U.S. representative Mike Doyle Democratic

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district includes the entire city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs. Incumbent Democrat Mike Doyle defeated challenger Janis C. Brooks in the Democratic primary. He faced Republican Hans Lessmann in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Doyle, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Janis C. Brooks, pastor and nonprofit founder

Endorsements

Mike Doyle

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette^[82]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael F. Doyle (incumbent)	50,323	80.1
	Democratic	Janis Brooks	12,484	19.9
Total votes			62,807	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hans Lessmann, optometrist

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hans Lessmann	15,936	100.0
Total votes			15,936	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Doyle (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Humane Society of the United States^[13]
• Sierra Club^[16]

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette^[93]

Hans Lessmann (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• Tea Party Express^[97]

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review^[37]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle (incumbent)	251,932	76.9
	Republican	Hans Lessmann	75,702	23.1
Total votes			327,634	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

2012 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Charlie Dent Rick Daugherty Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 168,960 128,764 Percentage 56.8% 43.2%

County results Dent:      50-60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Charlie Dent Republican Elected U.S. Representative Charlie Dent Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

The 15th district is located in eastern Pennsylvania and stretches from the suburbs east of Harrisburg to communities east of Allentown to the New Jersey border. Counties located in the district include all of Lehigh County and parts of Berks County, Dauphin County, Lebanon County, and Northampton County. It has been represented by Republican Charlie Dent since 2005. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charlie Dent, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Dent (incumbent)	38,651	100.0
Total votes			38,651	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Daugherty, chair of the Lehigh County Democratic Party^[106]

Eliminated in primary

• Jackson Eaton, Army veteran^[107]

Declined

• John Callahan, mayor of Bethlehem and nominee for this seat in 2010^[108]

Endorsements

Jackson Eaton

Organizations

• Equality Pennsylvania^[31]
• Stonewall Democrats^[52]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Daugherty	14,623	58.8
	Democratic	Jackson Eaton	10,265	41.2
Total votes			24,888	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Charlie Dent (R)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• GOProud^[109]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Rick Daugherty (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlie Dent (incumbent)	168,960	56.8
	Democratic	Rick Daugherty	128,764	43.2
Total votes			297,724	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2012 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Joe Pitts Aryanna Strader Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 156,192 111,185 Percentage 54.8% 39.1%

U.S. representative before election Joe Pitts Republican Elected U.S. representative Joe Pitts Republican

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district is located in the southeastern part of the state, just west of Philadelphia. The district is composed of a large portion of southern Chester County, most of Lancaster County, and a sliver of Berks County, including the city of Reading. Incumbent Republican Joe Pitts, who had represented the district since 1997, faced Democrat Aryanna C. Strader. They each ran unopposed in their respective primaries.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Pitts, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph R. Pitts (incumbent)	44,110	100.0
Total votes			44,110	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Aryanna Strader, business owner

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aryanna C. Strader	15,839	100.0
Total votes			15,839	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Joe Pitts (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[32]
• Eagle Forum^[19]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Aryanna Strader (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]

Organizations

• Equality Pennsylvania^[38]
• National Organization for Women^[14]
• Pennsylvania Young Democrats^[52]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[15]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Pitts (incumbent)	156,192	54.8
	Democratic	Aryanna Strader	111,185	39.1
	Independent	John Murphy	12,250	4.3
	Independent	James Bednarski	5,154	1.8
Total votes			284,781	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

2012 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Matt Cartwright Laureen Cummings Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 161,393 106,208 Percentage 60.3% 39.7%

County results Cartwright:      50–60%      70–80% Cummings:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Tim Holden Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright Democratic

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district is located in the eastern part of the state. The district encompasses Schuylkill County and portions of Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Northampton counties. Democrat Tim Holden, who had represented Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district since 2003, ran for re-election.^[110] Pennsylvania Republicans, who controlled the redistricting process after the 2010 United States census, drew this district to be much more Democratic, taking in parts of Scranton and Wilkes Barre.

Democratic primary

Holden, a Blue Dog Democrat who had represented a very Republican district for 10 years, was considered vulnerable to a primary challenge due to the bluer hue of the new district. Holden was defeated in the Democratic primary by attorney Matt Cartwright, 57–43. Holden's opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and climate change legislation are believed to have contributed to his defeat by a more liberal opponent.^[111]

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Cartwright, attorney^[112]

Eliminated in primary

• Tim Holden, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Corey O'Brien, member of the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners and candidate for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district in 2010^[113]

Endorsements

Matt Cartwright

U.S. Representatives

• Joe Sestak, Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district (2007–2011) and nominee for the Senate in 2010^[70]

Tim Holden

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)

U.S. Representatives

• Chris Carney, Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district (2007–2011)
• Paul Kanjorski, Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district (1985–2011)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[84][70]
• National Education Association
• Service Employees International Union

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[80]
• Pennsylvania Young Democrats

Primary results

Results by county

  Cartwright

•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Holden

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   80–90%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright	33,255	57.1
	Democratic	Tim Holden (incumbent)	24,953	42.9
Total votes			58,208	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Laureen Cummings, Tea Party activist^[114]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laureen A. Cummings	26,953	100.0
Total votes			26,953	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Matt Cartwright (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Joe Sestak, Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district (2007–2011) and nominee for the Senate in 2010^[70]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[9]
• American Nurses Association^[59]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[11]
• National Education Association

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[48]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program^[49]
• Environment America^[50]
• Equality Pennsylvania^[38]
• League of Conservation Voters^[115]
• Sierra Club^[16]

Newspapers

• The Citizens' Voice^[116]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Safe D	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Cartwright	161,393	60.3
	Republican	Laureen Cummings	106,208	39.7
Total votes			267,601	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

2012 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election

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Nominee Tim Murphy Larry Maggi Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 216,727 122,146 Percentage 64.0% 36.0%

County results Murphy:      50-60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Tim Murphy Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tim Murphy Republican

See also: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district

The 18th district is concentrated in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh and includes parts of Greene County, Washington County, Allegheny County, and Westmoreland County. Republican Tim Murphy, who had represented the seat since 2003, sought re-election.^[117]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Evan Feinberg, former aide to U.S. Senators Tom Coburn and Rand Paul^[118]

Endorsements

Tim Murphy

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette^[82]

Evan Feinberg

Organizations

• Republican Liberty Caucus^[119]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy F. Murphy (incumbent)	32,854	63.4
	Republican	Evan Feinberg	18,937	36.6
Total votes			51,791	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Larry Maggi, Washington County Commissioner^[120]

Declined

• Ralph Kaiser, former state representative^[117]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Maggi	39,096	100.0
Total votes			39,096	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tim Murphy (R)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[10]

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• National Right to Life Committee^[33]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[34]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[35]

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette^[93]
• Observer–Reporter^[67]

Larry Maggi (D)

Labor unions

• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Emerging Races" Program^[49]

Did not endorse

Newspapers

• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review^[37]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[22]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[24]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[26]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Murphy (incumbent)	216,727	64.0
	Democratic	Larry Maggi	122,146	36.0
Total votes			338,873	100.0
	Republican hold