2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

The 2010 congressional elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 2, 2010. Pennsylvania had nineteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. The election was held on the same day as many other PA elections, and the same day as House of Representatives elections in other states. Party primary elections were held May 18, 2010.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

← 2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012 →
All 19 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 7 12 Seats won 12 7 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 2,034,145 1,882,202 Percentage 51.41% 47.57% Swing 7.96% 7.88%
District results County results Precinct results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Tie/No Data

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2010[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	2,034,145	51.41%	7	12	+5
	Democratic	1,882,202	47.57%	12	7	-5
	Independent	40,054	1.01%	0	0	0
Totals		3,956,401	100.00%	19	19	—

By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by district:^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	0	0.00%	149,944	100.00%	0	0.00%	149,944	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	21,907	10.70%	182,800	89.30%	0	0.00%	204,707	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 3	111,909	55.72%	88,924	44.28%	0	0.00%	200,833	100.00%	Republican gain
District 4	116,958	49.19%	120,827	50.81%	0	0.00%	237,785	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 5	127,427	68.69%	52,375	28.23%	5,710	3.08%	185,512	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	133,770	57.10%	100,493	42.90%	0	0.00%	234,263	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	137,825	54.94%	110,314	43.98%	2,708	1.08%	250,847	100.00%	Republican gain
District 8	130,759	53.52%	113,547	46.48%	0	0.00%	244,306	100.00%	Republican gain
District 9	141,904	73.06%	52,322	26.94%	0	0.00%	194,226	100.00%	Republican hold
District 10	110,599	55.18%	89,846	44.82%	0	0.00%	200,445	100.00%	Republican gain
District 11	102,179	54.70%	84,618	45.30%	0	0.00%	186,797	100.00%	Republican gain
District 12	91,170	49.22%	94,056	50.78%	0	0.00%	185,226	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 13	91,987	43.66%	118,710	56.34%	0	0.00%	210,697	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	49,997	28.17%	122,073	68.79%	5,400	3.04%	177,470	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 15	109,534	53.55%	79,766	39.00%	15,248	7.45%	204,548	100.00%	Republican hold
District 16	134,113	65.39%	70,994	34.61%	0	0.00%	205,107	100.00%	Republican hold
District 17	95,000	44.50%	118,486	55.50%	0	0.00%	213,486	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 18	161,888	67.33%	78,558	32.67%	0	0.00%	240,446	100.00%	Republican hold
District 19	165,219	71.91%	53,549	23.31%	10,988	4.78%	229,756	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	2,034,145	51.41%	1,882,202	47.57%	40,054	1.01%	3,956,401	100.00%

District 1

2010 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Bob Brady Party Democratic Popular vote 149,944 Percentage 100.00%

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

Democratic incumbent Bob Brady was the only member of the Pennsylvania delegation who ran unopposed in 2010.

Brady, a long time central figure in the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, has never received less than 74% in a general election, and opponents have had difficult recruiting even moderately electable candidates in this majority-minority district that includes South Philadelphia and some working class suburbs in Delaware County. No Republican has represented this district since 1949. In 2008, he earned 91% of the vote against Mike Muhammad, a teacher who raised no outside funds. Respected for his ability to reach political deals behind the scenes, Brady has garnered an image as an effective politician, and thus has been rarely challenged by other Democrats. In 2010, Pia Varma, a young freelance writer for conservative publications attempted to gain the Republican nomination, but failed to produce enough signatures to appear on the ballot.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	48,505	100.00
Total votes			48,505	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	149,944	100.00
Total votes			149,944	100.00

District 2

2010 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Chaka Fattah Rick Hellberg Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 182,800 21,907 Percentage 89.30% 10.70%

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

Democratic incumbent Chaka Fattah ran for reelection. He faced Republican Rick Hellberg, the CEO of a small financial firm. In 2008, Obama carried this district with 90% of the vote.

Fattah represents one of the top five most Democratic districts in the country, and has never received less than 79% of the vote in his over fifteen-year House career. The district includes North Philadelphia and several traditionally liberal suburbs in Montgomery County. Fattah has had the consistent support of the African American community that is the base of a district that hasn't swung Republican since the 1946 elections. Despite this huge Democratic advantage, the district has small pockets of solid Republican territory, and thus Fattah has continuously received GOP opponents (although ones who were unable to raise all more than a few thousand dollars in fundraising), unlike his counterpart in the 1st District. In 2008, Fattah defeated engineer Adam Lang with 81% of the vote.

Fattah won the 2010 general election with 89.3% of the vote.^[10]

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	72,417	100.00
Total votes			72,417	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Hellberg, financial firm CEO

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Hellberg	3,781	100.00
Total votes			3,781	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	182,800	89.30
	Republican	Rick Hellberg	21,907	10.70
Total votes			204,707	100.00

District 3

2010 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Kelly Kathy Dahlkemper Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 111,909 88,924 Percentage 55.72% 44.28%

U.S. representative before election Kathy Dahlkemper Democratic Elected U.S. representative Mike Kelly Republican

Democratic incumbent Kathy Dahlkemper unsuccessfully ran for re-election, losing to Republican businessman Mike Kelly, who received 55.7% of the vote.^[10] In 2008, McCain carried this district with 49% of the vote.

Dahlkemper faced a difficult reelection bid, in a race that considered a tossup by most political analysts. Dahlkemper became used to tight campaigns in her short political career. A political unknown prior to her 2008 campaign, Dahlkemper leveraged a moderate, blue collar image that enticed Democratic voters in a district that is pro-union, with a center-right tilt on social issues. Dahlkemper, the owner of a large landscaping business and manager of an Erie County arboretum, came from behind to defeat Erie County Concilman Kyle Foust, the endorsed Democratic candidate. She then went on to narrowly unseat (with 52% of the vote) Congressman Phil English, a moderate Republican who had maintained good relations with labor, by attacking his ties to the Bush administration and for failing to follow through on a promise to retire after six terms. During her first term, Dahlkemper has served as a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of conservative Democrats, which has allowed her to keep a middle ground image. However, her vote in favor of healthcare legislation and the lack of an entrenched image in certain corners of the district left her vulnerable.

In 2010, Dahlkemper faced a primary challenge from former foreign affairs official Mel Marin, winning with 73% of the vote. Republicans focused heavily on regaining the seat, and six GOP candidates earned spots on the ballot: automobile dealer Mike Kelly, manufacturing executive Paul Huber, pharmaceutical representative Clayton Grabb, physician Steve Fisher, factory foreman Ed Franz, and accountant Martha Moore. Kelly and Huber far outraised the remaining four challengers, and they became entangled in an expensive campaign. Kelly was eventually victorious, winning 28% of the vote to Huber's 27% in the factious affair.

Kelly, a former member of the Butler City Council, had a base of support in the heavily Republican Butler County, while Dahlkemper was well known in Erie, the center of population for the district. Other small cities in the district, such as Sharon and Meadville were swing regions, with a slightly conservative tilt that balanced out strongly Democratic Erie. John McCain carried the 3rd District by a 49%-48% margin, which reflects the political balance of the area.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathy Dahlkemper, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mel Marin, foreign affairs official

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Dahlkemper (incumbent)	34,932	73.24
	Democratic	Mel Marin	12,764	26.76
Total votes			47,696	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Kelly, automobile dealer

Eliminated in primary

• Steven Fisher, physician
• Ed Franz, factory foreman
• Clayton Grabb, pharmaceutical representative
• Paul Huber, manufacturing executive
• Martha Moore, accountant

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly	15,428	28.11
	Republican	Paul Huber	14,474	26.38
	Republican	Clayton Grabb	7,486	13.64
	Republican	Steven Fisher	6,499	11.84
	Republican	Ed Franz	5,838	10.64
	Republican	Martha Moore	5,151	9.39
Total votes			54,876	100.00

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kathy Dahlkemper (D)	Mike Kelly (R)	Undecided
The Hill/ANG Alliance[11]	September 25–27, 2010	401	± 4.9%	36%	49%	15%
Franklin-Marshall[12]	September 14–19, 2010	482	± 4.5%	38%	44%	18%
The Polling Company[13]	July 29-August 1, 2010	314	± 5.5%	46%	42%	11%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Likely R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Likely R (flip)	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Likely R (flip)	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly	111,909	55.72
	Democratic	Kathy Dahlkemper (incumbent)	88,924	44.28
Total votes			200,833	100.00

District 4

2010 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Jason Altmire Keith Rothfus Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 120,827 116,958 Percentage 50.81% 49.19%

U.S. representative before election Jason Altmire Democratic Elected U.S. representative Jason Altmire Democratic

Democratic incumbent Jason Altmire ran for re-election and faced Republican attorney Keith Rothfus. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 55% of the vote.

Altmire narrowly won re-election with 50.8% of the vote.^[10]

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Altmire, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Altmire (incumbent)	53,019	100.00
Total votes			53,019	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Keith Rothfus, attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Mary Beth Buchanan, former United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus	34,996	66.41
	Republican	Mary Beth Buchanan	17,701	33.59
Total votes			52,697	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Likely D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Likely D	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Altmire (incumbent)	120,827	50.81
	Republican	Keith Rothfus	116,958	49.19
Total votes			237,785	100.00

District 5

2010 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Glenn Thompson Michael Pipe Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 127,427 52,375 Percentage 68.69% 28.23%

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

Republican incumbent Glenn "G.T." Thompson successfully ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Michael Pipe and Libertarian Vernon Etzel. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 55% of the vote.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Pipe

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Pipe	31,120	100.00
Total votes			31,120	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	52,856	100.00
Total votes			52,856	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	127,427	68.69
	Democratic	Michael Pipe	52,375	28.23
	Libertarian	Vernon Etzel	5,710	3.08
Total votes			185,512	100.00

District 6

2010 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Gerlach Manan Trivedi Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 133,770 100,493 Percentage 57.10% 42.90%

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

Republican incumbent Jim Gerlach successfully ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Iraq War veteran Manan Trivedi. In 2008, Obama carried this district with 58% of the vote.

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Democratic primary

Nominee

• Manan Trivedi, physician and Iraq War veteran

Eliminated in primary

• Doug Pike

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manan Trivedi	21,585	50.84
	Democratic	Doug Pike	20,871	49.16
Total votes			42,456	100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

• Jim Gerlach, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Patrick Henry Sellers

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gerlach (incumbent)	35,575	79.81
	Republican	Patrick Henry Sellers	8,998	20.19
Total votes			44,573	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Likely R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Likely R	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Lean R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Lean R	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gerlach (incumbent)	133,770	57.10
	Democratic	Manan Trivedi	100,493	42.90
Total votes			234,263	100.00

District 7

2010 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Pat Meehan Bryan Lentz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 134,751 108,197 Percentage 54.86% 44.05%

U.S. representative before election Joe Sestak Democratic Elected U.S. representative Pat Meehan Republican

Democratic incumbent Joe Sestak retired to run for the U.S. Senate. Democratic nominee State Representative Bryan Lentz faced Republican nominee U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan and American Constitution Party (independent) nominee Jim Schneller.

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Democratic primary

Nominee

• Bryan Lentz, State Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bryan Lentz	39,206	100.00
Total votes			39,206	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Pat Meehan, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan	48,604	100.00
Total votes			48,604	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Tilt R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Tossup	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan	134,751	54.86
	Democratic	Bryan Lentz	108,197	44.05
	Independent	Jim Schneller	2,670	1.09
Total votes			245,618	100.00

District 8

2010 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Fitzpatrick Patrick Murphy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 130,759 113,547 Percentage 53.52% 46.48%

U.S. representative before election Patrick Murphy Democratic Elected U.S. representative Mike Fitzpatrick Republican

Democratic incumbent Patrick Murphy unsuccessfully ran for re-election. He was defeated by Republican former U.S. Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick. In 2008, Obama carried this district with 54% of the vote.

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Democratic primary

Nominee

• Patrick Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy (incumbent)	40,783	100.00
Total votes			40,783	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Mike Fitzpatrick, former U.S. Representative (2005 – 2007)

Eliminated in primary

• Gloria Carlineo
• Ira Hoffman
• James Jones

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick	33,671	76.75
	Republican	Gloria Carlineo	6,529	14.88
	Republican	Ira Hoffman	2,424	5.52
	Republican	James Jones	1,249	2.85
Total votes			43,873	100.00

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Patrick Murphy (D)	Mike Fitzpatrick (R)	Undecided
Franklin-Marshall[14]	September 14–19, 2010	464	± 4.6%	35%	49%	15%
Franklin-Marshall[14]	October 14–19, 2010	464	± 4.6%	40%	47%	5%
Franklin-Marshall[14]	October 24–29, 2010	464	± 4.6%	35%	55%	5%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Tilt R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Tossup	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick	130,759	53.52
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy (incumbent)	113,547	46.48
Total votes			244,306	100.00

District 9

2010 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Shuster Tom Conners Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 141,904 52,322 Percentage 73.06% 26.94%

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

Republican incumbent Bill Shuster successfully ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Tom Conners and Independent Chad Clopper.

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Republican primary

Nominee

• Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	56,828	100.00
Total votes			56,828	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster	141,904	73.06
	Democratic	Tom Conners	52,322	26.94
Total votes			194,226	100.00

District 10

2010 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

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Nominee Tom Marino Chris Carney Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 110,599 89,846 Percentage 55.18% 44.82%

U.S. representative before election Chris Carney Democratic Elected U.S. representative Tom Marino Republican

Democratic incumbent Chris Carney unsuccessfully ran for re-election, losing to Republican nominee U.S. Attorney Tom Marino. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 54% of the vote.

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Democratic primary

Nominee

• Chris Carney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Carney (incumbent)	38,928	100.00
Total votes			38,928	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Tom Marino, former United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Eliminated in primary

• Malcolm Derk
• David Madeira

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino	24,435	40.96
	Republican	David Madeira	18,524	31.06
	Republican	Malcolm Derk	16,690	27.98
Total votes			59,649	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Tossup	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Likely R (flip)	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino	110,599	55.18
	Democratic	Chris Carney (incumbent)	89,846	44.82
Total votes			200,445	100.00

District 11

2010 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Lou Barletta Paul Kanjorski Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 102,179 84,618 Percentage 54.70% 45.30%

U.S. representative before election Paul Kanjorski Democratic Elected U.S. representative Lou Barletta Republican

Democratic incumbent Paul E. Kanjorski unsuccessfully ran for re-election, losing to Republican Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta.^[15] In 2008, Obama carried this district with 57% of the vote.

Kanjorski faced Corey O'Brien and Brian Kelly in the May 2010 Democratic primary, and won with 49.3% of the primary vote.

• PA - District 11 from OurCampaigns.com
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Paul Kanjorski, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Kelly
• Corey O'Brien, member of the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Kanjorski (incumbent)	33,900	49.36
	Democratic	Corey O'Brien	23,267	33.87
	Democratic	Brian Kelly	11,519	16.77
Total votes			68,686	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Lou Barletta, mayor of Hazleton

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta	28,397	100.00
Total votes			28,397	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Tilt R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Lean R (flip)	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Tossup	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta	102,179	54.70
	Democratic	Paul Kanjorski (incumbent)	84,618	45.30
Total votes			186,797	100.00

District 12

2010 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Mark Critz Tim Burns Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 94,056 91,170 Percentage 50.78% 49.22%

U.S. representative before election Mark Critz Democratic Elected U.S. representative Mark Critz Democratic

See also: Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election, 2010

Democrat Mark Critz won a May 2010 special election to replace John Murtha, who served the district for 36 years. He faced Republican businessman Tim Burns. Critz again defeated Burns in the regularly scheduled November general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 49% of the vote.

• PA - District 12 from OurCampaigns.com
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Pennsylvania 12th District Candidates debate on C-SPAN, May 5, 2010 (1:00:00)

Special election

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Critz	72,218	52.64
	Republican	Tim Burns	61,722	44.99
	Libertarian	Demo Agoris	3,249	2.37
Total votes			137,189	100.00

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mark Critz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Ryan Bucchianeri, United States Navy veteran
• Ronald Mackell, United States Air Force veteran

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Critz (incumbent)	58,817	71.46
	Democratic	Ryan Bucchianeri	16,965	20.61
	Democratic	Ronald Mackell	6,525	7.93
Total votes			82,307	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Tim Burns, businessman and Republican nominee in the special election

Eliminated in primary

• William Russell, 2008 Republican nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Burns	26,577	56.96
	Republican	William Russell	20,078	43.04
Total votes			46,655	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Lean D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Lean D	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Critz (incumbent)	94,056	50.78
	Republican	Tim Burns	91,170	49.22
Total votes			185,226	100.00

District 13

2010 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election

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Nominee Allyson Schwartz Dee Adcock Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 118,710 91,987 Percentage 56.34% 43.66%

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

Democratic incumbent Allyson Schwartz successfully ran for re-election. She defeated Republican Dee Adcock. Obama carried this district with 59% of the vote.

• PA - District 13 from OurCampaigns.com
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Allyson Schwartz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allyson Schwartz (incumbent)	44,402	100.00
Total votes			44,402	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Dee Adcock

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Haughton
• Joshua Quinter

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dee Adcock	14,416	47.98
	Republican	Joshua Quinter	8,334	27.74
	Republican	Brian Haughton	7,293	24.28
Total votes			30,043	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allyson Schwartz (incumbent)	118,710	56.34
	Republican	Dee Adcock	91,987	43.66
Total votes			210,697	100.00

District 14

2010 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Doyle Melissa Haluszczak Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 122,073 49,997 Percentage 68.8% 28.2%

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

Democratic incumbent Mike Doyle successfully ran for re-election. He defeated Republican Melissa Haluszczak and Green Party nominee Ed Bortz. In 2008, Doyle received 91% of the vote and Obama carried this district with 70% of the vote.

• PA - District 14 from OurCampaigns.com
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Mike Doyle, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle (incumbent)	71,511	100.00
Total votes			71,511	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Melissa Haluszczak

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Melissa Haluszczak	11,585	100.00
Total votes			11,585	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle (incumbent)	122,073	68.79
	Republican	Melissa Haluszczak	49,997	28.17
	Green	Ed Bortz	5,400	3.04
Total votes			177,470	100.00

District 15

2010 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election

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Nominee Charlie Dent John B. Callahan Jake Towne Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 109,534 79,766 15,248 Percentage 53.55% 39.00% 7.45%

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

Republican incumbent Charlie Dent successfully ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Bethlehem Mayor John B. Callahan and Independent Jake Towne. In 2008, Obama carried this district with 56% of the vote.

• PA - District 15 from OurCampaigns.com
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Democratic primary

Nominee

• John B. Callahan, mayor of Bethlehem

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Callahan	32,825	100.00
Total votes			32,825	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Charlie Dent, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mat Benol

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlie Dent (incumbent)	31,618	82.92
	Republican	Mat Benol	6,514	17.08
Total votes			38,132	100.00

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Callahan (D)	Charlie Dent (R)	Jake Towne (I)	Undecided
Morning Call/Muhlenberg[16]	September 11–15, 2010	496	± 5.0%	38%	49%	3%	10%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Likely R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Likely R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Lean R	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Likely R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Lean R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Lean R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlie Dent (incumbent)	109,534	53.55
	Democratic	John B. Callahan	79,766	39.00
	Independent	Jake Towne	15,248	7.45
Total votes			204,548	100.00

District 16

2010 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election

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Nominee Joe Pitts Lois Herr Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 134,113 70,994 Percentage 65.39% 34.61%

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

Republican incumbent Joe Pitts successfully ran for re-election. He again defeated Democratic nominee Lois Herr. In 2008, McCain carried the district with 51% of the vote.

• PA - District 16 from OurCampaigns.com
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Lois Herr, political activist

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lois Herr	24,541	100.00
Total votes			24,541	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Joe Pitts, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Pitts (incumbent)	50,629	100.00
Total votes			50,629	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Pitts (incumbent)	134,113	65.39
	Democratic	Lois Herr	70,994	34.61
Total votes			205,107	100.00

District 17

2010 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election

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Nominee Tim Holden Dave Argall Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 118,486 95,000 Percentage 55.50% 44.50%

U.S. representative before election Tim Holden Democratic Elected U.S. representative Tim Holden Democratic

Democratic incumbent Tim Holden successfully ran for re-election. He defeated Republican State Senator Dave Argall. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 51% of the vote.

• PA - District 17 from OurCampaigns.com
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Tim Holden, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Sheila Dow-Ford

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Holden (incumbent)	30,630	65.27
	Democratic	Sheila Dow-Ford	16,296	34.73
Total votes			46,926	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Dave Argall, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate

Eliminated in primary

• Josh First
• Allen Griffith
• Frank Ryan

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Argall	20,712	32.33
	Republican	Frank Ryan	19,890	31.05
	Republican	Josh First	14,955	23.35
	Republican	Allen Griffith	8,503	13.27
Total votes			64,060	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Likely D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Holden (incumbent)	118,486	55.50
	Republican	Dave Argall	95,000	44.50
Total votes			213,486	100.00

District 18

2010 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election

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Nominee Tim Murphy Dan Connolly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 161,888 78,558 Percentage 67.33% 32.67%

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

Republican incumbent Tim Murphy successfully ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Dan Connolly. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 55% of the vote.

• PA - District 18 from OurCampaigns.com
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Dan Connolly

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Connolly	58,081	100.00
Total votes			58,081	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Tim Murphy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Murphy (incumbent)	47,785	100.00
Total votes			47,785	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Murphy (incumbent)	161,888	67.33
	Democratic	Dan Connolly	78,558	32.67
Total votes			240,446	100.00

District 19

2010 Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district election

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Nominee Todd Platts Ryan Sanders Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 165,219 53,549 Percentage 71.91% 23.31%

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

Republican incumbent Todd Platts successfully ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Ryan Sanders and Independence Party nominee Joshua Monighan.^[17][18] In 2008, McCain carried this district with 56% of the vote.

• PA - District 19 from OurCampaigns.com
• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Ryan Sanders

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ryan Sanders	33,283	100.00
Total votes			33,283	100.00

Republican primary

Nominee

• Todd Platts, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Smeltzer

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Platts (incumbent)	51,792	69.99
	Republican	Michael Smeltzer	22,210	30.01
Total votes			74,002	100.00

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

General election

Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Platts (incumbent)	165,219	71.91
	Democratic	Ryan Sanders	53,549	23.31
	Independence Party of America	Joshua Monighan	10,988	4.78
Total votes			229,756	100.00