2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 13 5 Seats won 13 5 Seat change Popular vote 1,833,205 1,467,594 Percentage 55.54% 44.46% Swing 6.77% 5.82%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   >90% Democratic   50–60%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

Elections in Pennsylvania
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	17	1,833,205	55.16	13		72.22
	Democratic	16	1,467,594	44.16	5		27.78
	Independent	1	22,734	0.68	0		0.0
Total		34	3,323,533	100.0	18		100.0

Popular vote Republican   55.16% Democratic   44.16% Other   0.68%

House seats Republican   72.22% Democratic   27.78%

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	27,193	17.16%	131,248	82.84%	0	0.00%	158,441	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	25,397	12.30%	181,141	87.70%	0	0.00%	206,538	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 3	113,859	60.63%	73,931	39.37%	0	0.00%	187,790	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	147,090	74.54%	50,250	25.46%	0	0.00%	197,340	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	115,018	63.60%	65,839	36.40%	0	0.00%	180,857	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	119,643	56.29%	92,901	43.71%	0	0.00%	212,544	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	145,869	62.04%	89,256	37.96%	0	0.00%	235,125	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	137,731	61.90%	84,767	38.10%	0	0.00%	222,498	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	110,094	63.52%	63,223	36.48%	0	0.00%	173,317	100.00%	Republican hold
District 10	112,851	62.58%	44,737	24.81%	22,734	12.61%	180,322	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	122,464	66.31%	62,228	33.69%	0	0.00%	184,692	100.00%	Republican hold
District 12	127,993	59.28%	87,928	40.72%	0	0.00%	215,921	100.00%	Republican hold
District 13	60,549	32.88%	123,601	67.12%	0	0.00%	184,150	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	0	0.00%	148,351	100.00%	0	0.00%	148,351	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 15	128,285	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	128,285	100.00%	Republican hold
District 16	101,722	57.72%	74,513	42.28%	0	0.00%	176,235	100.00%	Republican hold
District 17	71,371	43.24%	93,680	56.76%	0	0.00%	165,051	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 18	166,076	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	166,076	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	1,833,205	55.16%	1,467,594	44.16%	22,734	0.68%	3,323,533	100.00%

2014 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Bob Brady Megan Rath Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 131,248 27,193 Percentage 82.8% 17.2%

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

The 1st district includes central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport and other small sections of Delaware County. The incumbent was Democrat Bob Brady, who had represented the district since 1998. He was re-elected with 85% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+28.

• Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	47,565	100.0

• Megan Rath, medical-equipment saleswoman^[3]

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Megan Rath	6,995	100.0

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	131,248	82.8
	Republican	Megan Rath	27,193	17.2
Total votes			158,441	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election

← 2012 2016 (special) →

Nominee Chaka Fattah Armond James Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 181,141 25,397 Percentage 87.7% 12.3%

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

The 2nd district includes parts of West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia in addition to Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County. The incumbent was Democrat Chaka Fattah, who had represented the district since 1995. He was re-elected with 89% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+38.

• Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	82,167	100.0

• Armond James, schoolteacher^[3]

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Armond James	3,117	100.0

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	181,141	87.7
	Republican	Armond James	25,397	12.3
Total votes			206,538	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Kelly Dan LaVallee Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 113,859 73,931 Percentage 60.6% 39.4%

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

The 3rd district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania and includes the cities of Erie, Sharon, Hermitage, Butler and Meadville. The incumbent was Republican Mike Kelly, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+8.

• Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	33,475	100.0

• Dan LaVallee, former deputy director in the America's Health Insurance Plans's product policy department^[13]

• Rob Joswiak, Air Force veteran^[14]
• Matt Ryan, veteran^[15]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan LaVallee	30,153	100.0

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	113,859	60.6
	Democratic	Dan LaVallee	73,931	39.4
Total votes			187,790	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Scott Perry Linda D. Thompson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 147,090 50,250 Percentage 74.5% 25.5%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Perry Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Perry Republican

The 4th district is located in South Central Pennsylvania and includes all of Adams and York counties and parts of Cumberland County. The incumbent was Republican Scott Perry, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+9.

• Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	35,020	100.0

• Linda D. Thompson, former Mayor of Harrisburg^[21]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda D. Thompson	24,312	100.0

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	147,090	74.5
	Democratic	Linda D. Thompson	50,250	25.5
Total votes			197,340	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election

← 2012 2016 →

Nominee Glenn Thompson Kerith Strano Taylor Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 115,018 65,839 Percentage 63.6% 36.4%

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

The 5th district, the state's largest and most sparsely populated, is located in North Central Pennsylvania and includes all of Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Huntingdon, Jefferson, McKean and Potter counties and parts of Clearfield, Crawford, Erie, Tioga, Warren and Venango counties. The incumbent was Republican Glenn Thompson, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+8.

• Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	37,564	100.0

• Kerith Strano Taylor, family law attorney^[25][26][27]

• Thomas Tarantella, U.S. Army veteran^[28]

• Jay Paterno, former assistant football coach at Penn State and the son of former head coach Joe Paterno (running for Lieutenant Governor)^[29][30][31]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kerith Strano Taylor	18,172	53.8
	Democratic	Thomas Tarantella	15,603	46.2
Total votes			33,775	100.0

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	115,018	63.6
	Democratic	Kerith Strano Taylor	65,839	36.4
Total votes			180,857	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

← 2012 2016 →

Nominee Ryan Costello Manan Trivedi Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 119,643 92,901 Percentage 56.3% 43.7%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Gerlach Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ryan Costello Republican

The 6th district includes communities north and west of the City of Philadelphia. The incumbent was Republican Jim Gerlach, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2. Gerlach was retiring.^[35]

• Ryan Costello, chairman of the Chester County Board of Commissioners^[35]

• Patrick Collins, biotech executive^[36]
• Val DiGiorgio, chairman of the Chester County Republican Party^[35]
• Jim Gerlach, incumbent U.S. Representative^[35]
• Harry Lewis, former chair of the Brandywine Health Foundation^[37]
• John Rafferty, Jr., state senator (running for re-election)^[36]
• Sam Rohrer, former state representative, candidate for governor in 2010 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012^[35]

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Costello	24,313	100.0

Despite landing their top recruit in businessman and West Point graduate Mike Parrish, national Democrats were left disappointed when he quit the race on 18 March, stating, "I have come to realize that an expensive and contentious Democratic primary fight would seriously risk our party's ability to win this seat in November to accomplish our goals".^[38] He had previously received criticism for only switching party affiliation to Democrat in late 2013, having been a registered Republican all his adult life.^[39]

• Manan Trivedi, physician and nominee for the district in 2010 and 2012^[40]

• Mike Parrish, businessman and retired US Army colonel^[41]

• Chris Casey, attorney and brother of Senator Bob Casey, Jr.^[42]
• Kathi Cozzone, member of the Chester County Board of Commissioners^[43]
• Andy Dinniman, state senator^[36]
• Phil LaRue, spokesman for the New Democrat Coalition^[44]
• Daylin Leach, state senator (ran in the 13th district)^[45]
• Josh Maxwell, Mayor of Downingtown^[37]
• Katie McGinty, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and former Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (ran for governor)^[42]
• Leslie Richards, Montgomery County commissioner^[46]
• Mark Rozzi, state representative^[47]
• Judy Schwank, state senator^[46]
• Josh Young, Caln Township commissioner^[37]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manan Trivedi	27,359	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ryan Costello (R)	Manan Trivedi (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[55]	October 16–23, 2014	448	± 7.0%	47%	40%	13%
Lake Research Partners (D-Trivedi)[56]	July 15–17, 2014	400	± 4.9%	35%	30%	35%
Tarrance Group (R-Costello)[57]	May 5–7, 2014	300	± 5.8%	49%	36%	16%
Lake Research Partners (D-Trivedi)[56]	January 27–30, 2014	350	± 5.3%	36%	34%	30%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[58]	Likely R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[59]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[60]	Likely R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[61]	Likely R	November 4, 2014

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Costello	119,643	56.3
	Democratic	Manan Trivedi	92,901	43.7
Total votes			212,544	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election

← 2012 2016 →

Nominee Pat Meehan Mary Ellen Balchunis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 145,869 89,256 Percentage 62.0% 38.0%

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

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

The 7th district is located in the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster counties. The incumbent was Republican Pat Meehan, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2.

• Pat Meehan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan (incumbent)	31,020	100.0

• Mary Ellen Balchunis, political science professor at La Salle University^[62]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Ellen Balchunis	29,444	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Meehan (R)	Mary Ellen Balchunis (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[55]	October 16–23, 2014	161	± 12.0%	56%	36%	8%

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan (incumbent)	145,869	62.0
	Democratic	Mary Ellen Balchunis	89,256	38.0
Total votes			235,125	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election

← 2012 2016 →

Nominee Mike Fitzpatrick Kevin Strouse Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 137,731 84,767 Percentage 61.9% 38.1%

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

The 8th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and includes Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County. The incumbent was Republican Mike Fitzpatrick, who had represented the district since 2011, and previously represented it from 2005 to 2007. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+1.

• Mike Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	22,170	100.0

• Kevin Strouse, United States Army Ranger^[63]

• Shaughnessy Naughton, research scientist and business owner^[64]

• Kathy Boockvar, attorney, nominee for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 2011 and nominee for this seat in 2012^[65]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Strouse	18,440	51.1
	Democratic	Shaughnessy Naughton	17,623	48.9
Total votes			36,063	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Fitzpatrick (R)	Kevin Strouse (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[55]	October 16–23, 2014	458	± 7.0%	58%	33%	9%
American Viewpoint[69]	August 24–26, 2014	400	± 4.9%	60%	30%	10%

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	137,731	61.9
	Democratic	Kevin Strouse	84,767	38.1
Total votes			222,498	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election

← 2012 2016 →

Nominee Bill Shuster Alanna Hartzok Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 110,094 63,223 Percentage 63.5% 36.5%

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

The 9th district is located in South Central Pennsylvania and includes Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Somerset, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. The incumbent was Republican Bill Shuster, who had represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Shuster, the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, anticipated a primary challenge from Republicans unhappy with his support for earmarks that bring costly projects to the district.^[70][71]

• Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Art Halvorson, businessman and Coast Guard veteran^[72]
• Travis Schooley, businessman and disqualified candidate for this seat in 2012^[73]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill Shuster	Art Halvorson	Travis Schooley	Undecided
Harper Polling[75]	September 30–October 1, 2013	555	± 4%	63%	11%	5%	21%
				60%	20%	—	20%

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	24,465	52.8
	Republican	Art Halvorson	16,021	34.5
	Republican	Travis Schooley	5,885	12.7
Total votes			46,371	100.0

• Alanna Hartzok, Mental health professional, author, environmental activist and co-founder of the Earth Rights Institute^[76]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alanna Hartzok	30,938	100.0

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (Incumbent)	110,094	63.5
	Democratic	Alanna Hartzok	63,223	36.5
Total votes			173,317	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

← 2012 2016 →

Nominee Tom Marino Scott Brion Nicholas Troiano Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 112,851 44,737 22,734 Percentage 62.6% 24.8% 12.6%

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

The 10th district is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and includes Monroe, Pike, Lackawanna, Wayne, Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Sullivan, Lycoming, Union, Columbia, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry counties. The incumbent was Republican Tom Marino, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+12.

• Tom Marino, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Doug McLinko, Bradford County Commissioner^[77]

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	32,538	100.0

• Scott Brion, businessman and energy industry executive^[78]

• Adam Rodriguez, former carpenter

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Brion	22,860	100.0

Nick Troiano, a James Madison Fellow with the non-profit Millennial Action Project, was run as an Independent.^[79]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Marino (R)	Scott Brion (D)	Nick Troiano (I)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[55]	October 16–23, 2014	147	± 13.0%	60%	32%	–	8%
JMC Enterprises (I-Troiano)[80]	September 18–21, 2014	492	± 4.4%	38%	26%	16%	20%
				48%	34%	—	18%
				38%	—	33%	29%

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	112,851	62.6
	Democratic	Scott Brion	44,737	24.8
	Independent	Nicholas Troiano	22,734	12.6
Total votes			180,322	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Lou Barletta Andrew Ostrowski Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 122,464 62,228 Percentage 66.3% 33.7%

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

The 11th district is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and includes Wyoming, Luzerne, Columbia, Carbon, Northumberland, Dauphin, Perry and Cumberland counties. The incumbent was Republican Lou Barletta, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+6.

• Lou Barletta, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	29,772	100.0

• Andrew Ostrowski, civil rights attorney and former Susquehanna Township attorney^[81]

• Chris Carney, former U.S. Representative^[82]
• Gene Stilp, political activist and nominee for this seat in 2012 (running for State Representative)

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Ostrowski	28,567	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lou Barletta (R)	Andrew Ostrowski (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[55]	October 16–23, 2014	139	± 13.0%	55%	36%	9%

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	122,464	66.3
	Democratic	Andrew Ostrowski	62,228	33.7
Total votes			184,692	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Keith Rothfus Erin McClelland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 127,993 87,928 Percentage 59.3% 40.7%

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

U.S. Representative before election Keith Rothfus Republican Elected U.S. Representative Keith Rothfus Republican

The 12th district is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania and includes all of Beaver County and parts of Allegheny, Cambria, Lawrence, Somerset and Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican Keith Rothfus, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, defeating Democratic incumbent Mark Critz. The district has a PVI of R+9.

• Keith Rothfus, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus (incumbent)	23,291	100.0

• Erin McClelland, psychologist and businesswoman^[84]

• John Hugya, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative John Murtha

• Mark Critz, former U.S. Representative (running for lieutenant governor)^[85]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erin McClelland	32,971	68.0
	Democratic	John Hugya	15,547	32.0
Total votes			48,518	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Keith Rothfus (R)	Erin McClelland (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[55]	October 16–23, 2014	146	± 11.0%	58%	35%	7%

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, 2014^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus (incumbent)	127,993	59.3
	Democratic	Erin McClelland	87,928	40.7
Total votes			215,921	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election

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Nominee Brendan Boyle Carson "Dee" Adcock Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 123,601 60,549 Percentage 67.1% 32.9%

U.S. Representative before election Allyson Schwartz Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle Democratic

The 13th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. The incumbent was Democrat Allyson Schwartz, who had represented the district since 2005. She was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+13.

Schwartz did not run for re-election. She instead ran for Governor of Pennsylvania.^[87]

• Brendan F. Boyle, state representative^[88]

• Val Arkoosh, physician and Democratic activist^[89]
• Daylin Leach, state senator^[90]
• Marjorie Margolies, former U.S. Representative^[91]

• Mark B. Cohen, state representative^[92]
• Jonathan Saidel, former Philadelphia City Controller^[92]

• Bill Green, Philadelphia City Councilman^[93]
• Mark Levy, Montgomery County Prothonotary (endorsed Brendan Boyle)^[94][95]
• Ed Neilson, state representative^[94]
• Leslie Richards, Montgomery County commissioner (endorsed Marjorie Margolies)^[94][96]
• John Sabatina, state representative^[94]
• Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners^[97]
• Jared Solomon, attorney^[93]
• Michael J. Stack III, state senator (ran for lieutenant governor)^[94][98]
• LeAnna Washington, state senator (endorsed Marjorie Margolies)^[94][99]