2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

2016 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 3,096,576 2,625,157 Percentage 53.91% 45.70% Swing 1.63% 1.24%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   >90% Democratic   50–60%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

Elections in Pennsylvania
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	17	3,096,576	53.91	13		72.22
	Democratic	16	2,625,157	45.70	5		27.78
	Libertarian	2	22,245	0.39	0		0.0
Total		35	5,743,978	100.0	18		100.0

Popular vote Republican   53.91% Democratic   45.70% Other   0.39%

House seats Republican   72.22% Democratic   27.78%

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	53,219	17.80	245,791	82.20%	0	0.00%	299,010	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	35,131	9.82%	322,514	90.18%	0	0.00%	357,645	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	244,893	100.0%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	244,893	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	220,628	66.06%	113,372	33.94%	0	0.00%	334,000	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	206,761	67.16%	101,082	32.84%	0	0.00%	307,843	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	207,469	57.24%	155,000	42.76%	0	0.00%	362,469	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	225,678	59.47%	153,824	40.53%	0	0.00%	379,502	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	207,263	54.43%	173,555	45.57%	0	0.00%	380,818	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	186,580	63.34%	107,985	36.66%	0	0.00%	294,565	100.0%	Republican hold
District 10	211,282	70.17%	89,823	29.83%	0	0.00%	301,105	100.0%	Republican hold
District 11	199,421	63.67%	113,800	36.33%	0	0.00%	313,221	100.0%	Republican hold
District 12	221,851	61.76%	137,353	38.24%	0	0.00%	359,204	100.0%	Republican hold
District 13	0	0.00%	239,316	100.0%	0	0.00%	239,316	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 14	87,999	25.63%	255,293	74.37%	0	0.00%	343,292	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 15	190,618	58.39%	124,129	38.02%	11,727	3.59%	326,474	100.0%	Republican hold
District 16	168,669	53.76%	134,586	42.89%	10,518	3.35%	313,773	100.0%	Republican hold
District 17	135,430	46.20%	157,734	53.80%	0	0.00%	293,164	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 18	293,684	100.0%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	293,684	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	3,096,576	53.91%	2,625,15	45.70%	22,245	0.39%	5,743,978	100.0%

2016 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Bob Brady Debbie Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 245,791 53,219 Percentage 82.2% 17.8%

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

The 1st district included 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 83% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of D+28.

Brady was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Bryan Leib had filed with the FEC and announced his intention to challenge Brady for the Democratic nomination in July 2015, but did not file to run.^[1][2]

• Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. representative

• Bryan Leib

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	108,233	100.0
Total votes			108,233	100.0

• Debbie Williams^[4]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Williams	19,042	100.0
Total votes			19,042	100.0

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	245,791	82.2
	Republican	Debbie Williams	53,219	17.8
Total votes			299,010	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district election

← 2016 (special) 2018 →

Nominee Dwight Evans James Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 280,439 29,661 Percentage 90.4% 9.6%

U.S. Representative before election Dwight Evans Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dwight Evans Democratic

The 2nd district includes parts of West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia in addition to Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County. Incumbent Chaka Fattah, who had represented the district since 1995, was re-elected with 88% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of D+38.

Fattah was defeated in the Democratic primary by state Representative Dwight E. Evans.

• Dwight E. Evans, state representative, candidate for governor in 1994 and candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1999 and 2007^[7]

• Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. representative^[8]
• Brian Gordon, Lower Merion Township commissioner and candidate for PA-06 in 2010^[9]
• Dan Muroff, Philadelphia's 9th Ward Democratic leader and former congressional aide^[10]

• Brian Sims, state representative^[11][12]

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight E. Evans	75,515	42.3
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	61,518	34.4
	Democratic	Brian Gordon	23,655	13.2
	Democratic	Dan Muroff	18,016	10.1
Total votes			178,704	100.0

• James Jones, human-resources consulting firm owner

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Jones	11,838	100.0
Total votes			11,838	100.0

On June 23, 2016, two days after being convicted of 22 corruption charges, Fattah resigned his seat in Congress. On July 1, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf announced that a special election would be held on November 8, concurrently with the regularly-scheduled election, to fill Fattah's seat for the final eight weeks of the 114th United States Congress.^[14]

Democrats

• Dwight E. Evans, state representative, candidate for governor in 1994 and candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1999 and 2007^[14][15]

Republicans

• James Jones, human-resources consulting firm owner^[14][15]

Independents

• Milton Street, former state senator and candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 2007, 2011 and 2015^[14]

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2016 (special)^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight E. Evans	280,439	90.4
	Republican	James Jones	29,661	9.6
Total votes			310,100	100.0
	Democratic hold

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight E. Evans	322,514	90.2
	Republican	James Jones	35,131	9.8
Total votes			357,645	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Mike Kelly Party Republican Popular vote 244,893 Percentage 100.0%

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

The 3rd district was in Northwestern Pennsylvania and included 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 61% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+8.

• Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	88,964	100.0
Total votes			88,964	100.0

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	244,893	100.0
Total votes			244,893	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Scott Perry Josh Burkholder Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 220,628 113,372 Percentage 66.1% 33.9%

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

The 4th district was in South Central Pennsylvania and included 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 75% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+9.

• Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	100,552	100.0
Total votes			100,552	100.0

• Josh Burkholder, multimedia digital artist^[4][16]

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry (incumbent)	220,628	66.1
	Democratic	Josh Burkholder	113,372	33.9
Total votes			334,000	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Glenn Thompson Kerith Strano Taylor Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 206,761 101,082 Percentage 67.2% 32.8%

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, was in North Central Pennsylvania and included 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 64% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+8.

• Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. representative^[17]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	89,000	100.0
Total votes			89,000	100.0

• Kerith Strano Taylor, family law attorney and nominee for this seat in 2014^[18]

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kerith Strano Taylor	56,696	100.0
Total votes			56,696	100.0

2016 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Glenn Thompson	Kerith Strano Taylor
1	Oct. 16, 2016	WPSU-TV	Patty Satalia	[19]	P	P

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	206,761	67.2
	Democratic	Kerith Strano Taylor	101,082	32.8
Total votes			307,843	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Ryan Costello Mike Parrish Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 207,469 155,000 Percentage 57.2% 42.8%

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

The 6th district included communities north and west of the City of Philadelphia. The incumbent was Republican Ryan Costello, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 56% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Republican Jim Gerlach, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

• Ryan Costello, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Costello (incumbent)	88,349	100.0
Total votes			88,349	100.0

• Mike Parrish, businessman, retired US Army colonel and candidate for this seat in 2014^[20]

• Lindy Li, financial manager (failed to qualify for ballot placement)^[21][22]

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Parrish	62,732	100.0
Total votes			62,732	100.0

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[32]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[33]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[34]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[35]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[36]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Costello (incumbent)	207,469	57.2
	Democratic	Mike Parrish	155,000	42.8
Total votes			362,469	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 (special) →

Nominee Pat Meehan Mary Ellen Balchunis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 225,678 153,824 Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

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 was 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 62% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

• Pat Meehan, incumbent U.S. representative

• Stan Casacio, businessman and former Cheltenham Town Councilman^[37]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan (incumbent)	86,178	76.4
	Republican	Stan Casacio	26,674	23.6
Total votes			112,852	100.0

• Mary Ellen Balchunis, college professor and nominee for this seat in 2014^[38]

• Bill Golderer, pastor and founder of Broad Street Ministry^[39]

• Lindy Li, financial analyst (running for PA-06)
• Dave Naples, database administrator, 2007 candidate for Skippack Township Board of Supervisors and 2014 write-in candidate for governor (running for state house)^[40][41]

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Ellen Balchunis	52,792	74.0
	Democratic	Bill Golderer	18,509	26.0
Total votes			71,301	100.0

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan (incumbent)	225,678	59.5
	Democratic	Mary Ellen Balchunis	153,824	40.5
Total votes			379,502	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Brian Fitzpatrick Steve Santarsiero Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 207,263 173,555 Percentage 54.4% 45.6%

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

The 8th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania and included 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 62% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+1.

Fitzpatrick, a supporter of term limits,^[42][43] had pledged to limit himself to four terms in the House and did not run for re-election.^[44]

• Brian Fitzpatrick, retired FBI agent and brother of Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick^[45]

• Marc Duome, psychologist and businessman^[46]
• Andy Warren, former Bucks County Commissioner^[47]

• Dean Malik, former Bucks County assistant district attorney and candidate in 2010^[48][49]
• Scott Petri, state representative^[50][51]
• Brian Thomas, marketing consultant^[52][53]

• Jim Cawley, former lieutenant governor^{[54][55][56][57]}
• Gene DiGirolamo, state representative^[58][59]
• Mike Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. representative^[54]
• Rob Loughery, Bucks County commissioner^[54]
• Tom Manion, businessman and nominee in 2008^[60]
• Chuck McIlhinney, state senator^[54]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Fitzpatrick	74,150	78.4
	Republican	Andy Warren	11,828	12.5
	Republican	Marc Duome	8,641	9.1
Total votes			94,619	100.0

• Steve Santarsiero, state representative^[61]

• Shaughnessy Naughton, chemist, businesswoman and candidate for this seat in 2014^[62]

Declined

• Diane Marseglia, Bucks County Commissioner^[54] (endorsed Santarsiero)^[63]
• Patrick Murphy, former U.S. representative and candidate for attorney general in 2012^[54]
• Kevin Strouse, United States Army Ranger and nominee for this seat in 2014 (endorsed Santarsiero)^{[54][64][65][66]}

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Santarsiero	50,416	59.82
	Democratic	Shaughnessy Naughton	33,864	40.18
Total votes			84,280	100

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brian Fitzpatrick (R)	Steve Santarsiero (D)	Undecided
Communication Concepts[78]	September 6–7, 2016	416	± 5%	50%	38%	12%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[32]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[33]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[34]	Tossup	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[35]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP[36]	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Fitzpatrick	207,263	54.4
	Democratic	Steve Santarsiero	173,555	45.6
Total votes			380,818	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Bill Shuster Arthur L Halvorson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 186,580 107,985 Percentage 63.3% 36.7%

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

The 9th district was in South Central Pennsylvania and included 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 64% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+14.

Shuster, the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, was challenged in the 2014 Republican primary by two candidates, Art Halvorson and Travis Schooley, unhappy with his support for earmarks that bring projects to the district.^[79][80] Halvorson and Schooley both were considering running again.^[81]

On April 24, 2015, The Hill reported that businessman Tom Smith, who self-funded a 2012 U.S. Senate campaign, was considering a primary challenge of Shuster.^[82] Halvorson had pledged that he would not run if Smith did and would support him.^[82] In July, Smith announced he would not run, citing unexpected health concerns.^[83] After Smith declined to run, Halvorson announced he would run again.^[84] On October 17, 2015, Smith died.^[85]

• Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. representative

• Art Halvorson, businessman, Coast Guard veteran and candidate for this seat in 2014

• Tom Smith, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	49,393	50.6
	Republican	Arthur L Halvorson	48,166	49.4
Total votes			97,559	100.0

While no Democrat appeared on the ballot, Arthur Halvorson, who lost in the Republican primary, received enough Democratic write-in votes to be the Democratic nominee; Halvorson vowed to caucus as a conservative Republican if elected.^[87]

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	186,580	63.3
	Democratic	Arthur L Halvorson	107,985	36.7
Total votes			294,565	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Tom Marino Mike Molesevich Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 211,282 89,823 Percentage 70.2% 29.8%

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

The 10th district was in Northeastern Pennsylvania and included 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 63% of the vote in 2014.

• Tom Marino, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	95,321	100.0
Total votes			95,321	100.0

After no candidate stepped forward initially to run for the seat, three write in candidates announced to vie for the Democratic nomination. Former Lewisburg Mayor and environmental consultant, Mike Molesevich, Bucknell graduate student, Steve Belskie, and Justin Sheare all sought the Democratic nomination.^[88][89]

• Mike Molesevich, former mayor of Lewisburg and environmental consultant

Jerry Kaines, a Lycoming County building materials salesman, had formed an exploratory committee for a potential Independent campaign.^[90]

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	211,282	70.2
	Democratic	Mike Molesevich	89,823	29.8
Total votes			301,105	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Lou Barletta Michael Marsicano Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 113,800 199,421 Percentage 63.7% 36.3%

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

The 11th district was in Northeastern Pennsylvania and included 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 66% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+6.

• Lou Barletta, incumbent U.S. representative^[91]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	92,342	100.0
Total votes			92,342	100.0

• Michael Marsicano, former mayor of Hazleton^[92]

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Marsicano	58,117	100.0
Total votes			58,117	100.0

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	199,421	63.7
	Democratic	Michael Marsicano	113,800	36.3
Total votes			313,221	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Keith Rothfus Erin McClelland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 221,851 137,353 Percentage 61.8% 38.2%

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 was in Southwestern Pennsylvania and included 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 re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+9.

• Keith Rothfus, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus (incumbent)	87,270	100.0
Total votes			87,270	100.0

• Erin McClelland, psychologist, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2014^[93]

• Steve Larchuk, attorney, renewable energy business owner and candidate for the 4th district in 2004^[94]

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erin Mcclelland	73,326	100.0
Total votes			73,326	100.0

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus (incumbent)	221,851	61.8
	Democratic	Erin Mcclelland	137,353	38.2
Total votes			359,204	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election

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Nominee Brendan Boyle Party Democratic Popular vote 239,316 Percentage 100.0%

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

The 13th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. The incumbent was Democrat Brendan Boyle, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 67% of the vote in 2014, succeeding retiring Democrat Allyson Schwartz, and the district had a PVI of D+13.

• Brendan Boyle, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brendan Boyle (incumbent)	90,512	100.0
Total votes			90,512	100.0

• Armond James

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, 2016^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brendan Boyle (incumbent)	239,316	100.0
Total votes			239,316	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Doyle