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The 6th district consists of [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] and [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]].<ref name="ncohn1"/> The incumbent is Republican [[Ryan Costello]], who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 57% of the vote in 2016.
The 6th district consists of [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] and [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]].<ref name="ncohn1"/> The incumbent is Republican [[Ryan Costello]], who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 57% of the vote in 2016.

On March 24, 2018, Costello announced that he will no longer seek re-election due to the growing Democratic voter demographic in the 6th district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/24/politics/ryan-costello-pennsylvania/index.html|title=Rep. Ryan Costello will drop bid for re-election in Pennsylvania|publisher=CNN|date=March 24, 2018|accessdate=March 25, 2018}}</ref>


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===Republican primary===

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United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2018

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All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania will be held on November 6, 2018, to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts.

The elections will coincide with the gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

In January 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional map, ruling it had been unfairly gerrymandered to favor Republicans. New maps were subsequently adopted in February 2018.[1]

District 1

Court-mandated districts for 2018 elections
Current congressional districts (since 2011)[2]

The 1st district previously consisted of central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport and other small sections of Delaware County.[3] Under the new congressional map that will be in place in 2018, the first district overlaps with much of the former 8th district, which is represented by Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick. Fitpatrick took office in 2017, succeeding his brother, former Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick. The new 1st district consists of Bucks County and a small portion of Montgomery County.[3]

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent)
Republican Dean Malik
Total votes 100

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven Bacher
Democratic Rachel Reddick
Democratic Scott Wallace
Total votes 100

District 2

The 2nd district consists of Northeast Philadelphia and other parts of Philadelphia. It mostly overlaps with the old 1st District. That district's incumbent, Democrat Bob Brady, has served since 1998, but is not running for reelection. The incumbent of the old 2nd district is Dwight Evans, but Evans may follow most of his constituents into the 3rd District.[3]

The new map drew the home of fellow Democrat Brendan Boyle, who has represented the neighboring 13th District since 2015, into the 2nd, leading to speculation that he will run for reelection here. Soon after the new map was released, Boyle confirmed that he would indeed run in the 2nd.[4]

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brendan Boyle (incumbent)
Democratic Michele Lawrence
Total votes 100

Republican primary

David Torres is unopposed in the Republican primary.

District 3

The 3rd district was previously located in Northwestern Pennsylvania, but it is now located in Philadelphia, and overlaps with much of the previous 2nd district.[3] The incumbent from the 2nd district is Democrat Dwight Evans, who has held office since 2016. Evans defeated incumbent Democratic Representative Chaka Fattah in the 2016 Democratic primary, and then went on to be elected with 90% in both the general election and a simultaneous special election for the remainder of the term after Fattah resigned.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dwight Evans (incumbent)
Democratic Kevin Johnson
Total votes 100

Republican primary

Bryan Leib is unopposed in the Republican primary.

District 4

The old 4th district was in South Central Pennsylvania, but the new 4th district is centered in Montgomery County. The district includes parts of the former 13th district. The incumbent from this district, Democrat Brendan Boyle, could have sought re-election in either this district or the new 2nd district.[3] Boyle opted to run in the 2nd, making the 4th an open seat.

Republican primary

Daniel David is unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Madeleine Dean
Democratic Mary Jo Daley
Democratic Shira Goodman
Democratic Joe Hoeffel
Total votes 100

District 5

The old 5th district was in North Central Pennsylvania, but the new 5th district consists of Delaware County and portions of South Philadelphia. The district overlaps with much of the old 7th district, but incumbent Republican Congressman Pat Meehan is not seeking re-election, due to allegations regarding a sexual harassment complaint that was settled with the use of taxpayer funding.[3][5] State Senator Daylin Leach was a leading candidate for the seat, but he too was accused of similar behavior.[5][6] On February 24, 2018, Leach succumbed to pressures from fellow Democrats, including Governor Tom Wolf, to abandon his congressional campaign, announcing his withdrawal on his Facebook page. He will remain in his Pennsylvania Senate seat.[7]

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Addis
Republican Pearl Kim
Total votes 100

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lawrence Arata III
Democratic George Badey III
Democratic Shelly Chauncey
Democratic Margo L. Davidson
Democratic Thaddeus Kirkland
Democratic Richard Lazer
Democratic Lindy Li
Democratic Ashley Lunkenheimer
Democratic Daniel Muroff
Democratic Mary Scanlon
Democratic Molly Sheehan
Democratic Greg Vitali
Democratic David Wertime
Democratic Theresa Wright
Total votes 100

District 6

The 6th district consists of Chester County and Reading.[3] The incumbent is Republican Ryan Costello, who has represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected to a second term with 57% of the vote in 2016.

On March 24, 2018, Costello announced that he will no longer seek re-election due to the growing Democratic voter demographic in the 6th district.[8]

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg McCauley Sr.
Total votes 100

Democratic primary

Chrissy Houlahan is unopposed in the Democratic primary.

District 7

The 7th district was formerly centered on Delaware County, but the new district consists of much of the Lehigh Valley. The new 7th district overlaps with much of the former 15th district, which is represented by retiring Republican Congressman Charlie Dent.[3]

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Browning
Republican Marty Nothstein
Total votes 100

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Clark
Democratic Rick Daugherty
Democratic Greg Edwards
Democratic John Morganelli
Democratic Roger Ruggles
Democratic Susan Wild
Total votes 100

District 8

The 8th district was previously centered on Bucks County, but now consists of portions of Northeast Pennsylvania, including the city of Scranton. The new district overlaps with much of the former 17th district, which is represented by Democratic Congressman Matt Cartwright.[3] Cartwright has held office since 2013.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Matt Cartwright is unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Chrin
Republican Robert Kuniegel
Republican Joe Peters
Total votes 100

District 9

The old 9th district was in South Central Pennsylvania, but the new 9th district is in North Central Pennsylvania. The new district overlaps with the old 11th district, which is represented by retiring Republican Congressman Lou Barletta.[3]

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Halcovage Jr.
Republican Daniel Meuser
Republican Scott Uehlinger
Total votes 100

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Quick
Democratic Gary Wegman
Democratic Denny Wolff
Total votes 100

District 10

The 10th district was previously in Northeastern Pennsylvania, but it now overlaps with much of the former 4th district in South Central Pennsylvania. Under the map taking effect in 2018, the 10th district includes Harrisburg and a portion of York County.[3] The incumbent from the 4th district is Republican Scott Perry, who has represented his district since 2013. He was re-elected to a third term with 66% of the vote in 2016. Several Democrats are vying as challengers in 2018.[9]

Republican primary

Incumbent Scott Perry is unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson
Democratic Eric Ding
Democratic Robert Howe
Democratic Christina Hartman
Democratic George Scott
Total votes 100

District 11

The old 11th district was in Northeastern Pennsylvania, but the district now overlaps with much of the former 16th district in South Central Pennsylvania. The new district consists of Lancaster County and portions of York County. The incumbent from the former 16th district is Republican Lloyd Smucker, who has held office since 2017.[3]

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chester Beiler
Republican Lloyd Smucker (incumbent)
Total votes 100

Democratic primary

Jessica King is unopposed in the Democratic primary.

District 12

The old 12th district was in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but the new district is in North Central Pennsylvania. It overlaps with the former 10th district, which is represented by Republican Tom Marino.[3] Marino has held office since 2011.

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Marino (incumbent)
Republican Douglas McLinko
Total votes 100

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marc Friedenburg
Democratic Judith Herschel
Total votes 100

District 13

The old 13th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania, but the new district is in Western Pennsylvania. The new district overlaps with much of the old 9th district, which is represented by retiring Republican Congressman Bill Shuster.[3]

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Bloom
Republican John Eichelberger
Republican Art Halvorson
Republican Ben Hornberger
Republican John Joyce
Republican Doug Mastriano
Republican Travis Schooley
Republican Bernie Washabaugh
Total votes 100

Democratic primary

Brent Ottoway is unopposed in the Democratic primary.

District 14

The old 14th district consisted of the city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs, but the new district consists of suburbs to the south and west of Pittsburgh. The district overlaps with much of the former 18th district.[3] The winner of the 2018 special election, Democrat Conor Lamb, is expected to run in the more competitive 17th district.[10] The Republican candidate in the race, Rick Saccone, has said that he will run in this district after conceding to Lamb.[11]

Republican primary

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Guy Reschenthaler
Republican Rick Saccone
Total votes 100

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bibiana Boerio
Democratic Tom Prigg
Democratic Adam Sedlock
Democratic Bob Solomon
Total votes 100

District 15

The old 15th district was in Eastern Pennsylvania, but the new district is in Western Pennsylvania. The new district overlaps with much of the former 5th district, which is represented by Republican G.T. Thompson.[3] Thompson has held office since 2009.

Republican primary

Incumbent G.T. Thompson is unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Boser
Democratic Wade Jodun
Total votes 100

District 16

The former 16th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania, but the redrawn 16th district will be in Northwestern Pennsylvania, overlapping with the former 3rd district.[3] The incumbent from the 3rd district is Republican Mike Kelly, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected to a fourth term unopposed in 2016. Kelly had considered running for the U.S. Senate, but announced he will run for re-election instead.[12]

Republican primary

Incumbent Mike Kelly is unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ronald DiNicola
Democratic Robert Multari
Democratic Christian Rieger
Total votes 100

District 17

The former 17th district was in Eastern Pennsylvania, but the new 17th district consists of suburbs west of Pittsburgh. The district overlaps with parts of the former 12th district, which is represented by Republican Keith Rothfus.[3] Rothfus has held office since 2013, and plans to run for reelection in the new 17th.[13]

The new map drew the home of Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate in the special election for the old 18th District, into the new 17th. The 17th is far less Republican than its predecessor, and voted for Democrats downballot, leading to speculation that Lamb would run for a full term in the 17th regardless of the special election result.[3] On March 14, Democratic officials in Beaver County, which is entirely within the 17th, received a written request from Lamb for their endorsement in the 2018 general election.[14] Lamb is also gathering petitions for a run in the 17th.[15]

Republican primary

Incumbent Keith Rothfus is unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Conor Lamb (incumbent)
Democratic Ray Linsenmayer
Democratic Beth Tarasi
Total votes 100

District 18

The 18th district formerly consisted of the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh, but the new district is now centered on Pittsburgh itself. The district overlaps with the former 14th district, which is represented by Democrat Michael F. Doyle.[3] Doyle has held office since 1995.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Doyle (incumbent)
Democratic Janis Brooks
Total votes 100

No Republicans filed to run in the 18th district.

References

  1. ^ Mears, Bill (February 19, 2018). "Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues new congressional map, which could benefit Dems". Fox News. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (19 February 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ John Kopp (February 22, 2018). "Brendan Boyle to seek re-election in redrawn Philly congressional district". Philly Voice.
  5. ^ a b Tamari, Jonathan (January 25, 2018). "Rep. Pat Meehan will not seek reelection after sexual harassment furor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Kauffman, Rick (July 5, 2017). "State Sen. Daylin Leach announces run for Congress in the 7th". The Times Herald. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  7. ^ State Senator Daylin Leach ends congressional bid, cites 'attacks' on his family, Philadelphia Inquirer, David Gambacorta, February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "Rep. Ryan Costello will drop bid for re-election in Pennsylvania". CNN. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  9. ^ Mahon, Ed (March 5, 2018). "Who is running for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District?". York Daily Record. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  10. ^ Tolliver, Sandy (11 March 2018). "Do the numbers add up for Democrat Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania?".
  11. ^ https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/politics/lamb-saccone-concession/index.html
  12. ^ Potter, Chris (August 1, 2017). "Rep. Mike Kelly pulls out of crowded Senate race for Casey seat". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  13. ^ Wes Venticher (March 15, 2018). "Conor Lamb eyes run for Congress in new district". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
  14. ^ Emily Goodin; John Verhovek (March 15, 2018). "Conor Lamb, Rick Saccone to run again in November in new and different congressional districts". ABC News.
  15. ^ Lamb, Conor [@ConorLambPA] (March 16, 2018). "Stop by our Carnegie office this weekend to sign & pick up petitions & help get Congressman-elect Conor Lamb on the ballot in 2018!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Official campaign websites of first district candidates
Official campaign websites of second district candidates
Official campaign websites of third district candidates
Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates
Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates
Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates
Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates
Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates
Official campaign websites of tenth district candidates
Official campaign websites of eleventh district candidates
Official campaign websites of twelfth district candidates
Official campaign websites of thirteenth district candidates
Official campaign websites of fourteenth district candidates
Official campaign websites of fifteenth district candidates
Official campaign websites of sixteenth district candidates
Official campaign websites of seventeenth district candidates
Official campaign websites of eighteenth district candidates