2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
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 Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,833,205 1,467,594
Percentage 55.54% 44.46%
Swing Increase 6.77% Decrease 5.82%

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.

Overview

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 127,19317.16%131,24882.84%00.00%158,441100.00%Democratic hold
District 225,39712.30%181,14187.70%00.00%206,538100.00%Democratic hold
District 3113,85960.63%73,93139.37%00.00%187,790100.00%Republican hold
District 4147,09074.54%50,25025.46%00.00%197,340100.00%Republican hold
District 5115,01863.60%65,83936.40%00.00%180,857100.00%Republican hold
District 6119,64356.29%92,90143.71%00.00%212,544100.00%Republican hold
District 7145,86962.04%89,25637.96%00.00%235,125100.00%Republican hold
District 8137,73161.90%84,76738.10%00.00%222,498100.00%Republican hold
District 9110,09463.52%63,22336.48%00.00%173,317100.00%Republican hold
District 10112,85162.58%44,73724.81%22,73412.61%180,322100.00%Republican hold
District 11122,46466.31%62,22833.69%00.00%184,692100.00%Republican hold
District 12127,99359.28%87,92840.72%00.00%215,921100.00%Republican hold
District 1360,54932.88%123,60167.12%00.00%184,150100.00%Democratic hold
District 1400.00%148,351100.00%00.00%148,351100.00%Democratic hold
District 15128,285100.00%00.00%00.00%128,285100.00%Republican hold
District 16101,72257.72%74,51342.28%00.00%176,235100.00%Republican hold
District 1771,37143.24%93,68056.76%00.00%165,051100.00%Democratic hold
District 18166,076100.00%00.00%00.00%166,076100.00%Republican hold
Total1,833,20555.16%1,467,59444.16%22,7340.68%3,323,533100.00%

District 1

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Brady (incumbent) 47,565 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

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

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Megan Rath 6,995 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bob Brady (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

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

District 2

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chaka Fattah (incumbent) 82,167 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Armond James, schoolteacher[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Armond James 3,117 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Chaka Fattah (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Armond James (R)
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

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

District 3

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Kelly (incumbent) 33,475 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Primary results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan LaVallee 30,153 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Kelly (R)
Organizations
Newspapers
Dan LaVallee (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

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

District 4

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Perry (incumbent) 35,020 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda D. Thompson 24,312 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Scott Perry (R)
Organizations
Newspapers
Linda D. Thompson (D)
U.S. Representatives

Results

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

District 5

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Thompson (incumbent) 37,564 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Endorsements

Thomas Tarantella
State legislators
Labor unions

Results

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

General election

Endorsements

Glenn Thompson (R)
Labor unions
Organizations
Kerith Taylor (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

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

District 6

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]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Costello 24,313 100.0

Democratic primary

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]

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn
  • Mike Parrish, businessman and retired US Army colonel[41]
Declined

Endorsements

Mike Parrish
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Organisations
Local officials
Manan Trivedi
Organisations

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Manan Trivedi 27,359 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Ryan Costello (R)
Organizations
Newspapers
Manan Trivedi (D)
U.S. Representatives
Labor unions
Organisations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Ryan
Costello (R)		 Manan
Trivedi (D)		 Undecided
Lake Research Partners (D-Trivedi) July 15–17, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 35% 30% 35%
Tarrance Group (R-Costello) May 5–7, 2014 300 ± 5.8% 49% 36% 16%
Lake Research Partners (D-Trivedi) January 27–30, 2014 350 ± 5.3% 36% 34% 30%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[55] Likely R November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[56] Safe R October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[57] Likely R October 30, 2014
RCP Safe R November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[58] Likely R November 4, 2014

General election

Results

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

District 7

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Meehan (incumbent) 31,020 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Ellen Balchunis 29,444 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Pat Meehan (R)
Organizations
Newspapers
Mary Ellen Balchunis (D)
U.S. Representatives
State officials
Organisations

Results

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

District 8

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Fitzpatrick (incumbent) 22,170 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Shaughnessy Naughton, research scientist and business owner[61]
Declined

Endorsements

Shaughnessy Naughton
State legislators
Organizations
Individuals

Results

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

General election

Endorsements

Mike Fitzpatrick (R)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Kevin Strouse (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Mike
Fitzpatrick (R)		 Kevin
Strouse (D)		 Undecided
American Viewpoint August 24–26, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 60% 30% 10%

Results

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

District 9

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.

Republican primary

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.[66][67]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Art Halvorson, businessman and Coast Guard veteran[68]
  • Travis Schooley, businessman and disqualified candidate for this seat in 2012[69]

Endorsements

Art Halvorson
Individuals

Polling

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

Results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Alanna Hartzok, Mental health professional, author, environmental activist and co-founder of the Earth Rights Institute[71]

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alanna Hartzok 30,938 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bill Shuster (R)
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

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

District 10

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.

Nick Troiano, a James Madison Fellow with the non-profit Millennial Action Project, was running as an Independent.[72]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Marino (incumbent) 32,538 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Scott Brion, businessman and energy industry executive[74]
Withdrawn
  • Adam Rodriguez, former carpenter

Primary results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Brion 22,860 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tom Marino (R)
Labor unions
Organizations
Scott Brion (D)
Labor unions

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Tom
Marino (R)		 Scott
Brion (D)		 Nick
Troiano (I)		 Undecided
JMC Enterprises (I-Troiano) September 18–21, 2014 492 ± 4.4% 38% 26% 16% 20%
48% 34% — 18%
38% — 33% 29%

Results

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

District 11

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lou Barletta (incumbent) 29,772 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Primary results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Ostrowski 28,567 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Lou Barletta (R)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Andrew Ostrowski (D)
Labor unions

Results

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

District 12

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Keith Rothfus (incumbent) 23,291 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Erin McClelland, psychologist and businesswoman[78]
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Keith Rothfus (R)
Organizations
Newspapers
Erin McClelland (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

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

District 13

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.[81]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Val Arkoosh
State legislators
Organisations
Newspapers
Brendan F. Boyle
Labor unions
Local officials
Daylin Leach
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organisations
Marjorie Margolies
Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Local officials

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Valerie
Arkoosh		 Brendan F.
Boyle		 Daylin
Leach		 Marjorie
Margolies		 Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D-Margolies) August 13–15, 2013 422 ± 4.8% 2% 15% 7% 43% 31%

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brendan F. Boyle 24,775 40.6
Democratic Marjorie Margolies 16,723 27.4
Democratic Daylin Leach 10,130 16.6
Democratic Val Arkoosh 9,386 15.4
Total votes 61,014 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Carson "Dee" Adcock, businessman and nominee for this seat in 2010[118]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
  • John Fritz, businessman and Northeast Philadelphia Republican Party Committeeman[120]
  • Clay McQueen, security consultant and systems specialist[118]
  • Everett Stern, businessman and whistleblower[121]
Declined
  • Marina Kats, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2008[86]
  • Joshua Quinter, attorney[86]

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carson "Dee" Adcock 10,211 65.8
Republican Beverly Plosa-Bowser 5,312 34.2
Total votes 15,523 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Brendan F. Boyle (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Local officials
Carson Adcock (R)
Organizations

Results

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brendan F. Boyle 123,601 67.1
Republican Carson "Dee" Adcock 60,549 32.9
Total votes 184,150 100.0
Democratic hold

District 14

The 14th district includes the entire city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Michael F. Doyle, who had represented the district since 2003, and previously represented the 18th district from 1995 to 2003. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Janis C. Brooks, pastor, CEO/founder of Citizens to Abolish Domestic Apartheid and candidate for this seat in 2012[123]

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael F. Doyle (incumbent) 57,039 84.1
Democratic Janis C. Brooks 10,806 15.9
Total votes 67,845 100.0

Republican primary

Ken Peoples, the chairman of the White Oak Republican Committee, had declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination, but was removed from the ballot for collecting insufficient ballot petition signatures. He subsequently ran a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination in the State House's 35th Legislative District. Bob Howard, a former candidate for Allegheny County Controller in 2011, ran a write-in campaign for the Republican nomination.[124] Howard would need 1,000 certified write-in votes to be nominated. At least 1,498 Republican write-in votes were recorded in the district, but certifying them would take several weeks.[125]

General election

Endorsements

Michael F. Doyle (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael F. Doyle (incumbent) 148,351 100.0
Total votes 148,351 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

The 15th district is located in Eastern Pennsylvania and includes Lehigh County and parts of Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon and Northampton counties. The incumbent was Republican Charlie Dent, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2.

Dent was unopposed in the Republican primary and did not face a Democratic opponent in the general election, as none filed before the deadline.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie Dent (incumbent) 20,700 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined
  • David A. Clarke
  • Rick Daugherty, chairman of the Lehigh County Democratic Party and nominee for this seat in 2012[126]

General election

Endorsements

Charlie Dent (R)
Organizations

Results

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie Dent (incumbent) 128,285 100.0
Total votes 128,285 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

The 16th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia and includes a large portion of southern Chester County, most of Lancaster County and a sliver of Berks County, including the city of Reading. The incumbent was Republican Joe Pitts, who had represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+4.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Pitts (incumbent) 25,611 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Houghton 14,386 62.7
Democratic Raja Kittappa 8,541 37.3
Total votes 22,927 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Joe Pitts (R)
Organizations
Tom Houghton (D)
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Pitts (incumbent) 101,722 57.7
Democratic Tom Houghton 74,513 42.3
Total votes 176,235 100.0
Republican hold

District 17

The 17th district is located in Eastern Pennsylvania and includes Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. The incumbent was Democrat Matt Cartwright, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected in 2012, defeating incumbent Democrat Tim Holden in the primary with 57% of the vote and winning the general election with 60% of the vote. The district has a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Cartwright (incumbent) 47,992 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Moylan, Schuylkill County coroner[131]
Eliminated in primary
  • Matt Connolly, sports car racing team owner
  • Matthew Dietz, charter pilot

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Moylan 9,227 44.6
Republican Matt Connolly 7,000 33.8
Republican Matthew Dietz 4,465 21.6
Total votes 20,692 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Matt Cartwright (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
David Moylan (R)
Organizations

Results

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Cartwright (incumbent) 93,680 56.8
Republican David Moylan 71,371 43.2
Total votes 165,051 100.0
Democratic hold

District 18

The 18th district is located in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh and includes parts of Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Westmoreland counties. The incumbent was Republican Timothy F. Murphy, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy F. Murphy (incumbent) 19,575 100.0

Democratic primary

Murphy did not face a Democratic opponent in the general election as none filed before the deadline.[134]

General election

Endorsements

Tim Murphy (R)
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Murphy (incumbent) 166,076 100.0
Total votes 166,076 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References

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