2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 12 7 Seats won 13 5 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 2,710,070 2,793,538 Percentage 48.77% 50.28% Swing 2.64% 2.71%
Congressional district results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Pennsylvania, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held Tuesday, April 24.

Republicans control redistricting in Pennsylvania, which lost one seat in reapportionment.^[1] A map released on December 13, 2011, effectively merged the 4th and 12th congressional districts, represented by Democrats Jason Altmire and Mark Critz.^[2] The map was passed by the Pennsylvania Senate.^[3] Critz won the incumbent-on-incumbent primary, but then lost the general election.

Pennsylvania was one of five states (along with Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, and Arizona) where the party that won the most seats did not win the most votes in the state.

Overview[edit]

Statewide[edit]

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	17	2,710,070	48.77	13	1	72.22
	Democratic	17	2,793,538	50.28	5	2	27.78
	Independent	5	46,512	0.84	0		0.0
	Libertarian	1	6,210	0.11	0		0.0
Total		40	5,556,330	100.0	18	1	100.0

Popular vote Democratic   50.28% Republican   48.77% Other   0.95%

House seats Republican   72.22% Democratic   27.78%

District[edit]

Results of the 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by district:^[4]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	235,394	84.95%	41,708	15.05%	0	0.00%	277,102	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 2	318,176	89.28%	33,381	9.37%	4,829	1.35%	356,386	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 3	123,933	40.97%	165,826	54.82%	12,755	4.22%	302,514	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	104,643	34.42%	181,603	59.74%	17,734	5.83%	303,980	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	104,725	37.08%	177,740	62.92%	0	0.00%	282,465	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	143,803	42.86%	191,725	57.14%	0	0.00%	335,528	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	143,509	40.60%	209,942	59.40%	0	0.00%	353,451	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	152,859	43.40%	199,379	56.60%	0	0.00%	352,238	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	105,128	38.33%	169,177	61.67%	0	0.00%	274,305	100.00%	Republican hold
District 10	94,227	34.42%	179,563	65.58%	0	0.00%	273,790	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	118,231	41.46%	166,967	58.54%	0	0.00%	285,198	100.00%	Republican hold
District 12	163,589	48.26%	175,352	51.74%	0	0.00%	338,941	100.00%	Republican gain
District 13	209,901	69.09%	93,918	30.91%	0	0.00%	303,819	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	251,932	76.89%	75,702	23.11%	0	0.00%	327,634	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 15	128,764	43.25%	168,960	56.75%	0	0.00%	297,724	100.00%	Republican hold
District 16	111,185	39.04%	156,192	54.85%	17,404	6.11%	284,781	100.00%	Republican hold
District 17	161,393	60.31%	106,208	39.69%	0	0.00%	267,601	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 18	122,146	36.04%	216,727	63.96%	0	0.00%	338,873	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	2,793,538	50.28%	2,710,070	48.77%	52,722	0.95%	5,556,330	100.00%

District 1[edit]

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district includes primarily central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport, and other small sections of Delaware County. It has been represented by Democrat Bob Brady since 1998.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew[edit]

• Jimmie Moore, Philadelphia Municipal Court judge^[5][6][7]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	42,744	100.0
Total votes			42,744	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• John Featherman, realtor and former candidate for mayor of Philadelphia^[8]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Featherman	10,288	100.0
Total votes			10,288	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady (incumbent)	235,394	85.0
	Republican	John Featherman	41,708	15.0
Total votes			277,102	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2[edit]

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district includes predominantly African American sections of the city of Philadelphia--West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, and Northwest Philadelphia—in addition to parts of South Philadelphia, Center City, and western suburbs such as Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County. It has been represented by Democrat Chaka Fattah since 1995.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	87,620	100.0
Total votes			87,620	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Robert Allen Mansfield, Jr., businessman and US Army veteran

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Allen Mansfield, Jr.	5,562	100.0
Total votes			5,562	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah (incumbent)	318,176	89.3
	Republican	Robert Mansfield	33,381	9.4
	Independent	James Foster	4,829	1.3
Total votes			356,386	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3[edit]

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district is located in the northwestern part of the state and includes the cities of Erie, Sharon, Hermitage, Butler and Meadville. It has been represented by Republican Mike Kelly since January 2011. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	46,382	100.0
Total votes			46,382	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Missa Eaton, professor and president of Democratic Women of Mercer County

Disqualified[edit]

• Mel Marin
• George Schroeck, attorney^[20]

Declined[edit]

• Kathy Dahlkemper, former U.S. Representative^[21]
• Ron DiNicola, attorney, Marine Corps veteran and nominee for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district in 1996^[22]
• Joe Sinnott, mayor of Erie^[23]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Missa Eaton	28,355	100.0
Total votes			28,355	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Kelly (incumbent)	165,826	54.8
	Democratic	Missa Eaton	123,933	41.0
	Independent	Steven Porter	12,755	4.2
Total votes			302,514	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4[edit]

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district is located in the south-central part of the state covering all of Adams and York counties, as well as parts of Cumberland and Dauphin counties.

Republican Todd Platts, who had represented Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district since 2001 and had been expected to seek re-election in the new 4th district, did not seek re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Scott Perry, state representative^[32]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Kevin Downs, businessman
• Eric Martin
• Chris Reilly, York County Commissioner^[32]
• Sean Summers, lawyer who represented Albert Snyder in Snyder v. Phelps^[33]
• Mark Swomley, businessman
• Ted Waga, member of the York 912 Patriots^[32]

Declined[edit]

• Brock McCleary, deputy political director of the National Republican Congressional Committee^[34]
• Todd Platts, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry	34,881	53.5
	Republican	Christopher Reilly	12,143	18.6
	Republican	Sean Summers	9,316	14.3
	Republican	Theodore Waga	3,086	4.7
	Republican	Eric Robert Martin	2,159	3.3
	Republican	Mark Swomley	2,150	3.3
	Republican	Kevin Downs	1,451	2.2
Total votes			65,186	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Harry Perkinson, Texas-based defense contractor employee^[35]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Ken Lee, attorney^[35]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Matt Matsunaga, businessman

Declined[edit]

• John Brenner, former Mayor of York^[32]
• Eugene DePasquale, state representative (running for Auditor General)^[36]
• Doug Hoke, York County Commissioner
• Matt Matsunaga, former co-chair of the College Republicans at Catonsville Community College^[37]
• Ryan Sanders, nominee for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district in 2010^[32]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Perkinson	14,188	56.0
	Democratic	Ken Lee	11,134	44.0
Total votes			25,322	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Perry	181,603	59.8
	Democratic	Harry Perkinson	104,643	34.4
	Independent	Wayne Wolff	11,524	3.8
	Libertarian	Mike Koffenberger	6,210	2.0
Total votes			303,980	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5[edit]

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district is located in north central Pennsylvania. It is the largest in area, and least densely populated, of all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts. It has been represented by Republican incumbent Glenn Thompson, who was first elected in 2008.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	49,941	100.0
Total votes			49,941	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Charles Dumas, professor at Penn State University

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Dumas	25,252	100.0
Total votes			25,252	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Thompson (incumbent)	177,740	62.9
	Democratic	Charles Dumas	104,725	37.1
Total votes			282,465	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6[edit]

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district is located in southeastern part of the state with a combination some of very affluent suburban areas of Philadelphia and sparsely populated rural areas. It has been represented by Republican Jim Gerlach since 2003, and he ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jim Gerlach, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gerlach (incumbent)	45,206	100.0
Total votes			45,206	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Manan Trivedi, physician, Iraq War veteran, and nominee for this seat in 2010^[38]

Declined[edit]

• Doug Pike, candidate for this seat in 2010^[39]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Manan M. Trivedi	20,037	100.0
Total votes			20,037	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Gerlach (R)	Manan Trivedi (D)	Undecided
WPA Opinion Research Gerlach (R)	August 20–21, 2012	400	±4.9%	54%	30%	17%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[47]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[48]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[49]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[50]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[51]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[52]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[53]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gerlach (Incumbent)	191,725	57.1
	Democratic	Manan Trivedi	143,803	42.9
Total votes			335,528	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7[edit]

2012 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Pat Meehan George Badey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 209,942 143,509 Percentage 59.4% 40.6%

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 incorporates parts of the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of Chester County, Montgomery County, Berks County, and Lancaster County. It has been represented by Republican Pat Meehan since January 2011. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Pat Meehan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick L. Meehan (incumbent)	55,387	100.0
Total votes			55,387	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• George Badey III, attorney^[54]

Declined[edit]

• Joe Sestak, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010^[55]
• Jack Stollsteimer, former Safe Schools Advocate^[56]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Badey	20,075	100.0
Total votes			20,075	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Meehan (R)	George Badey (D)	Undecided
GBA Strategies Badey (D)	May 30–June 3, 2012	400	±4.9%	50%	30%	20%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[48]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[49]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[50]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[51]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[52]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[53]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Meehan (incumbent)	209,942	59.4
	Democratic	George Badey	143,509	40.6
Total votes			353,451	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8[edit]

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is located in Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County. It has been represented by Republican Mike Fitzpatrick since January 2011. Fitzpatrick previously represented the district from 2005 until 2007. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Mike Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined[edit]

• Jennifer Stefano, activist^[59]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	42,395	100.0
Total votes			42,395	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Kathy Boockvar, attorney and nominee for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 2011^[60]

Declined[edit]

• Det Asinn, Doylestown Borough Council President^[61]
• Diane Marseglia, Bucks County Commissioner^[62]
• Cynthia Philo, Doylestown Township Supervisor^[62]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Boockvar	25,595	100.0
Total votes			25,595	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[48]	Likely R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[49]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[50]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[51]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[52]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[53]	Lean R	November 4, 2012

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick (incumbent)	199,379	56.6
	Democratic	Kathy Boockvar	152,859	43.4
Total votes			352,238	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9[edit]

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is located in the South Western part of the state. Redistricting added majority-Democratic Fayette County as well as some of the Democratic portions of Washington, Greene, Cambria and Westmoreland counties. It has been represented by Republican Bill Shuster since 2001. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Disqualified[edit]

• Travis Schooley, businessman

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	41,735	100.0
Total votes			41,735	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Karen Ramsburg, a nurse from Mercersburg, had been running as an independent, but after no Democrat filed to run, she mounted a write-in campaign for the April primary.^[65] She was successful, receiving enough write-in votes to receive the Democratic nomination.^[66]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Karen Ramsburg, nurse

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Shuster (incumbent)	169,177	61.7
	Democratic	Karen Ramsburg	105,128	38.3
Total votes			274,305	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10[edit]

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is located in the central and northeast regions of the state. It has been represented by Republican Tom Marino since January 2011. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Tom Marino, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Marino (incumbent)	51,373	100.0
Total votes			51,373	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Philip Scollo, businessman

Declined[edit]

• Chris Carney, former U.S. Representative^[68]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Philip Scollo	19,291	100.0
Total votes			19,291	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Marino (R)	Philip Scollo (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-Scollo)	July 16–17, 2012	550	±4.18%	44%	36%	20%

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Marino (incumbent)	179,563	65.6
	Democratic	Philip Scollo	94,227	34.4
Total votes			273,790	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11[edit]

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district stretches from the Poconos all the way to the suburbs of Harrisburg. It has been represented by Republican Lou Barletta since January 2011.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Lou Barletta, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	49,511	100.0
Total votes			49,511	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Gene Stilp, activist, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006, and candidate for state representative in 2010^[69]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• William Vinsko, lawyer and assistant Wilkes-Barre city attorney^[70]

Declined[edit]

• Chris Doherty, mayor of Scranton^[70]
• Paul Kanjorski, former U.S. Representative^[71]
• Michael Lombardo, former mayor of Pittston^[72]
• Corey O'Brien, Lackawanna County Commissioner and candidate for this seat in 2010^[70]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Stilp	18,716	54.5
	Democratic	Bill Vinsko	15,609	45.5
Total votes			34,325	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[48]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[49]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[50]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[51]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[52]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[53]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lou Barletta (incumbent)	166,967	58.5
	Democratic	Gene Stilp	118,231	41.5
Total votes			285,198	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12[edit]

2012 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Keith Rothfus Mark Critz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 175,352 163,589 Percentage 51.7% 48.3%

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

U.S. Representative before election Jason Altmire Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Keith Rothfus Republican

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, and consists of all of Beaver County, and parts of Allegheny, Cambria, Lawrence, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties. Democrats Mark Critz, who had represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2010; and Jason Altmire, who had represented Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district since 2007, both sought re-election in the new 12th district.^[75]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Mark Critz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Jason Altmire, incumbent U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jason Altmire	Mark Critz	Undecided
Susquehanna Research and Polling	April 13–15, 2012	400	±4.9%	43%	39%	18%
Global Strategy Group (D-Critz)	March 22–25, 2012	400	±4.9%	45%	38%	17%
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Altmire)	March 12–14, 2012	400	±4.9%	55%	31%	14%
Global Strategy Group (D-Critz)	February 2–5, 2012	400	±4.9%	47%	37%	16%
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Altmire)	January 10–16, 2012	503	±4.4%	50%	34%	16%

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Critz (incumbent)	32,384	51.2
	Democratic	Jason Altmire (incumbent)	30,895	48.8
Total votes			63,279	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Keith Rothfus, attorney and nominee for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district in 2010^[83]

Declined[edit]

• Jim Christiana, state representative^[75]
• Mike Turzai, majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives^[83]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus	44,360	100.0
Total votes			44,360	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Critz (D)	Keith Rothfus (R)	Undecided
Susquehanna Research and Polling (R)	October 1–2, 2012	950	±3.2%	43%	45%	12%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-YG Action Fund	September 30–October 1, 2012	400	±4.9%	40%	42%	16%
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Critz)	September 23–25, 2012	400	±4.9%	52%	41%	7%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Rothfus)	September 19–20, 2012	400	±4.9%	38%	38%	24%
Anzalone Liszt Research (D-Critz)	July 31–August 2, 2012	400	±4.9%	50%	40%	10%
Benenson Strategy (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)	July 9–11, 2012	400	±4.9%	44%	38%	18%
Global Strategy Group (D-Critz)	June 13–15, 2012	402	±4.9%	46%	36%	18%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[48]	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[49]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[50]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[51]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[52]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[53]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Rothfus	175,352	51.7
	Democratic	Mark Critz (incumbent)	163,589	48.3
Total votes			338,941	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 13[edit]

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania, covering eastern Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. Democrat Allyson Schwartz, who had represented Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district since 2005, sought re-election.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Allyson Schwartz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined[edit]

• Nathan Kleinman, member of the Occupy Philadelphia movement and field organizer for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign^[90]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allyson Schwartz (incumbent)	36,756	100.0
Total votes			36,756	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Joseph Rooney, pilot and Marine Corps veteran

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph James Rooney	21,644	100.0
Total votes			21,644	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allyson Schwartz (incumbent)	209,901	69.1
	Republican	Joe Rooney	93,918	30.9
Total votes			303,819	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14[edit]

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district includes the entire city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs. Incumbent Democrat Mike Doyle defeated challenger Janis C. Brooks in the Democratic primary. He faced Republican Hans Lessmann in the general election.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Mike Doyle, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Janis C. Brooks, pastor and nonprofit founder

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael F. Doyle (incumbent)	50,323	80.1
	Democratic	Janis Brooks	12,484	19.9
Total votes			62,807	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Hans Lessmann, optometrist

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hans Lessmann	15,936	100.0
Total votes			15,936	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Doyle (incumbent)	251,932	76.9
	Republican	Hans Lessmann	75,702	23.1
Total votes			327,634	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15[edit]

2012 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election

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Nominee Charlie Dent Rick Daugherty Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 168,960 128,764 Percentage 56.8% 43.2%

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

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

The 15th district is located in eastern Pennsylvania and stretches from the suburbs east of Harrisburg to communities east of Allentown to the New Jersey border. Counties located in the district include all of Lehigh County and parts of Berks County, Dauphin County, Lebanon County, and Northampton County. It has been represented by Republican Charlie Dent since 2005. He ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Charlie Dent, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Dent (incumbent)	38,651	100.0
Total votes			38,651	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Rick Daugherty, chair of the Lehigh County Democratic Party^[91]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Jackson Eaton, Army veteran^[92]

Declined[edit]

• John Callahan, mayor of Bethlehem and nominee for this seat in 2010^[93]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Daugherty	14,623	58.8
	Democratic	Jackson Eaton	10,265	41.2
Total votes			24,888	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[48]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[49]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[50]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[51]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[52]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[53]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlie Dent (incumbent)	168,960	56.8
	Democratic	Rick Daugherty	128,764	43.2
Total votes			297,724	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16[edit]

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district is located in the southeastern part of the state, just west of Philadelphia. The district is composed of a large portion of southern Chester County, most of Lancaster County, and a sliver of Berks County, including the city of Reading. Incumbent Republican Joe Pitts, who had represented the district since 1997, faced Democrat Aryanna C. Strader. They each ran unopposed in their respective primaries.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Joe Pitts, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph R. Pitts (incumbent)	44,110	100.0
Total votes			44,110	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Aryanna Strader, business owner

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aryanna C. Strader	15,839	100.0
Total votes			15,839	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Pitts (incumbent)	156,192	54.8
	Democratic	Aryanna Strader	111,185	39.1
	Independent	John Murphy	12,250	4.3
	Independent	James Bednarski	5,154	1.8
Total votes			284,781	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17[edit]

2012 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district election

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