Pennsylvania 2019 General Election

The Green Papers: Pennsylvania 2019 General Election

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Pennsylvania
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Special Election House CD 12: Tuesday 21 May 2019

✓ Monday 1 April 2019 - Filing Deadline - CD 12 Special Primary .
✓ Tuesday 21 May 2019 - Special Election House CD 12. Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	12,734,905	(4.11% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	20	(3.72% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	18	(4.14% of 435)
Capital:	Harrisburg

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Pennsylvania State and Local Government

Pennsylvania 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
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In Pennsylvania Special Elections, there are no primaries. Local party delegates pick their nominees.

Special Election Calendar 12th Congressional District from the Pennsylvania Department of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr. • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.* • FEC S6PA00217

Class 3		Republican	Senator Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Thomas W. "Tom" Wolf • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	24 February 2016: Governor Thomas W. "Tom" Wolf Announced that he has prostate cancer which was detected early and is treatable.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately by partisan primary from) the Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor John K. Fetterman • First elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 9 Republican (9 Undetermined); 9 Democratic (9 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Brian K. Fitzpatrick • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (6) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Ivyland Borough Councilmember Christina "Chris" Finello • FEC H0PA01325; 30 Sep 19; Tot $60,807; Dsb $28,423
		Democratic			Skylar Hurwitz • FEC H0PA01333
		Democratic			Bucks County Prothonotary Judith "Judi" Reiss • FEC H0PA01291; 30 Sep 19; Tot $111,401; Dsb $44,884
		Democratic			Pennsbury School Board Member Debbie Wachspress • FEC H0PA01309; 30 Sep 19; Tot $216,112; Dsb $25,371

		*Republican*			*Congressman Brian K. Fitzpatrick* • FEC H6PA08277; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,330,705; Dsb $356,666
		Republican			Andrew "Andy" Meehan • FEC H0PA01317; 30 Sep 19; Tot $9,660; Dsb $6,286

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Brendan F. Boyle • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Brendan F. Boyle* • FEC H4PA13199; 30 Sep 19; Tot $618,564; Dsb $232,703
		Democratic			Joanne Marie Cempron Mantilla • FEC H0PA02083
		Democratic			Salem Snow

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Dwight Evans • First elected in a concurrent Special and General Election: 8 November 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Dwight Evans* • FEC H6PA02171; 30 Sep 19; Tot $366,868; Dsb $293,142

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Madeleine Dean Cunnane • First elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • aka Madeleine Dean
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Madeleine Dean Cunnane* • FEC H8PA04116; 30 Sep 19; Tot $427,228; Dsb $330,684

		Republican			Renee L. Beadencup • FEC H0PA04261

		Not readily classifiable			Kalen Spencer • Alliance Party

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Mary Gay Scanlon • First elected in a concurrent General and Special Election: 6 November 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Louis "Lou" Lanni • FEC H0PA05086; 30 Sep 19; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Mary Gay Scanlon* • FEC H8PA07200; 30 Sep 19; Tot $442,866; Dsb $274,622

		Republican			Joe Billie

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman Christina Jampoler "Chrissy" Houlahan • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (5) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Christina Jampoler "Chrissy" Houlahan* • FEC H8PA06087; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,278,726; Dsb $389,741

		Republican			John Emmons • FEC H0PA06167; 30 Sep 19; Tot $152,224; Dsb $19,174
		Republican			Coatesville School Board Member Thomas "Tom" Siedenbuehl • FEC H0PA06142; 30 Sep 19; Tot $103,487; Dsb $38,530
		Republican			Everett Stern • FEC H0PA06159; 30 May 19; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		Independent			Honey Brook Township Supervisor John H. McHugh • FEC H0PA06175

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Susan Ellis Wild • First elected in a concurrent General and Special Election: 6 November 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Darryl P. Hendricks
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Susan Ellis Wild* • FEC H8PA15229; 30 Sep 19; Tot $917,664; Dsb $299,532

		Republican			former Lehigh Commissioner Dean Napier Browning • FEC H8PA15260; 30 Sep 19; Tot $243,251; Dsb $22,350
		Republican			former Lehigh County Commissioner Lisa Scheller • FEC H0PA07132

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Congressman Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright* • FEC H2PA17079; 30 Sep 19; Tot $873,529; Dsb $255,663

		Republican			Teddy Daniels
		Republican			Luzerne County Councilor Harry Haas • FEC H0PA08189

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman Daniel P. "Dan" Meuser • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Scott G. Perry • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Thomas F. Brier, Jr. • FEC H0PA10102; 30 Sep 19; Tot $301,491; Dsb $104,363
		Democratic			Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale • FEC H0PA10110; 30 Sep 19; Tot $359,799; Dsb $73,809

		Republican			Robert "Bobby" Jeffries • FEC H0PA10128; 30 Sep 19; Tot $21,120; Dsb $2,178
		*Republican*			*Congressman Scott G. Perry* • FEC H2PA04135; 30 Sep 19; Tot $615,797; Dsb $162,084

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Lloyd K. Smucker • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Sarah Hammond • FEC H0PA11183
		Democratic			Adam Charles Nesbitt • FEC H0PA11175

		*Republican*			*Congressman Lloyd K. Smucker* • FEC H6PA16320; 30 Sep 19; Tot $441,191; Dsb $148,977

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Fred Keller • First elected in a Special Election: 21 May 2019 [re: resignation of Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	17 January 2019: Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino (Republican) announced his resignation effective 23 January. He was first elected in 2010. "Having spent over two decades serving the public, I have chosen to take a position in the private sector ...." 21 May 2019: State Representative Fred Keller (Republican) is elected in a Special Election.

Special Election - 116th Congress
CD 12 Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 21 May 2019 • Special Election - There is no primary. Local party delegates pick their nominees.
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	90,000	68.08%	state Representative Fred Keller • FEC H0PA12181; 30 Sep 19; Tot $795,992; Dsb $568,306

		Democratic	42,195	31.92%	Marc Friedenberg • FEC H8PA05204; 30 Jun 19; Tot $209,046; Dsb $230,037
Total			132,195	100.00%
	17 January 2019: Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino (Republican) resigned effective 23 January. He was first elected in 2010. "Having spent over two decades serving the public, I have chosen to take a position in the private sector ...." 23 January 2019: Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino (Republican) resigns. 24 January 2019: Governor Thomas W. "Tom" Wolf (Democratic) calls a Special Election for Tuesday 21 May 2019 to fill this seat. There are no primaries. Local party delegates pick the nominees. circa 12 February 2019: The Democratic Party has selected Marc Friedenberg as their nominee. 2 March 2019: The Republican Party has selected state Representative Fred Keller as their nominee. Special Election Candidate List - 12th Congressional District from the Pennsylvania Department of State. 21 May 2019: Returns from the Pennsylvania Department of State and results from The New York Times. 21 May 2019: State Representative Fred Keller (Republican) is elected in a Special Election.

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 13		Republican	Congressman John Joyce • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Todd Rowley

		*Republican*			*Congressman John Joyce* • FEC H8PA13125; 30 Sep 19; Tot $389,933; Dsb $86,137

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 14		Republican	Congressman Guy L. Reschenthaler • First Elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Logan David Howard • FEC H0PA14120

		*Republican*			*Congressman Guy L. Reschenthaler* • FEC H8PA18199; 30 Sep 19; Tot $526,872; Dsb $423,159

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Congressman Glenn William "G.T." Thompson • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman Glenn William "G.T." Thompson* • FEC H8PA05071; 30 Sep 19; Tot $616,310; Dsb $471,269

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 16		Republican	Congressman George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (5) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Edward J. DeSantis • FEC H0PA16042
		Democratic			Kristy Gnibus • FEC H0PA16034
		Democratic			Daniel B. Smith, Jr. • FEC H0PA16026; 30 Sep 19; Tot $24,396; Dsb $14,216

		Republican			Tom Irwin
		*Republican*			*Congressman George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr.* • FEC H0PA03271; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,083,452; Dsb $327,146

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 17		Democratic	Congressman Conor James Lamb • First elected in a Special Election 13 March 2018 [re: resignation of Congressman Timothy "Tim" Murphy (Republican) on 21 October 2017]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Conor James Lamb* • FEC H8PA18181; 30 Sep 19; Tot $746,127; Dsb $421,336

		Republican			Richard Sean "Sean" Parnell • FEC H0PA17115
		Republican			Brian Thomsen • FEC H0PA17107
		Republican			Scott Richard Timko • FEC H0PA17099; 30 Sep 19; Tot $23,865; Dsb $18,805

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 18		Democratic	Congressman Michael F. "Mike" Doyle • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Gerald "Jerry" Dickinson • FEC H0PA18097; 30 Sep 19; Tot $128,255; Dsb $36,075
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Michael F. "Mike" Doyle* • FEC H4PA18131; 30 Sep 19; Tot $392,458; Dsb $170,268

		Republican			Kimberly "Kim" Mack • FEC H8PA18280

		Independent			Donald Raymond "Don" Nevills • ? • FEC H0PA18089

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			former Allegheny County Councilmember Heather Heidelbaugh

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 terms

		Democratic	Treasurer Joseph M. "Joe" Torsella • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Auditor General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

		Democratic	Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - At term limit. Running for U.S. Congress CD 10 in 2019.
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic			Nina Ahmad
		Democratic			Christina Hartman

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 15 incumbents, 31 candidates
	• Republican: 11 incumbents, 25 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.