Pennsylvania 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Pennsylvania 2017 General Election

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Pennsylvania
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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

In Pennsylvania Special Elections, there are no partisan primaries. Local party delegates pick their nominees.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr. • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (11, 1 write-in)

		*Democratic*		*Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.* • FEC S6PA00217; 30 Sep 17; Tot $7,587,696; Dsb $2,179,185
		Democratic		Raymond John "Ray" Uhric • FEC S8PA00312
		Democratic		Theresa Michelle Wright • FEC S8PA00338; 31 Oct 17; Tot $7,724; Dsb $6,456

		Republican		Paul David Addis • FEC S8PA00304; 30 Sep 17; Tot $961,905; Dsb $81,166
		Republican		Cynthia Ellen Ayers • FEC S8PA00296; 30 Sep 17; Tot $25,272; Dsb $20,909
		Republican		Congressman Louis J. "Lou" Barletta • Congressman CD 11. 28 August 2017: Running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2018. • FEC S8PA00320; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,004,036; Dsb $450,530
		Republican		state Representative James Joseph "Jim" Christiana, III • FEC S8PA00270; 30 Sep 17; Tot $146,465; Dsb $73,238
		Republican		Paul Frederick DeLong • FEC S4PA00113
		Republican		Robert "Bobby" Lawrence • FEC S8PA00288; 30 Sep 17; Tot $6,009; Dsb $5,372
		Republican		Joseph John "Joe" Vodvarka • FEC S4PA00196; 30 Sep 17; Tot $25,417; Dsb $25,417

		Libertarian		Dale Ronald Kerns, Jr. • FEC S8PA00254; 30 Sep 17; Tot $9,264; Dsb $7,436

		Write-in; (Democratic)		Brian Kelly

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: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Tom Wolf • First elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • 24 February 2016: Announced that he has prostate cancer which was detected early and is treatable.
	Candidate list (5)

		Republican		Laura Ellsworth
		Republican		Paul Mango
		Republican		state Representative Mike Turzai
		Republican		state Senator Scott Wagner

		Libertarian		Ken V. Krawchuk

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately by partisan primary from) the Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Michael J. "Mike" Stack • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic		Aryanna Barringer
		Democratic		Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone
		Democratic		Braddock Mayor John Fetterman

		Republican		Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bartos • 9 November 2017: Switched candidacy from Senate Class 1 to Lieutenant Governor. Allied with state Senator Scott Wagner.

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (5 Undetermined); 12 Republican (9 Undetermined, 3 Open); 1 Vacancy

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Robert A. "Bob" Brady • First elected in a special election(re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Thomas Foglietta): 19 May 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Philadelphia Deputy Mayor Nilofer Nina "Nina" Ahmad • FEC H8PA01237
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Robert A. "Bob" Brady* • FEC H8PA01153; 30 Sep 17; Tot $239,108; Dsb $224,401
		Democratic		Michele Lawrence • FEC H8PA01245
		Democratic		Lindy Li

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Dwight Evans • First elected in a concurrent Special and General Election: 8 November 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Dwight Evans* • FEC H6PA02171; 30 Sep 17; Tot $367,313; Dsb $313,242

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Chris Rieger • FEC H8PA03126; 31 Dec 17; Tot $9,485; Dsb $4,457
		Democratic		Brian Skibo • FEC H8PA03118

		*Republican*		*Congressman George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr.* • FEC H0PA03271; 30 Sep 17; Tot $901,970; Dsb $337,315

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Scott Perry • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Shavonnia Corbin-Johnson • FEC H8PA04108
		Democratic		George K. Scott • FEC H8PA04090; 30 Sep 17; Tot $12,115; Dsb $6,010

		*Republican*		*Congressman Scott Perry* • FEC H2PA04135; 30 Sep 17; Tot $237,093; Dsb $108,454

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Glenn William "G.T." Thompson • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Marc Friedenberg • FEC H8PA05204; 30 Sep 17; Tot $10,332; Dsb $959
		Democratic		Wade Allen Jodun • FEC H8PA05212

		*Republican*		*Congressman Glenn William "G.T." Thompson* • FEC H8PA05071; 30 Sep 17; Tot $515,245; Dsb $425,773

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Ryan A. Costello • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Bob Dettore
		Democratic		Chrissy Houlahan • FEC H8PA06087; 30 Sep 17; Tot $810,650; Dsb $148,988

		*Republican*		*Congressman Ryan A. Costello* • FEC H0PA06076; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,232,189; Dsb $292,572

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Patrick L. "Pat" Meehan, Jr. • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (7) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		state Senator Daylin B. Leach • 18 December 2017: "Today, I am taking a step back from the congressional campaign to focus on my family...." but did not state he was no longer running. • FEC H4PA13181; 30 Sep 17; Tot $403,063; Dsb $203,047
		Democratic		John Andrew "Drew" McGinty • FEC H8PA07093; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,513; Dsb $318
		Democratic		Elizabeth Moro • FEC H8PA07127; 30 Sep 17; Tot $45,124; Dsb $38,449
		Democratic		Daniel "Dan" Muroff • FEC H8PA07101; 30 Sep 17; Tot $306,423; Dsb $86,006
		Democratic		Molly Sheehan • FEC H8PA07119; 30 Sep 17; Tot $194,658; Dsb $13,457

		Republican		Joseph Michael "Joe" Billie • FEC H8PA07135
		*Republican*		*Congressman Patrick L. "Pat" Meehan, Jr.* • FEC H0PA07082; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,027,097; Dsb $498,768

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Brian K. Fitzpatrick • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Rachel Reddick • FEC H8PA08141

		*Republican*		*Congressman Brian K. Fitzpatrick* • FEC H6PA08277; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,088,904; Dsb $265,086
		Republican		former Bucks County Assistant District Attorney Dean Malik
		Republican		former Yardley Borough Councilmember Valerie L. Mihalek • FEC H8PA08158

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman William Franklin "Bill" Shuster • First elected 15 May 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Bud Shuster. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 2 January 2018: Announced retirement
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Mike Cordaro
		Democratic		Adam C. Sedlock, Jr. • FEC H2PA09100

		Republican		Art Halvorson
		Republican		Benjamin Dayton "Ben" Hornberger • FEC H0PA09039

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • 2 September 2017: Media reports state President Donald Trump intends to nominate Congressman Marino as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), aka "Drug Czar". 17 October 2017: Congressman Marino withdraws as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Judith L. "Judy" Herschel • FEC H8PA10170; 30 Sep 17; Tot $22,601; Dsb $19,259
		Democratic		Mark Peter McDade • FEC H8PA10162; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,101; Dsb $1,101

		*Republican*		*Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino* • FEC H0PA10078; 30 Sep 17; Tot $47,210; Dsb $118,228
		Republican		Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko • FEC H8PA10188

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Louis J. "Lou" Barletta • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 28 August 2017: Running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2018.
	Candidate list (9) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Robert Alan "Alan" Howe • FEC H8PA11053; 30 Sep 17; Tot $7,377; Dsb $3,627
		Democratic		former Hazleton Mayor Mike Marsicano
		Democratic		Gerylyn "Gigi" Sebastian
		Democratic		Gary Wegman
		Democratic		former state Agriculture Secretary Dennis "Denny" Wolff • FEC H8PA11095

		Republican		state Representative Stephen Bloom • FEC H8PA11061; 30 Sep 17; Tot $110,690; Dsb $16,176
		Republican		Andrew Lewis • FEC H8PA11087
		Republican		former state Revenue Secretary Daniel P. "Dan" Meuser • FEC H8PA10147; 30 Sep 17; Tot $287,037; Dsb $11,313
		Republican		Berwick Borough Council Member Andrew Shecktor • FEC H8PA11079

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Keith James Rothfus • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Aaron Anthony • FEC H8PA12077; 30 Sep 17; Tot $31,558; Dsb $11,112
		Democratic		Raymond "Ray" Linsenmayer • FEC H8PA12101
		Democratic		Thomas Lee "Tom" Prigg • FEC H8PA12069; 30 Sep 17; Tot $28,040; Dsb $16,905
		Democratic		John Stolz • FEC H8PA12093; 30 Sep 17; Tot $4,752; Dsb $2,965
		Democratic		Elizabeth M. "Beth" Tarasi • FEC H8PA12085; 30 Sep 17; Tot $95,718; Dsb $13,463

		*Republican*		*Congressman Keith James Rothfus* • FEC H0PA04220; 30 Sep 17; Tot $672,943; Dsb $212,158

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Congressman Brendan F. Boyle • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Brendan F. Boyle* • FEC H4PA13199; 30 Sep 17; Tot $409,187; Dsb $171,173

		Republican		Kristopher D. "Kris" Hart • FEC H8PA13109

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 14		Democratic	Congressman Michael F. "Mike" Doyle • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Michael F. "Mike" Doyle* • FEC H4PA18131; 30 Sep 17; Tot $292,763; Dsb $223,724

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Congressman Charles W. "Charlie" Dent • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 8 September 2017: Congressman Dent will not seek re-election.
	Candidate list (10) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Greg Edwards • FEC H8PA15187; 30 Sep 17; Tot $57,233; Dsb $900
		Democratic		William "Bill" Leiner, Jr. • FEC H8PA15161; 30 Sep 17; Tot $5,378; Dsb $2,412
		Democratic		Laura Quick
		Democratic		David William Weidman • FEC H8PA15211; 17 Oct 17; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Democratic		Allentown City Solicitor Susan Ellis Wild • FEC H8PA15229

		Republican		state Representative Ryan E. Mackenzie • FEC H8PA15195; 30 Sep 17; Tot $109,669; Dsb $6,685
		Republican		Lehigh County Commissioner Marty Nothstein • FEC H8PA15245
		Republican		Dauphin County Commissioner Michael H. "Mike" Pries • FEC H8PA15252
		Republican		Scott Uehlinger • FEC H8PA15237

		No Party Affiliation		Chip Collica • FEC H8PA15203

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 16		Republican	Congressman Lloyd K. Smucker • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Christina Marie Hartman • FEC H6PA16296; 30 Sep 17; Tot $206,066; Dsb $107,709
		Democratic		Jessica "Jess" King • FEC H8PA16078; 30 Sep 17; Tot $104,575; Dsb $49,335
		Democratic		Charles Klein
		Democratic		Richard Griffiths Smith, Jr.

		Republican		Bill Neff
		*Republican*		*Congressman Lloyd K. Smucker* • FEC H6PA16320; 30 Sep 17; Tot $549,212; Dsb $347,547

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 17		Democratic	Congressman Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright* • FEC H2PA17079; 30 Sep 17; Tot $909,934; Dsb $194,907

		Republican		John Robert Chrin • FEC H8PA17050; 30 Sep 17; Tot $667,266; Dsb $43,867
		Republican		Robert Joseph Kuniegel • FEC H8PA17068
		Republican		Kevin Oakes • FEC H8PA17043

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 18 Vacant		Republican	Congressman Timothy "Tim" Murphy • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Vacant Office - 4 October 2017: Amid scandal stated "After discussions with my family and staff, I have come to the decision that I will not seek reelection to Congress at the end of my current term ...." 5 October 2017: Announced his resignation effective 21 October. 21 October 2017: Resigned. 23 October 2017: Governor Tom Wolf (Democratic) calls a Special Election on Tuesday 13 March 2018 to fill this vacant seat. There will be no primary. Party nominees are selected at a party convention by delegates.
	Candidate list (11) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Rueben Brock • FEC H8PA00023
		Democratic		Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Domenica Cerilli • FEC H8PA18207
		Democratic		former Allegheny County Councillor Michael J. Crossey • FEC H8PA18173; 30 Sep 17; Tot $22,329; Dsb $15,050
		Democratic		Pamela M. "Pam" Iovino • FEC H8PA18165; 30 Sep 17; Tot $32,192; Dsb $4,770
		Democratic		former federal prosecutor Conor Lamb • FEC H8PA18181
		Democratic		Robert Charles Solomon • FEC H8PA18157; 30 Sep 17; Tot $22,945; Dsb $16,648

		Republican		George A. Karpacs • ? • FEC H8PA18223
		Republican		state Reprentative Jason A. Ortitay • FEC H8PA18249
		Republican		state Senator Guy Reschenthaler • ? • FEC H8PA18199
		Republican		state Representative Rick Saccone • 9 October 2017: Switched from running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 to the U.S. House CD 18 seat. • FEC H8PA18231
		Republican		state Senator Kim L. Ward • ? • FEC H8PA18215

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.

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

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): 11 incumbents, 58 candidates
	• Republican: 14 incumbents, 45 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Independents
	• No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 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

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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.