United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected 18 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Pennsylvania has a closed primary system, meaning only registered members of a particular party may vote in that party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by March 25. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7.[1]
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2012
According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, four of the 18 districts were considered to be in play. Those were the 6th, 7th, 8th and 12th districts.[2]
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that Democrats would win four districts while Republicans would win seven seats. It did not make a projection for the remaining seven districts.[3]
Primary competitiveness
Pennsylvania had the 45th most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 22.22% of major party primaries having been contested (8 out of 36). The national average was 54.31%.
Eighteen U.S. House incumbents sought re-election in Pennsylvania in 2012. 5 of those 18 (27.78%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held 13 of the 19 Congressional seats from Pennsylvania. However, the state lost one seat after the 2010 census and elected 18 representatives.
| Members of the U.S. House from Pennsylvania-- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 6 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 13 | 13 | |
| Total | 19 | 18 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the 19 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 18 seats up for election in 2012 in Pennsylvania. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| Pennsylvania, District 10 | 31.2% | 273,790 | Philip Scollo | |
| Pennsylvania, District 11 | 17.1% | 285,198 | Gene Stilp | |
| Pennsylvania, District 12 | 3.5% | 338,941 | Mark Critz | |
| Pennsylvania, District 13 | 38.2% | 303,819 | Joe Rooney | |
| Pennsylvania, District 14 | 53.8% | 327,634 | Hans Lessmann | |
| Pennsylvania, District 15 | 13.5% | 297,724 | Rick Daugherty | |
| Pennsylvania, District 16 | 15.8% | 284,781 | Aryanna Strader | |
| Pennsylvania, District 17 | 20.6% | 267,601 | Laureen Cummings | |
| Pennsylvania, District 18 | 27.9% | 338,873 | Larry Maggi | |
| Pennsylvania, District 1 | 69.9% | 277,102 | John Featherman | |
| Pennsylvania, District 2 | 79.9% | 356,386 | Robert Mansfield | |
| Pennsylvania, District 3 | 13.8% | 302,514 | Missa Eaton | |
| Pennsylvania, District 4 | 25.3% | 303,980 | Harry Perkinson | |
| Pennsylvania, District 5 | 25.8% | 282,465 | Charles Dumas | |
| Pennsylvania, District 6 | 14.3% | 335,528 | Manan Trivedi | |
| Pennsylvania, District 7 | 18.8% | 353,451 | George Badey | |
| Pennsylvania, District 8 | 13.2% | 352,238 | Kathryn Boockvar | |
| Pennsylvania, District 9 | 23.3% | 274,305 | Karen Ramsburg |
General election candidates
Candidates
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals were added after official election results had been certified. Click here for more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan. Please contact us about errors in this list.
1st Congressional District
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2nd Congressional District
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3rd Congressional District
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4th Congressional District
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5th Congressional District
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6th Congressional District
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7th Congressional District
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8th Congressional District
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9th Congressional District
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10th Congressional District
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11th Congressional District
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12th Congressional District
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13th Congressional District
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14th Congressional District
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15th Congressional District
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16th Congressional District
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17th Congressional District
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18th Congressional District
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Race background
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[41] Pennsylvania tied with Ohio for 9th on the list.[41]
See also
- United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Registration Deadlines," accessed June 28, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Pennsylvania," September 2012
- ↑ Delco Times "County Democrats choose runners for primary election" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Philadelphia Weekly "Breaking: Former Republican Mayoral Candidate John Featherman Running for U.S. Congress" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Bryn Mawr-Gladwyne Patch "All Major Republicans Make Presidential Primary; New GOP Challenger for Fattah" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ GoErie.com "Sharon resident Eaton to run for Congress in the 3rd District" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Sharon Herald "Court tosses 2 candidates' petitions" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Sharon Herald "Court tosses 2 candidates' petitions" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ goerie.com "Lawyer George Schroeck announces candidacy for 3rd District congressional seat" accessed January 30, 2012
- ↑ York Daily News "Two Democrats announce candidacies for Platts' seat" accessed January 23, 2012
- ↑ York Daily Record "Nine candidates file petitions for Rep. Platts' congressional seat" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State
- ↑ witf.org "State Representative Scott Perry says he'll run for Congress" accessed January 23, 2012
- ↑ York Dispatch "Perry gets Gov. Corbett's endorsement" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ York Daily Record "4th District congressional candidates agree on many policy issues, highlight their different backgrounds" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ York Daily Record "Platts retiring from Congress" accessed January 20, 2012
- ↑ pennlive.com "York County Commissioner Chris Reilly will run for Congress" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ The Patriot News "Sean Summers, lawyer for Albert Snyder in case against Westboro Baptist Church, announces run for Congress" accessed January 23, 2012
- ↑ whptv.com "Springettsbury Township's Mark Swomley to run for Congress" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ York Dispatch "Two area Democrats announce congressional bids" accessed January 27, 2012
- ↑ GoErie.com "Dumas expected to challenge in 5th Congressional District race" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ Punxsutawney Spirit "Thompson's 'bus stops here' for re-election announcement" accessed April 15, 2012
- ↑ philly.com Reading physician, an Iraq vet to challenge Gerlach December 13, 2011
- ↑ Delco Times "Radnor Democrat George Badey III looking to run against Meehan in 7th District" accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ PoliticsPA "It’s Official: Boockvar to Challenge Fitzpatrick" accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Politics PA "Shuster Alone on the PA-9 Ballot, Might Face Dem," March 16, 2012
- ↑ SunGazette.com "Marino, Scollo are only candidates for 10th House seat" accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ PoliticsPA "Updated: Anti-Pay Raise Activist Gene Stilp to Challenge Barletta" accessed January 20, 2012
- ↑ Politico Barletta has first challenger December 13, 2011
- ↑ Pittsburgh Tribune Edgeworth lawyer Rothfus planning another run at Congress December 12, 2011
- ↑ Phillyburbs.com "Rooney sets sail in 13th District race" accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Plum-Oakmont Patch "PA Congressional District 14 Candidate: Janis Brooks" accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Dormont-Brookline Patch "PA Congressional District 14 Candidate: Hans Lessmann" accessed 20, 2012
- ↑ The Morning Call Challenger to Charlie Dent surfaces December 14, 2011
- ↑ DCCC.org "Red to Blue 2012" accessed January 21, 2012
- ↑ PoliticsPA "Pitts Challenger Lives Outside District Lines" accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Scranton Times Tribune "Cartwright getting into congressional race
- ↑ PoliticsPa "WashCo Commish Maggi Gets in Vs. Murphy" accessed January 23, 2012
- ↑ PoliticsPA Tim Murphy gets a challenger December 15, 2011
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
