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Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District special election, 2018/Endorsements

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Democrat Conor Lamb won the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District against Republican Rick Saccone on March 13, 2018, by less than half a point.[1] The race was too close to call immediately following the election, and Saccone conceded to Lamb on March 21.[2]

The special election was held to fill the vacancy created by the departure of incumbent Tim Murphy (R). Murphy announced his resignation in October 2017 following reports that he encouraged a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair to have an abortion.[3] Lamb, Saccone, and Libertarian candidate Drew Miller competed for the seat.


For an overview of the race, click here.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia tracks endorsements of candidates by organizations and elected and appointed officials. As of March 2, 2018, we have located the following endorsements in this race. To notify us of other endorsements, please email us.

Special election endorsements
Endorsement Democratic Party Lamb Republican Party Saccone[4]
Federal officials
Donald Trump, president of the United States[5] ✔
Mike Pence, vice president of the United States[6] ✔
Joe Biden, former vice president of the United States[7] ✔
Joe Kennedy III, U.S. representative[8] ✔
National figures
John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations[9] ✔
State figures
Tom Wolf, governor of Pennsylvania[10] ✔
Organizations
The American Conservative Union ✔
Associated Builders and Contractors ✔
CatholicVote.org ✔
Citizens United Political Victory Fund ✔
Club for Growth PAC ✔
Daily Kos[11] ✔
Donald J. Trump for President Inc.[12] ✔
End Citizens United[13] ✔
Firearms Owners Against Crime ✔
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 91 ✔
House Freedom Fund[14] ✔
Italian American War Veterans ✔
LifePAC ✔
National Federation of Independent Business ✔
National Rifle Association ✔
National Right to Life ✔
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO[15] ✔
The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation ✔
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[16] ✔
Raising Our Future PAC[17] ✔
Tea Party Express[18] ✔
VoteVets PAC[19] ✔

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Pennsylvania heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • As of May 2018, Democrats held five of 11 state executive positions, while six were held by nonpartisan officials.
  • The governor of Pennsylvania was Democrat Tom Wolf.

State legislature

Trifecta status

  • Pennsylvania was under divided government, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. Tom Wolf (D) served as governor, while Republicans controlled the state legislature.

2018 elections

See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2018

Pennsylvania held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Pennsylvania
 PennsylvaniaU.S.
Total population:12,791,904316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):44,7433,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:81.6%73.6%
Black/African American:11%12.6%
Asian:3.1%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:28.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,599$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Pennsylvania.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2017, Pennsylvania had a population of approximately 12,800,000 people, with its three largest cities being Philadelphia (pop. est. 1.6 million), Pittsburgh (pop. est. 300,000), and Allentown (pop. est. 120,000).[20][21]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Pennsylvania Department of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Pennsylvania every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Pennsylvania 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 48.6% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 47.9% 0.7%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 52.1% Republican Party Mitt Romney 46.7% 5.4%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 54.7% Republican Party John McCain 44.3% 10.4%
2004 Democratic Party John Kerry 51.0% Republican Party George Bush 48.5% 2.5%
2000 Democratic Party Al Gore 50.6% Republican Party George Bush 46.4% 4.2%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Pennsylvania 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Patrick Toomey 48.8% Democratic Party Katie McGinty 47.3% 1.5%
2012 Democratic Party Bob Casey 53.7% Republican Party Tom Smith 44.6% 9.1%
2010 Republican Party Patrick Toomey 51.0% Democratic Party Joe Sestak 49.0% 2.0%
2006 Democratic Party Bob Casey 58.7% Republican Party Rick Santorum 41.3% 17.4%
2004 Republican Party Arlen Specter 52.6% Democratic Party Joseph Hoeffel 42.0% 10.6%
2000 Republican Party Rick Santorum 52.4% Democratic Party Ron Klink 45.5% 6.9%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Pennsylvania.

Election results (Governor), Pennsylvania 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Democratic Party Tom Wolf 54.9% Republican Party Thomas Corbett 45.1% 9.8%
2010 Republican Party Thomas Corbett 54.5% Democratic Party Dan Onorato 45.5% 9.0%
2006 Democratic Party Ed Rendell 60.4% Republican Party Lynn Swann 39.6% 20.8%
2002 Democratic Party Ed Rendell 53.4% Republican Party Mike Fisher 44.3% 9.1%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Pennsylvania 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 13 72.2% Democratic Party 5 27.8% R+8
2014 Republican Party 13 72.2% Democratic Party 5 27.8% R+8
2012 Republican Party 13 72.2% Democratic Party 5 27.8% R+8
2010 Republican Party 12 63.2% Democratic Party 7 36.8% R+5
2008 Republican Party 7 36.8% Democratic Party 12 63.2% D+5
2006 Republican Party 8 42.1% Democratic Party 11 57.9% D+3
2004 Republican Party 12 63.2% Democratic Party 7 36.8% R+5
2002 Republican Party 12 63.2% Democratic Party 7 36.8% R+5
2000 Republican Party 11 52.4% Democratic Party 10 47.6% R+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2025
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D _


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official Returns," accessed May 24, 2018
  2. ↑ The Hill, "Saccone concedes Pennsylvania House special election to Lamb," March 21, 2018
  3. ↑ The New York Times, "Conservative Pennsylvania congressman resigns amid abortion scandal," October 5, 2017
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named sacconeendorsements
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  7. ↑ The Washington Post, "Biden campaigns in close Pennsylvania congressional race," March 6, 2018
  8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named tribendorsements
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  14. ↑ House Freedom Fund, "Endorsements," accessed March 1, 2018
  15. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named aflcio
  16. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Rick Saccone for Congress: The state rep is ready to move on to U.S. House," March 11, 2018
  17. ↑ Raising Our Future, "Raising Our Future PAC endorses Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania's 18th District special election," March 6, 2018
  18. ↑ Tea Party Express, "Tea Party Express endorses Rick Saccone for Congress in Pennsylvania," accessed March 8, 2018
  19. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named votevets
  20. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Quick Facts - Pennsylvania," accessed January 3, 2018
  21. ↑ Pennsylvania Demographics, "Pennsylvania Cities by Population," accessed January 3, 2018


Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Fetterman (D)
David McCormick (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Republican Party (11)
Democratic Party (8)

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