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Brian Kelly (Pennsylvania)
Brian Kelly (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
Incumbent Bob Casey Jr. defeated Lou Barletta, Dale Kerns, and Neal Gale in the general election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Casey Jr. (D) | 55.7 | 2,792,437 |
 | Lou Barletta (R)  | 42.6 | 2,134,848 | |
 | Dale Kerns (L) | 1.0 | 50,907 | |
 | Neal Gale (G) | 0.6 | 31,208 | |
| Total votes: 5,009,400 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
Incumbent Bob Casey Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Casey Jr. | 100.0 | 752,008 |
| Total votes: 752,008 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Kelly (D)
- Ray Uhric (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania
Lou Barletta defeated Jim Christiana in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lou Barletta | 63.0 | 433,312 |
 | Jim Christiana | 37.0 | 254,118 | |
| Total votes: 687,430 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Vodvarka (R)
- Cynthia Ayers (R)
- Paul DeLong (R)
- Bobby Lawrence (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Matt Cartwright (D) defeated Matt Connolly (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cartwright was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Connolly defeated Glenn Geissinger to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Matt Cartwright Incumbent |
53.8% | 157,734 | |
| Republican | Matt Connolly | 46.2% | 135,430 | |
| Total Votes | 293,164 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Matt Connolly |
62.7% | 34,263 | ||
| Glenn Geissinger | 37.3% | 20,399 | ||
| Total Votes | 54,662 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State |
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See also
- United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2018
- United States House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2016
- Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District
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