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Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 18th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Tim Murphy, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary, also ran unopposed in the general election.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Pennsylvania utilizes a closed primary process. Voters are required to register with a political party to vote in the primary election.[3][4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 20, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014 (at least 30 days prior to election).[5]
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Tim Murphy (R), who was first elected in 2002 and ran unopposed for re-election in 2014.
Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District is located along the western Pennsylvania and borders the state of West Virginia. It includes portions of Greene, Washington, Allegheny and Westmoreland counties.[6]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Tim Murphy - Incumbent
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May 20, 2014, primary results
Republican Primary
- Tim Murphy - Incumbent
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Tim Murphy Incumbent |
100% | 166,076 | |
| Total Votes | 166,076 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Secretary of State | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes that Murphy cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[8] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[9] Tim Murphy voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[10]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[11] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Tim Murphy voted for HR 2775.[12]
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[13] Murphy joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[14][15]
Campaign contributions
Tim Murphy
Candidates for Congress were required to file reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Tim Murphy's reports.[16]
| Tim Murphy (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[17] | April 15, 2013 | $121,283.08 | $318,250.03 | $(91,144.45) | $348,388.66 | ||||
| July Quarterly[18] | July 15, 2013 | $348,388.66 | $181,529.81 | $(103,785.60) | $426,132.87 | ||||
| October Quarterly[19] | October 13, 2013 | $426,132.87 | $196,826.45 | $(72,310.82) | $550,648.50 | ||||
| Year-End[20] | January 29, 2014 | $550,648 | $140,306 | $(103,264) | $587,690 | ||||
| April Quarterly[21] | April 15, 2014 | $587,690.60 | $371,343.35 | $(91,423.51) | $867,610.44 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,208,255.64 | $(461,928.38) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 18th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Tim Murphy (R) won re-election in the district.[22]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Larry Maggi | 36% | 122,146 | |
| Republican | Tim Murphy Incumbent |
64% | 216,727 | |
| Total Votes | 338,873 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Tim Murphy won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dan Connolly (D) in the general election.[23]
| U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 18 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tim Murphy incumbent |
67.3% | 161,888 | |
| Democratic | Dan Connolly | 32.7% | 78,558 | |
| Total Votes | 240,446 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR AUGUST 8, 2014," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ Casetext, "25 Pa. Stat. § 299," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ Votes PA, "How to Register," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Redistricting Map "Map" accessed July 30, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Pennsylvania - Summary Vote Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Tim Murphy 2014 Summary reports," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Tim Murphy April Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Murphy Year-End," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Pennsylvania"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
