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Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District election, 2018

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Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 20, 2018
Primary: May 15, 2018
General: November 6, 2018
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Pennsylvania
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+14
Cook Political Report: Likely Republican
Inside Elections: Likely Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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State Sen. Guy Reschenthaler (R) defeated businesswoman Bibiana Boerio (D) in the general election on November 6, 2018, to represent Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District.

All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. The Democratic Party gained a net total of 40 seats, winning control of the chamber. This race was identified as a 2018 battleground that might have affected partisan control of the U.S. House in the 116th Congress. Heading into the election, the Republican Party was in the majority holding 235 seats to Democrats' 193 seats, with seven vacant seats. Democrats needed to win 23 GOP-held seats in 2018 to win control of the House. From 1918 to 2016, the president’s party lost an average of 29 seats in midterm elections.

The new 14th District was made up of a plurality of the old 18th District, which was won in a March 2018 special election by Conor Lamb (D).[1] However, Lamb ran for re-election in the 17th District.

Democratic Party For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
Republican Party For more information about the Republican primary, click here.


Results of 2018 redistricting

On February 19, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a new congressional district map after ruling that the original map constituted an illegal partisan gerrymander. District locations and numbers were changed by the new map. Candidates on this page were listed under Pennsylvania’s new districts, which were used in the 2018 congressional elections. Click here for more information about the ruling.

The chart below compares this new district with the old district that was the most geographically similar to it.

Old district[2] Prior incumbent Prior 2016 presidential result New 2016 presidential result
18th District Conor Lamb (D) R+19.6 R+29.0

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Click the box below to see how the new congressional districts compare to the ones in place before the redrawing.


Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14

Guy Reschenthaler defeated Bibiana Boerio in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Guy Reschenthaler
Guy Reschenthaler (R)
 
57.9
 
151,386
Image of Bibiana Boerio
Bibiana Boerio (D)
 
42.1
 
110,051

Total votes: 261,437
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14

Bibiana Boerio defeated Adam Sedlock, Bob Solomon, and Tom Prigg in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bibiana Boerio
Bibiana Boerio
 
43.2
 
18,308
Image of Adam Sedlock
Adam Sedlock Candidate Connection
 
23.9
 
10,119
Image of Bob Solomon
Bob Solomon
 
19.0
 
8,068
Image of Tom Prigg
Tom Prigg Candidate Connection
 
13.9
 
5,888

Total votes: 42,383
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14

Guy Reschenthaler defeated Rick Saccone in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Guy Reschenthaler
Guy Reschenthaler
 
55.2
 
23,737
Image of Rick Saccone
Rick Saccone
 
44.8
 
19,274

Total votes: 43,011
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Candidate profiles

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Bibiana Boerio, businesswoman
Bibiana Boerio.jpg

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Party: Democratic

Incumbent: No

Political office: None

Biography: After graduating from Seton Hill University with a degree in textiles and design in 1975, Boerio attended the University of Pittsburgh's graduate business school, receiving an MBA in accounting and finance in 1976. Boerio then joined the Ford Motor Company's finance division, becoming chief financial officer of the company's financing subsidiary in 2000. In 2003, Boerio left Ford, joining Jaguar as managing director in 2004. In 2007, Boerio left the company, joining the staff of Rep. Joe Sestak (D) as his chief of staff until 2011, when she took up an advisory role with the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. She served as interim president of Seton Hill for one year beginning in 2013.

Key messages
  • Boerio said that her experience in the private sector and in government "has involved working with teams to solve complex problems" and that she was not afraid of the hard work necessary to achieve solutions.[8]
  • Boerio stated that she was a native of the district who left and later chose to return, saying that she is committed to the area and was determined to "make sure that we strengthen our economy AND build a quality of life for our neighbors."[8]




Guy Reschenthaler, state senator
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Party: Republican

Incumbent: No

Political office: Pennsylvania State Senate (Assumed office: 2015), Allegheny County Magesterial District Court (2013-2015)

Biography: After graduating from Pennsylvania State University and obtaining a law degree from Duquesne University, Reschenthaler joined the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps, serving in Iraq. During his time in the Navy, Reschenthaler prosecuted nearly 100 terrorists and successfully defended three SEALs.

Key messages
  • Reschenthaler said that he would provide conservative leadership for the 14th district. Reschenthaler's campaign kickoff video said that he was running "to stop Beltway liberals from doing more damage" and highlights his introduction of a bill in the state senate prohibiting sanctuary cities.[9]
  • Reschenthaler said that he was a tested leader, pointing to his time in the Judge Advocate General Corps, during which he said he prosecuted nearly 100 terrorists and cross-examined the Butcher of Fallujah.[10]



Polls

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Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Bibiana Boerio Democratic Party $690,534 $666,897 $23,637 As of December 31, 2018
Guy Reschenthaler Republican Party $1,090,673 $1,072,888 $17,785 As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[11]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[12][13][14]

Race ratings: Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District election, 2018
Race trackerRace ratings
October 30, 2018October 23, 2018October 16, 2018October 9, 2018
The Cook Political ReportLikely RepublicanLikely RepublicanLikely RepublicanLikely Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesLikely RepublicanLikely RepublicanLikely RepublicanLikely Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every two weeks throughout the election season.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+14, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District the 94th most Republican nationally.[15]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.08. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.08 points toward that party.[16]

Noteworthy endorsements

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This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.


Campaign advertisements

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Democratic Party Bibiana Boerio

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Republican Party Guy Reschenthaler

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"Swamp Creatures" - Reschenthaler campaign ad, released April 2, 2018


Campaign themes

Democratic Party Bibiana Boerio

Boerio's campaign website stated the following:

Bibiana Boerio knows the people of Southwestern Pennsylvania want government to work for them. Bibie grew up in Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood in Latrobe. She will fight to make our neighborhoods better places. She will fight to make sure that we strengthen our economy AND build a quality of life for our neighbors. She will work with people who can get things done.

Strengthen Our Economy – Now and for the Future

  • She will champion Job Growth that builds innovation, healthy families, and an environment we can be proud to hand on to our children.
  • Critical infrastructure improvements in roads, bridges and locks, and technology – building paths to revitalized communities
    • The interstate highway system was a strong driver of economic growth in the 50’s-60’s. Today, all of our communities need access to broadband technology.
  • Empowering PA-14 residents in all walks of life from students to union leaders to small business owners to senior citizens.
    • Believes in the power of education and training for life. She will champion affordable access to these tools that is right for the people of Southwestern Pennsylvania at each stage of their life.
    • Sees our educational institutions as assets to help strengthen our local economies – from the career and technical centers to the institutions of higher learning in each of our counties. She will work to leverage these assets for economic development now and in the future.

Build a Quality of Life for our Neighbors

  • She will champion Healthcare as a right. In the meantime, she supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act to its maximum potential. She knows it’s not perfect, and we can make it better. And we can’t wait for perfection; too many people need help now.
    • The fight against the opioid crisis is a good example of how economic and quality of life factors come together. We need an organized effort to address the underlying economic problems, stop prescription abuse, save lives through access to overdose reversal medicines, and make sure those who need help have the right care for the right amount of time.
  • Protecting Retirement Security and Medicare for our seniors. Her dad and mom benefitted from the Retirement Plans established by Kennametal and its UAW representation and from Medicare.
  • Believes that we inherited the earth and our environment. She will work to implement the Counties’ conservation priorities to preserve the region’s natural assets for the next generation.[17]
Boerio for Congress[18]


Republican Party Guy Reschenthaler

Reschenthaler's campaign website stated the following:

National Security
I can help our nation fight and defeat ISIS, al-Qaida , and other terrorist groups. In Iraq, I sat face-to-face with members of al-Qaida , the bombmakers, the murderers. I won 13 death penalties against these terrorists and I personally cross-examined – and outwitted – the Butcher of Fallujah.

In Congress, I will fight to protect the people of southwestern PA and keep them safe.

Jobs & the Economy
I have a track record of fighting in Harrisburg to create jobs by cutting regulation and holding bureaucrats accountable.

In Congress, I’ll fight to create jobs by cutting red tape and unshackling job creators to get the people of southwestern Pennsylvania working again.

Immigration
I am the prime sponsor of the bill to end the dangerous practice of sanctuary cities. I know the immigration issue well and I know the chilling effects illegal immigration �has on our communities.

In Congress, I will fight to secure our border and reform our outdated immigration system to stop the flow of drugs and opioids, crackdown on child sex trafficking, end sanctuary cities nationwide, and protect the jobs and wages of American workers.

Tax Cuts & Job Acts
The tax cuts passed by Congress in December of 2017 are creating jobs and putting money directly in the pockets of American workers. Nancy Pelosi and her liberal allies have promised to repeal this bill and raise your taxes.

In Congress, I will fight to make these tax cuts permanent and stop extreme liberals from raising your taxes.[17]

Guy for Congress[19]


Social media

Twitter accounts

Facebook accounts

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Democratic Party Bibiana Boerio Facebook

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Democratic district won by Donald Trump

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat and won by Donald Trump in 2016 and Split-ticket districts in the 2016 presidential and U.S. House elections

This district was one of 13 Democratic-held U.S. House districts that Donald Trump (R) won in the 2016 presidential election.[20] Some were expected to be among the House's most competitive elections in 2018.


2018 election results in Democratic-held U.S. House districts won by Donald Trump in 2016
District Incumbent 2018 winner 2018 margin 2016 presidential margin 2012 presidential margin
Arizona's 1st Democratic Party Tom O'Halleran Democratic Party Tom O'Halleran D+7.7 Trump+1.1 Romney+2.5
Iowa's 2nd Democratic Party Dave Loebsack Democratic Party Dave Loebsack D+12.2 Trump+4.1 Obama+13.1
Illinois' 17th Democratic Party Cheri Bustos Democratic Party Cheri Bustos D+23.6 Trump+0.7 Obama+17.0
Minnesota's 1st Democratic Party Tim Walz Republican Party Jim Hagedorn R+0.4 Trump+14.9 Obama+1.4
Minnesota's 7th Democratic Party Collin Peterson Democratic Party Collin Peterson D+4.3 Trump+30.8 Romney+9.8
Minnesota's 8th Democratic Party Rick Nolan Republican Party Pete Stauber R+5.5 Trump+15.6 Obama+5.5
New Hampshire's 1st Democratic Party Carol Shea-Porter Democratic Party Chris Pappas D+11.7 Trump+1.6 Obama+1.6
New Jersey's 5th Democratic Party Josh Gottheimer Democratic Party Josh Gottheimer D+11.7 Trump+1.1 Romney+3.1
Nevada's 3rd Democratic Party Jacky Rosen Democratic Party Susie Lee D+9.1 Trump+1.0 Obama+0.8
New York's 18th Democratic Party Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic Party Sean Patrick Maloney D+10.2 Trump+1.9 Obama+4.3
Pennsylvania's 8th Democratic Party Matt Cartwright[21] Democratic Party Matt Cartwright D+9.2 Trump+9.6 Obama+11.9
Pennsylvania's 14th Democratic Party Conor Lamb[22] Republican Party Guy Reschenthaler R+15.9 Trump+29.0 Romney+17.7
Wisconsin's 3rd Democratic Party Ron Kind Democratic Party Ron Kind D+19.4 Trump+4.5 Obama+11.0


Click here to see the 25 Republican-held U.S. House districts that Hillary Clinton (D) won.

Click here to see an overview of all split-ticket districts in the 2016 presidential and U.S. House elections.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Three of 67 Pennsylvania counties—4.5 percent—are pivot counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Erie County, Pennsylvania 1.56% 16.03% 19.88%
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 19.31% 4.81% 8.41%
Northampton County, Pennsylvania 3.78% 4.71% 12.30%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Pennsylvania with 48.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Pennsylvania cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Pennsylvania supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election between 2000 and 2012, but voted Republican in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Pennsylvania. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[23][24]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 89 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 84 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. Clinton won 19 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 114 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 20 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 119 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 28.2 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


District history

2016

See also: Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Michael F. Doyle (D) defeated Lenny McAllister (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Doyle defeated Janis Brooks in the Democratic primary on April 26, 2016. McAllister got on the ballot by securing over 1,000 write-in votes in the Republican primary.[25][26][27]

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 14 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael F. Doyle Incumbent 74.4% 255,293
     Republican Lenny McAllister 25.6% 87,999
Total Votes 343,292
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Doyle Incumbent 76.6% 103,710
Janis Brooks 23.4% 31,659
Total Votes 135,369
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2014

See also: Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District elections, 2014

Michael F. Doyle won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 14 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael F. Doyle Incumbent 100% 148,351
Total Votes 148,351
Source: Pennsylvania Secretary of State

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).[28][29]

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. Daily Kos, "Under swingy Pennsylvania's new map, Trump won 10 districts and Clinton 8. The old split: 12-6 Trump," February 19, 2018
  2. 2.0 2.1 Refers to the old district that makes up a plurality of the new district.
  3. The old 1st and 11th districts did not make up a plurality of any of the new districts. The 1st District went for Hillary Clinton by 61.3 percentage points and was represented by Bob Brady (D). The 11th District went for Donald Trump by 23.8 percentage points and was represented by Lou Barletta (R).
  4. District 13 incumbent Brendan Boyle (D) filed for re-election in the new 2nd District.
  5. District 17 incumbent Matt Cartwright (D) filed for re-election in the new 8th District.
  6. Lamb was elected in a March 2018 special election to replace Rep. Tim Murphy (R).
  7. Lamb filed to run for PA-17 in the 2018 election.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Bibiana Boerio for Congress, "About Bibiana," accessed September 30, 2018
  9. Youtube, "Guy for Congress - Swamp Creatures," April 2, 2018
  10. Guy for Pennsylvania, "About Guy," accessed September 30, 2018
  11. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  12. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  13. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  14. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  15. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  16. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  17. 17.0 17.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  18. Boerio for Congress, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2018
  19. Guy for Congress, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2018
  20. This figure includes Pennsylvania districts that were redrawn by the state Supreme Court in early 2018 and districts that flipped in special elections.
  21. The new 8th district was created in early 2018 due to court-ordered redistricting and most closely resembles the old 17th District held by Cartwright. Click here to read more.
  22. The new 14th district was created in early 2018 due to court-ordered redistricting and most closely resembles the old 18th District Lamb won in a March 2018 special election. Tim Murphy (R) won the old 18th District in the 2016 election. Click here to read more.
  23. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  24. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
  25. Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Candidate Listing – Pre Ballot Lottery," accessed February 17, 2016
  26. The New York Times, "Pennsylvania Primary Results," April 26, 2016
  27. Prurgent, "Lenny McAllister Wins Pittsburgh Congressional Nomination," May 10, 2016
  28. United States Census Bureau, "Quick Facts - Pennsylvania," accessed January 3, 2018
  29. Pennsylvania Demographics, "Pennsylvania Cities by Population," accessed January 3, 2018



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