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Steve Scheetz
Steve Scheetz (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Scheetz was a 2018 Libertarian write-in candidate for Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House.
Elections
2020
See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1
Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick defeated Christina Finello and Steve Scheetz in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Fitzpatrick (R) | 56.6 | 249,804 |
 | Christina Finello (D) | 43.4 | 191,875 | |
 | Steve Scheetz (L) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 441,679 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1
Christina Finello defeated Skylar Hurwitz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christina Finello | 77.5 | 71,571 |
 | Skylar Hurwitz | 22.5 | 20,737 | |
| Total votes: 92,308 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Debbie Wachspress (D)
- Judi Reiss (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1
Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick defeated Andrew Meehan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Fitzpatrick | 63.3 | 48,017 |
 | Andrew Meehan | 36.7 | 27,895 | |
| Total votes: 75,912 | |||
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2018
Scheetz was running as a write-in candidate.
General election
General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1
Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick defeated Scott Wallace in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Fitzpatrick (R) | 51.3 | 169,053 |
 | Scott Wallace (D) | 48.7 | 160,745 | |
| Total votes: 329,798 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Scheetz (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1
Scott Wallace defeated Rachel Reddick and Steve Bacher in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Wallace | 56.5 | 27,676 |
 | Rachel Reddick | 35.3 | 17,313 | |
 | Steve Bacher | 8.2 | 4,014 | |
| Total votes: 49,003 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1
Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick defeated Dean Malik in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Fitzpatrick | 67.0 | 31,394 |
 | Dean Malik | 33.0 | 15,461 | |
| Total votes: 46,855 | |||
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2016
Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R), who served in Congress from 2005 to 2007 and was elected once again in 2010, chose not to seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Fitzpatrick decided not to run in 2016 because of self-imposed term limits.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R), a former FBI agent and the brother of the retiring incumbent, defeated state Rep. Steve Santarsiero (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fitzpatrick defeated former Bucks County Commissioner Andy Warren and clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist Marc Duome in the Republican primary. Santarsiero defeated business owner Shaughnessy Naughton to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Brian Fitzpatrick |
54.4% | 207,263 | |
| Democratic | Steve Santarsiero | 45.6% | 173,555 | |
| Total Votes | 380,818 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Steve Santarsiero |
59.8% | 50,416 | ||
| Shaughnessy Naughton | 40.2% | 33,864 | ||
| Total Votes | 84,280 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brian Fitzpatrick |
78.4% | 74,150 | ||
| Andy Warren | 12.5% | 11,828 | ||
| Marc Duome | 9.1% | 8,641 | ||
| Total Votes | 94,619 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve Scheetz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Roll Call, "Democrat Kicks Off Race for Open Pennsylvania Seat," accessed January 12, 2014
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA-8: Warren to Run in 2016," June 24, 2015
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA-8: Petri Officially Jumps into Congressional Race," October 2, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Marc Duome," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Philly.com, "Fitzpatrick's brother aims to succeed him in U.S. House," January 22, 2016
- ↑ Roll Call, "Democrat Kicks Off Race for Open Pennsylvania Seat," accessed January 12, 2014
- ↑ Philly.com, "GOP's Petri drops out of Bucks County congressional race," February 1, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Candidate Listing – Pre Ballot Lottery," accessed February 17, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Pennsylvania Primary Results," April 26, 2016
