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This was the first election using [[Congressional redistricting maps implemented after the 2010 Census| | This was the first election using [[Congressional redistricting maps implemented after the 2010 Census|district maps based on data from the 2010 Census]]. [[Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District]] is located in the northeast region of [[Pennsylvania]] and includes the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It also includes Wyoming, Luzerne, Columbia, Carbon, Northumberland, Dauphin Perry and Cumberland counties.<ref>[http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/File:Pennsylvania_December_2011_Redistricting_Map.jpg ''Pennsylvania Redistricting Map'', "Map" accessed July 30, 2012]</ref> | ||
[[File:PA Congressional District 11 2000-2010.jpg|thumb|300px|This is the 11th Congressional District prior to the 2010 [[Redistricting in Pennsylvania|redistricting]].]] | [[File:PA Congressional District 11 2000-2010.jpg|thumb|300px|This is the 11th Congressional District prior to the 2010 [[Redistricting in Pennsylvania|redistricting]].]] | ||
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The 11th Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Lou Barletta won the election.[1]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Pennsylvania has a closed primary system, meaning only registered members of a particular party may vote in that party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by March 25. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7.[2]
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Lou Barletta, (R), who assumed office in 2011.
This was the first election using district maps based on data from the 2010 Census. Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District is located in the northeast region of Pennsylvania and includes the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It also includes Wyoming, Luzerne, Columbia, Carbon, Northumberland, Dauphin Perry and Cumberland counties.[3]
Candidates
General election candidates
April 24, 2012, primary results
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gene Stilp | 41.5% | 118,231 | |
| Republican |  Lou Barletta Incumbent |
58.5% | 166,967 | |
| Total Votes | 285,198 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Gene Stilp |
54.5% | 18,716 |
| Bill Vinsko | 45.5% | 15,609 |
| Total Votes | 34,325 | |
Race background
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[6] Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.[6]
Impact of Redistricting
- See also Redistricting in Pennsylvania
The 11th District was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district is composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[7][8]
- 7 percent from the 9th Congressional District
- 24 percent from the 10th Congressional District
- 34 percent from the 11th Congressional District
- 24 percent from the 17th Congressional District
- 10 percent from the 19th Congressional District
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Pennsylvania's 11th District became more Republican because of redistricting.[9]
- 2012: 44D / 56R
- 2010: 54D / 46R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District has a PVI of R+6, which is the 158th most Republican district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by John McCain (R), 52-48 percent over Barack Obama (D). In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 58-42 percent over John Kerry (D).[10]
Campaign contributions
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2012 elections season. Below are candidate reports.
Lou Barletta
| Lou Barletta (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[11] | March 31, 2012 | $9,154.17 | $106,054.72 | $(24,916.59) | $90,292.30 | ||||
| July Quarterly[12] | July 15, 2012 | $239,197.51 | $220,077.28 | $(123,364.53) | $335,910.26 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $326,132 | $(148,281.12) | ||||||||
Gene Stilp
| Gene Stilp (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[13] | March 31, 2012 | $0.00 | $17,924.34 | $(10,793.14) | $7,131.20 | ||||
| July Quarterly[14] | July 15, 2012 | $7,131.20 | $14,379.00 | $(7,196.87) | $14,313.33 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $32,303.34 | $(17,990.01) | ||||||||
District history
2010
On November 2, 2010, Barletta won election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Paul E. Kanjorski in the general election.[15]
| U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 11 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Lou Barletta |
54.7% | 102,179 | |
| Democratic | Paul E. Kanjorski | 45.3% | 84,618 | |
| Total Votes | 186,797 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania, 2012
External links
- Bill Vinsko official campaign website
- Pennsylvania General Primary Election Results
- Pennsylvania General Election Results
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "2012 House Race Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Registration Deadlines," accessed June 28, 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed July 30, 2012
- ↑ PoliticsPA "Updated: Anti-Pay Raise Activist Gene Stilp to Challenge Barletta" accessed January 20, 2012
- ↑ Politico Barletta has first challenger December 13, 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer, "Pennsylvania's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"
- ↑ Labels & Lists, "VoterMapping software voter counts"
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Pennsylvania," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Lou Barletta April Quarterly," accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Lou Barletta July Quarterly," accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gene Stilp April Quarterly," accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gene Stilp July Quarterly," accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
