Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District

Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Brian Fitzpatrick

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Brian Fitzpatrick (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Pennsylvania representatives represented an average of 765,403 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 707,495 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
	Submit photo	Bob Harvie (D)
	Submit photo	Tracy Hunt (D)
	Submit photo	Lucia Simonelli (D)
		Rob Strickler (D)
	Submit photo	John Hoban (Independent)

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See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Ashley Ehasz (D) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Fitzpatrick (R)	56.2	261,390
		Ashley Ehasz (D)	43.4	202,042
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3%	1,606

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 465,038
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Ashley Ehasz (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ashley Ehasz	99.2	69,489
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8%	592

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 70,081
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Mark Houck (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Fitzpatrick	61.2	45,052
		Mark Houck	38.3	28,180
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4%	331

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 73,563
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Quincy Richardson (R)

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Ashley Ehasz (D), Henry Conoly (G), and Caroline Avery (L) in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Fitzpatrick (R)	54.9	201,571
		Ashley Ehasz (D)	45.1	165,809
	Submit photo	Henry Conoly (G) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Caroline Avery (L) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 367,380
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Ashley Ehasz (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ashley Ehasz	100.0	79,546

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,546
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eric Bruno (D)
• Paul Fermo (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Alex Entin (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Fitzpatrick	65.6	60,502
	Submit photo	Alex Entin	34.4	31,772

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,274
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bradley Lanning (R)
• Dasha Pruett (R)

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Christina Finello (D) and Steve Scheetz (L) 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 441,679
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Christina Finello (D) defeated Skylar Hurwitz (D) 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,308
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Judi Reiss (D)
• Debbie Wachspress (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Andrew Meehan (R) 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,912
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Scott Wallace (D) 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 329,7980
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Scheetz (L)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Scott Wallace (D) defeated Rachel Reddick (D) and Steve Bacher (D) 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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 49,003
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1

Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R) defeated Dean Malik (R) 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 46,855
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Robert Brady (D) defeated Deborah Williams (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in April.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert Brady Incumbent	82.2%	245,791
	Republican	Deborah Williams	17.8%	53,219
Total Votes				299,010
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2014

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Robert Brady (D) defeated Megan Rath (R) in the general election

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert Brady Incumbent	82.8%	131,248
	Republican	Megan Rath	17.2%	27,193
Total Votes				158,441
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2012

See also: Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Pennsylvania held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Robert Brady won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert Brady Incumbent	84.9%	235,394
	Republican	John Featherman	15.1%	41,708
Total Votes				277,102
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Robert A. Brady won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert A. Brady incumbent	100%	149,944
Total Votes				149,944

2008

On November 4, 2008, Robert A. Brady won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Muhammad (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert A. Brady incumbent	90.8%	242,799
	Republican	Mike Muhammad	9.2%	24,714
Total Votes				267,513

2006

On November 7, 2006, Robert A. Brady won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Write-in challengers in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert A. Brady incumbent	100%	137,987
Total Votes				137,999

2004

On November 2, 2004, Robert A. Brady won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Deborah L. Williams (R) and Christopher Randolph (Randolph for Congress) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert A. Brady incumbent	86.3%	214,462
	Republican	Deborah L. Williams	13.4%	33,266
	Randolph for Congress	Christopher Randolph	0.3%	857
Total Votes				248,585

2002

On November 5, 2002, Robert A. Brady won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Marie G. Delany (R) and Mike Ewall (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert A. Brady incumbent	86.4%	121,076
	Republican	Marie G. Delany	12.5%	17,444
	Green	Mike Ewall	1.1%	1,570
Total Votes				140,090

2000

On November 7, 2000, Robert A. Brady won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steven N. Kush (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert A. Brady incumbent	88.3%	149,621
	Republican	Steven N. Kush	11.7%	19,920
Total Votes				169,541

1998

On November 3, 1998, Robert A. Brady won election to the United States House. He defeated William M. Harrison (R), John Featherman (L) and Nancy Cole (Socialist Workers Campaign) in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 1 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert A. Brady	81.2%	77,788
	Republican	William M. Harrison	16.6%	15,898
	Libertarian	John Featherman	1.2%	1,198
	Socialist Workers Campaign	Nancy Cole	1%	964
Total Votes				95,848

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2020 census

On February 23, 2022, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled to enact a new congressional map. Over a dozen maps were submitted to the supreme court, including the map approved by the legislature. The court ultimately selected the Carter map in a 4-3 ruling, which was submitted by a group of Pennsylvania citizens who were petitioners in a redistricting-related lawsuit. Justices Debra Todd (D), Sallie Mundy (R), and Kevin Brobson (R) dissented. Spotlight PA's Kate Huangpu wrote that the map is "as similar as possible to the current congressional map, with nearly 90% of residents staying in the same district." This map took effect for Pennsylvania's 2022 congressional elections.

The state supreme court took authority over the redistricting process after Gov. Tom Wolf (D) vetoed the legislature's enacted map on January 26. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to approve the initial map 110-91 on January 12, and the Pennsylvania State Senate voted 29-20 to approve the map on January 24. Following Wolf's veto, the authority for determining a new map initially rested with a lower court, but in a February 2 ruling the supreme court ruled that it would have control over the process to select a new congressional map.

How does redistricting in Pennsylvania work? In Pennsylvania, the statutory authority to draw congressional district boundaries is vested with the Pennsylvania General Assembly. These lines are subject to gubernatorial veto.

State legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission. Established in 1968, the commission comprises five members:

1. The majority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
2. The minority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
3. The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
4. The minority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
5. The first four commissioners appoint a fifth member to serve as the commission's chair. If the commission is unable to reach an agreement, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court must appoint a commission chair.

The Pennsylvania Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. Further, state legislative districts should "respect county, city, incorporated town, borough, township and ward boundaries." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.

2020

2024

2018

On January 22, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional district map, finding that the map constituted an illegal partisan gerrymander. On February 19, 2018, the court adopted a remedial map for use in the 2018 election cycle. Pennsylvania Republicans filed suit in federal district court to prevent implementation of the new map. The district court dismissed the suit on March 19, 2018. State Republicans also petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to stay the state supreme court's order pending appeal. The court rejected this request on March 19, 2018. To learn more, see here.

2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2010 census

The Legislative Reapportionment Commission in Pennsylvania approved the GOP-proposed map. It was signed into law on December 22, 2001.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 1st the 206th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 1st the 224th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 51.8%-47.2%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was EVEN. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were about the same as the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 1st the 223rd most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 51.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 47.2%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage point more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District the 233rd most Republican nationally.

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 1.02. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.02 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

Footnotes

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Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Fetterman (D)

David McCormick (R)

Representatives

District 1

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

District 2

Brendan Boyle (D)

District 3

Dwight Evans (D)

District 4

Madeleine Dean (D)

District 5

Mary Scanlon (D)

District 6

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

District 7

Ryan Mackenzie (R)

District 8

Rob Bresnahan (R)

District 9

Dan Meuser (R)

District 10

Scott Perry (R)

District 11

Lloyd Smucker (R)

District 12

Summer Lee (D)

District 13

John Joyce (R)

District 14

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

District 15

Glenn Thompson (R)

District 16

Mike Kelly (R)

District 17

Chris Deluzio (D)

Republican Party (11)

Democratic Party (8)