2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania


The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. This was the highest Republican turnout in modern elections.

Overview

Statewide

District

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania by district:

District 1

The 1st district includes central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport and other small sections of Delaware County. The incumbent was Democrat Bob Brady, who had represented the district since 1998. He was re-elected with 85% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+28.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative

    Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Megan Rath, medical-equipment saleswoman

    Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district includes parts of West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia in addition to Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County. The incumbent was Democrat Chaka Fattah, who had represented the district since 1995. He was re-elected with 89% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+38.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. Representative

    Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Armond James, schoolteacher

    Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania and includes the cities of Erie, Sharon, Hermitage, Butler and Meadville. The incumbent was Republican Mike Kelly, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

    Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dan LaVallee, former deputy director in the America's Health Insurance Plans's product policy department
    Withdrawn
  • Rob Joswiak, Air Force veteran
  • Matt Ryan, veteran

    Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 4

The 4th district is located in South Central Pennsylvania and includes all of Adams and York counties and parts of Cumberland County. The incumbent was Republican Scott Perry, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+9.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. Representative

    Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 5

The 5th district, the state's largest and most sparsely populated, is located in North Central Pennsylvania and includes all of Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clinton, Elk, Forest, Huntingdon, Jefferson, McKean and Potter counties and parts of Clearfield, Crawford, Erie, Tioga, Warren and Venango counties. The incumbent was Republican Glenn Thompson, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

    Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kerith Strano Taylor, family law attorney
    Eliminated in primary
  • Thomas Tarantella, U.S. Army veteran
    Declined
  • Jay Paterno, former assistant football coach at Penn State and the son of former head coach Joe Paterno

    Endorsements

Results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 6

The 6th district includes communities north and west of the City of Philadelphia. The incumbent was Republican Jim Gerlach, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2. Gerlach was retiring.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Despite landing their top recruit in businessman and West Point graduate Mike Parrish, national Democrats were left disappointed when he quit the race on 18 March, stating, "I have come to realize that an expensive and contentious Democratic primary fight would seriously risk our party's ability to win this seat in November to accomplish our goals". He had previously received criticism for only switching party affiliation to Democrat in late 2013, having been a registered Republican all his adult life.

Candidates

Nominee

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

General election

Results

District 7

The 7th district is located in the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County along with portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster counties. The incumbent was Republican Pat Meehan, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Pat Meehan, incumbent U.S. Representative

    Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 8

The 8th district is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and includes Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County. The incumbent was Republican Mike Fitzpatrick, who had represented the district since 2011, and previously represented it from 2005 to 2007. He was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+1.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mike Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative

    Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 9

The 9th district is located in South Central Pennsylvania and includes Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Franklin, Fulton, Bedford, Somerset, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. The incumbent was Republican Bill Shuster, who had represented the district since 2001. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Shuster, the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, anticipated a primary challenge from Republicans unhappy with his support for earmarks that bring costly projects to the district.

Candidates

Nominee
  • Bill Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • Art Halvorson, businessman and Coast Guard veteran
  • Travis Schooley, businessman and disqualified candidate for this seat in 2012

    Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary