Pennsylvania 2016 General Election

The Green Papers: Pennsylvania 2016 General Election

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Pennsylvania
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 26 April 2016
✓ General and Special House CD 2 Election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

✓ Tuesday 26 April 2016 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2016 - General and Special House CD 2 Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EST (1200-0100 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	12,734,905	(4.11% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	20	(3.72% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	18	(4.14% of 435)
Capital:	Harrisburg

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Pennsylvania State and Local Government

Pennsylvania 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Source: Candidate list from the Pennsylvania Elections Department.

Results from
AP Statewide
Politico.

General Election Candidate List from the Pennsylvania Elections Department.

8 November 2016 Special Election 2nd Congressional District from the Pennsylvania Elections Department.

Candidate Database from the Pennsylvania Elections Department.

8 November 2016 returns from the Pennsylvania Elections Department.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 20 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (5, 1 write-in)

		Republican	2,970,733	48.58%	Donald John Trump, Sr. for Vice President: Indiana Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence (20 Electoral Votes) FEC P80001571; 28 Nov 16; Tot $341,062,859; Dsb $333,457,857

		Democratic	2,926,441	47.85%	former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton for Vice President: Virginia Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine FEC P00003392; 28 Nov 16; Tot $583,217,328; Dsb $582,378,679

		Libertarian	146,715	2.40%	former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson for Vice President: former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William F. "Bill" Weld FEC P20002671; 28 Nov 16; Tot $11,670,597; Dsb $11,505,633

		Green	49,941	0.82%	Jill E. Stein for Vice President: Ajamu Baraka FEC P20003984; 28 Nov 16; Tot $9,485,845; Dsb $5,315,546

		Constitution	21,572	0.35%	Darrell Lane Castle for Vice President: Scott N. Bradley FEC P60021102; 28 Nov 16; Tot $71,876; Dsb $67,084

		Scattering			Scattering Unofficially, the write-in tally is Evan McMullin 6,472, Bernie Sanders 6,060, John Kasich 302, others 37,242.
Total			6,115,402	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr. First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.* FEC S6PA00217

Class 3		Republican	Senator Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2010 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Republican	2,951,702	48.77%	Senator Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey FEC S4PA00121; 28 Nov 16; Tot $21,925,370; Dsb $27,559,285

		Democratic	2,865,012	47.34%	Kathleen Alana "Katie" McGinty FEC S6PA00266; 28 Nov 16; Tot $16,553,973; Dsb $16,354,716

		Libertarian	235,142	3.89%	Edward T. "Ed" Clifford, III FEC S6PA00316

		Write-in; (Independent)			Solange Chadda FEC S6PA00308
Total			6,051,856	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Tom Wolf First elected: 2014 Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. 24 February 2016: Announced that he has prostate cancer which was detected early and is treatable.
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			state Senator Scott Wagner

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately by partisan primary from) the Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Michael J. "Mike" Stack, III First elected: 2014 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (4 Renominated, 1 on General Election ballot); 13 Republican (11 Renominated, 2 Open)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Robert A. "Bob" Brady Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected in a special election(re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Thomas Foglietta): 19 May 1998 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	245,791	82.20%	Congressman Robert A. "Bob" Brady FEC H8PA01153; 28 Nov 16; Tot $755,372; Dsb $700,379

		Republican	53,219	17.80%	Deborah L. Williams FEC H6PA01173
Total			299,010	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Dwight Evans First elected: In a Special and General Election 8 November 2016. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 on General Election ballot
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	322,514	90.18%	state Representative Dwight Evans FEC H6PA02171; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,530,025; Dsb $1,447,634

		Republican	35,131	9.82%	James A. Jones FEC H6PA02197
Total			357,645	100.00%
	Congressman Chaka Fattah, Sr. (Democratic), who was first elected in 1994, resigned on 24 June 2016. He had been renominated in the 26 April 2016 Primary. 29 July 2015: Congressman Chaka Fattah, Sr. is charged in a 29 count indictment, with participating in racketeering; bribery; conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and honest services fraud; mail fraud; falsification of records; bank fraud; making false statements to a financial institution; and money laundering. 21 June 2016: Congressman Fattah was found guilty of 22 counts of racketeering, fraud, and money laundering. Sentencing is scheduled for October. 2 July 2016: Governor Tom Wolf (Democratic) has called a special 8 November 2016 election to fill the remainder of former Congressman Chaka Fattah's term. 8 November 2016: state Representative Dwight Evans (Democratic) is elected in a concurrent Special and General Election.

Special Election - 114th Congress
CD 2 Special Election		Democratic	Seat up for special election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Special Election - 1 July 2016: Governor Tom Wolf (Democratic) has called a special 8 November 2016 election to fill the remainder of former Congressman Chaka Fattah's term.
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	270,246	90.39%	state Representative Dwight Evans FEC H6PA02171; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,530,025; Dsb $1,447,634

		Republican	28,717	9.61%	James A. Jones FEC H6PA02197
Total			298,963	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr. Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2010 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 115th Congress

		Republican	244,893	100.00%	Congressman George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr. FEC H0PA03271; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,803,016; Dsb $1,168,464
Total			244,893	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Scott Perry Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	220,628	66.06%	Congressman Scott Perry FEC H2PA04135; 28 Nov 16; Tot $672,674; Dsb $593,605

		Democratic	113,372	33.94%	Joshua Thomas "Josh" Burkholder FEC H6PA04128
Total			334,000	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Glenn William "G.T." Thompson Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	206,761	67.16%	Congressman Glenn William "G.T." Thompson FEC H8PA05071; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,205,705; Dsb $1,184,421

		Democratic	101,082	32.84%	Kerith Strano Taylor FEC H4PA05062; 28 Nov 16; Tot $105,296; Dsb $98,786
Total			307,843	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Ryan A. Costello Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2014 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	207,469	57.24%	Congressman Ryan A. Costello FEC H0PA06076; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,484,188; Dsb $2,299,321

		Democratic	155,000	42.76%	Michael D. "Mike" Parrish FEC H4PA06052; 28 Nov 16; Tot $410,922; Dsb $392,300
Total			362,469	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Patrick L. "Pat" Meehan, Jr. Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2010 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	225,678	59.47%	Congressman Patrick L. "Pat" Meehan, Jr. FEC H0PA07082; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,409,956; Dsb $2,062,416

		Democratic	153,824	40.53%	Mary Ellen Balchunis FEC H4PA07092; 28 Nov 16; Tot $201,162; Dsb $196,849
Total			379,502	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8 Open		Republican	Congressman Michael G. "Mike" Fitzpatrick First elected: 2010 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Open Seat - 6 November 2014: Announced he would retire at the end of his newly elected term-(that is, circa January 2017).
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress

		Republican	207,263	54.43%	Brian K. Fitzpatrick Brother of Congressman Michael G. "Mike" Fitzpatrick FEC H6PA08277; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,087,510; Dsb $1,975,191

		Democratic	173,555	45.57%	state Representative Steven J. "Steve" Santarsiero FEC H6PA08228; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,843,486; Dsb $2,801,875

		Write-in; (Socialist Party USA)			Eli David Sadoff Not eligible as he is not 25 years old. FEC H6PA08236
Total			380,818	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman William Franklin "Bill" Shuster Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected 15 May 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Bud Shuster. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress

		Republican	186,580	63.34%	Congressman William Franklin "Bill" Shuster FEC H2PA09035; 28 Nov 16; Tot $4,100,487; Dsb $4,144,875

		Democratic; (Republican)	107,985	36.66%	Arthur L. "Art" Halvorson 17 June 2016: Ran for and lost the Tuesday 26 April 2016 for the Republican nomination. 2 August 2016: Accepted the Democratic nomination. The Pennsylvania Department of State certified that Halvorson received 1,069 write-in votes in the Democratic primary. Disavowed by the Democratic Party. FEC H4PA09056; 28 Nov 16; Tot $303,719; Dsb $245,108

		Write-in; (Democratic)			Adam Sedlock Endorsed by the Democratic Party.
Total			294,565	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2010 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	211,282	70.17%	Congressman Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino FEC H0PA10078; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,101,825; Dsb $943,702

		Democratic	89,823	29.83%	Michael "Mike" Molesevich FEC H6PA10141; 28 Nov 16; Tot $71,829; Dsb $66,625
Total			301,105	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Louis J. "Lou" Barletta Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2010 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	199,421	63.67%	Congressman Louis J. "Lou" Barletta FEC H2PA11098; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,313,847; Dsb $975,975

		Democratic	113,800	36.33%	former Hazleton Mayor Michael Paul Marsicano FEC H6PA11073; 28 Nov 16; Tot $422,489; Dsb $123,748
Total			313,221	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Keith James Rothfus Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	221,851	61.76%	Congressman Keith James Rothfus FEC H0PA04220; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,752,206; Dsb $1,647,604

		Democratic	137,353	38.24%	Erin Rochele McClelland FEC H4PA12043; 28 Nov 16; Tot $237,697; Dsb $239,639
Total			359,204	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Congressman Brendan F. Boyle Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2014 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	239,316	100.00%	Congressman Brendan F. Boyle FEC H4PA13199; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,074,088; Dsb $1,008,095
Total			239,316	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 14		Democratic	Congressman Michael F. "Mike" Doyle Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 1994 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	255,293	74.37%	Congressman Michael F. "Mike" Doyle FEC H4PA18131; 28 Nov 16; Tot $822,529; Dsb $789,197

		Republican	87,999	25.63%	Lenny McAllister FEC H6PA14192; 30 Jun 16; Tot $17,390; Dsb $15,689
Total			343,292	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Congressman Charles W. "Charlie" Dent Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2004 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress

		Republican	190,618	58.39%	Congressman Charles W. "Charlie" Dent FEC H4PA15087; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,667,498; Dsb $1,673,129

		Democratic	124,129	38.02%	Richard D. "Rick" Daugherty FEC H2PA15099; 28 Nov 16; Tot $21,512; Dsb $21,087

		Libertarian	11,727	3.59%	Paul Rizzo FEC H6PA15173
Total			326,474	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 16 Open		Republican	Congressman Joseph R. "Joe" Pitts First elected: 1996 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Open Seat - 6 November 2015: Announced retirement.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress

		Republican	168,669	53.76%	state Senator Lloyd K. Smucker FEC H6PA16320; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,685,019; Dsb $1,669,231

		Democratic	134,586	42.89%	Christina Marie Hartman FEC H6PA16296; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,188,482; Dsb $1,132,553

		Libertarian	10,518	3.35%	Shawn Patrick House FEC H6PA16346
Total			313,773	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 17		Democratic	Congressman Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	157,734	53.80%	Congressman Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright FEC H2PA17079; 28 Nov 16; Tot $955,154; Dsb $839,062

		Republican	135,430	46.20%	Matthew "Matt" Connolly FEC H4PA17141; 28 Nov 16; Tot $30,578; Dsb $31,057
Total			293,164	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 18		Republican	Congressman Timothy "Tim" Murphy Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2002 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 115th Congress

		Republican	293,684	100.00%	Congressman Timothy "Tim" Murphy FEC H2PA18143; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,489,836; Dsb $1,058,132
Total			293,684	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 terms

Vacant		Democratic	Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. Vacant Office - 16 August 2016 - Resigned after being convicted of perjury and obstruction.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	3,057,010	51.39%	Montgomery County Commissioner Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro

		Republican	2,891,325	48.61%	state Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr.
Total			5,948,335	100.00%
	January 2015: A Pennsylvania grand jury has advised that Attorney General Kathleen Granahan Kane (Democratic) be charged with perjury, false swearing, official oppression, and obstruction in connection with disclosing details of an investigation. 21 September 2015: Attorney General Kane's law license is suspended by the state Supreme Court on a vote of 5-0. 10 February 2016: The Pennsylvania state Senate failed to gain the necessary 2/3 vote of its members in order to remove Attorney General Kane from office. The vote was 29 to 19. 16 February 2016: Attorney General Kane announced that she will not run for re-election. 6 August 2015: Attorney General Kane is so charged. 15 August 2016: Attorney General Kane is found guilty of perjury and obstruction. 16 August 2016: Attorney General Kane, who was first elected in 2012, announces her resignation after being convicted of perjury and obstruction. 18 August 2016: Bruce R. Beemer is nominated as Attorney General of Pennsylvania by Governor Tom Wolf (Democratic). 30 August 2016:. Bruce R. Beemer is unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate and sworn into office.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 terms

Open		Independent	Treasurer Timothy A. Reese Appointed 26 June 2015 (re: resignation of Treasurer Robert M. "Rob" McCord [Democratic]) Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. Open Seat
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic	2,991,404	50.66%	former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Joseph M. "Joe" Torsella

		Republican	2,610,811	44.21%	Otto W. Voit, III

		Green	170,275	2.88%	Kristin R. Combs

		Libertarian	132,654	2.25%	James Babb
Total			5,905,144	100.00%

Auditor General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 First elected: 2012 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 Renominated - 26 April 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic	2,958,818	50.01%	Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale

		Republican	2,667,318	45.08%	Northampton County Executive John A. Brown

		Green	158,942	2.69%	John Jay Sweeney

		Libertarian	131,853	2.23%	Roy A. Minet
Total			5,916,931	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	Democratic (affiliates): 11 incumbents, 24 candidates
	Republican: 14 incumbents, 25 candidates
Major Third Parties
	Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	Green (affiliates): 3 candidates
	Libertarian: 6 candidates
Other Third Parties
	Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
Independents
	Independent: 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	Scattering: 1 candidate
	Write-in: 3 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.