Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Pennsylvania 2016 elections

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2016 Pennsylvania
House Elections

Primary| April 26, 2016
General| November 8, 2016
2016 Election Results

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All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Republicans gained two seats after the November 2016 election.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Republicans fielded unopposed candidates in 51 districts, while Democrats had 47 unchallenged candidates.

* Fifteen incumbents—eight Republicans and seven Democrats—did not run for re-election in 2016. Ten of those seats had general election competition.

* If Democrats were to make any gains, it would have been in the 105 districts that had general election competition between two major party candidates; only nine seats were competitive or mildly competitive in 2014.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Introduction
* 1.1 Majority control
* 2 Incumbents retiring
* 3 2016 election competitiveness
* 4 List of candidates
* 5 General election
* 6 Primary election
* 6.1 Margins of victory
* 6.2 Important dates and deadlines
* 6.3 Competitiveness
* 6.3.1 Candidates unopposed by a major party
* 6.3.2 Primary challenges
* 6.3.3 Retired incumbents
* 6.3.4 Results from 2014
* 6.3.5 Historical context
* 6.4 Campaign contributions
* 6.4.1 State comparison
* 6.5 Qualifications
* 6.6 See also
* 6.7 External links
* 6.8 Footnotes

## Introduction[edit]

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

### Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives:

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party  |  As of November 7, 2016  |  After November 8, 2016
|  Democratic Party |  84  |  82
|  Republican Party |  119 |  121
Total |  203 |  203

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

Fifteen incumbents did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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Steve Santarsiero |  Democratic | House District 31
Nick Kotik |  Democratic | House District 45
Peter Daley, II |  Democratic | House District 49
R. Ted Harhai |  Democratic | House District 58
Mike Regan |  Republican | House District 92
Kevin Schreiber |  Democratic | House District 95
Mauree Gingrich |  Republican | House District 101
John Payne |  Republican | House District 106
Sandra Major |  Republican | House District 111
Mike Vereb |  Republican | House District 150
Chris Ross |  Republican | House District 158
Thaddeus Kirkland |  Democratic | House District 159
William Adolph, Jr. |  Republican | House District 165
Julie Harhart |  Republican | House District 183
Dwight Evans |  Democratic | House District 203

Note: Thomas Killion (R-168) declined to run for re-election. He was elected to the state Senate in a special election on April 26, 2016. Christopher Quinn (R) was elected to Killion's seat in a special election on July 12. He was sworn in to the chamber on August 18, 2016.

## 2016 election competitiveness[edit]

Pennsylvania saw a dip in electoral competitiveness.

Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections. Details on how well Pennsylvania performed in the study are provided in the image below. Click here for the full 2016 Competitiveness Analysis »

* In the Pennsylvania State Senate, there were 19 Democratic incumbents and 31 Republican incumbents. Three incumbents faced primary challengers in the Democratic Party. No incumbents faced primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* In the House, there were 84 Democratic incumbents and 119 Republican incumbents. Sixteen state representatives faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. Nine incumbents faced primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* Overall, 18.6 percent of Democratic incumbents and 21.4 percent of GOP incumbents faced primary opposition in all of the state legislatures with elections in 2016.

* The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent. This compares to 32.7 percent in 2010, 38.3 percent in 2012, and 43.0 percent in 2014.

* More details on electoral competitiveness in Pennsylvania can be found below.

## List of candidates[edit]

# General election[edit]

2016 Pennsylvania House general election candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1  |  Patrick Harkins: 14,785 (I) a |  William Crotty: 5,491  |
2  |  Florindo Fabrizio: 16,051 (I) a |  Pat Fuller: 9,124  |
3  |  Ryan Bizzarro: 19,595 (I) a |  Greg Lucas: 13,094  |
4  |  No candidate |  Curtis Sonney (I) a |
5  |  No candidate |  Barry Jozwiak (I) a |
6  |  Peter Zimmer: 11,467  |  Bradley Roae: 17,197 (I) a |
7  |  Mark Longietti (I) a |  No candidate |
8  |  Judy Hines: 9,446  |  Tedd Nesbit: 18,853 (I) a |
9  |  Chris Sainato (I) a |  No candidate |
10  |  Jaret Gibbons: 11,224 (I) |  Aaron Bernstine: 15,807 a |
11  |  No candidate |  Brian Ellis (I) a |
12  |  Christian Rieger: 11,572  |  Daryl Metcalfe: 24,405 (I) a |
13  |  Nancy Dean: 11,074  |  John Lawrence: 18,446 (I) a |
14  |  No candidate |  Jim Marshall (I) a |
15  |  Michael Rossi: 11,318  |  Jim Christiana: 19,248 (I) a |
16  |  Robert Matzie (I) a |  No candidate |
17  |  Wayne Hanson: 7,633  |  Parke Wentling: 18,937 (I) a |
18  |  No candidate |  Gene DiGirolamo (I) a |
19  |  Jake Wheatley, Jr. (I) a |  No candidate |
20  |  Adam Ravenstahl: 23,000 (I) a |  No candidate |  Jim Barr: 5,429 (Constitution)
21  |  Dominic Costa (I) a |  No candidate |
22  |  Peter Schweyer (I) a |  No candidate |
23  |  Dan Frankel (I) a |  No candidate |
24  |  Edward Gainey (I) a |  No candidate |
25  |  Joseph Markosek: 19,218 (I) a |  John Ritter: 11,573  |
26  |  No candidate |  Timothy Hennessey (I) a |
27  |  Daniel Deasy, Jr. (I) a |  No candidate |
28  |  John Craig Hammond: 12,958  |  Mike Turzai: 24,327 (I) a |
29  |  Larry Mullins: 13,529  |  Bernard O'Neill: 22,018 (I) a |
30  |  No candidate |  Hal English (I) a |
31  |  Perry Warren: 19,071 a |  Ryan Gallagher: 18,996  |
32  |  Anthony DeLuca (I) a |  No candidate |
33  |  Frank Dermody (I) a |  No candidate |
34  |  Paul Costa (I) a |  No candidate |
35  |  Marc Gergely: 16,170 (I) a |  Fawn Walker Montgomery: 9,702  |
36  |  Harry Readshaw, III (I) a |  No candidate |
37  |  No candidate |  Mindy Fee (I) a |
38  |  William Kortz, II: 21,271 (I) a |  Rod Salka: 11,130  |
39  |  Peter Kobylinski: 10,180  |  Rick Saccone: 22,034 (I) a |
40  |  Andrew Zahalsky: 13,115  |  John Maher: 24,389 (I) a |
41  |  Nicholas Selch: 13,227  |  Brett Miller: 21,537 (I) a |
42  |  Dan Miller (I) a |  No candidate |
43  |  Steven Elliott: 9,649  |  Keith Greiner: 19,557 (I) a |
44  |  No candidate |  T. Mark Mustio (I) a |
45  |  Anita Astorino Kulik a |  No candidate |
46  |  Joseph Szpara: 13,238  |  Jason Ortitay: 20,056 (I) a |
47  |  No candidate |  Keith Gillespie (I) a |
48  |  Brandon Neuman (I) a |  No candidate |
49  |  Alan Benyak: 11,667  |  Bud Cook: 13,749 a |
50  |  Pam Snyder: 13,044 (I) a |  Betsy Rohanna McClure: 11,417  |
51  |  Tim Mahoney: 11,779 (I) |  Matthew Dowling: 13,318 a |
52  |  James Mari: 9,360  |  Ryan Warner: 16,578 (I) a |
53  |  Leon Angelichio: 12,205  |  Robert Godshall: 17,964 (I) a |
54  |  No candidate |  Eli Evankovich (I) a |
55  |  Joseph Petrarca: 15,554 (I) a |  Michael Geiselhart: 12,028  |
56  |  No candidate |  George Dunbar (I) a |
57  |  Linda Iezzi: 10,909  |  Eric Nelson: 20,396 (I) a |
58  |  Mary Popovich: 11,159  |  Justin Walsh: 17,854 a |
59  |  No candidate |  Mike Reese (I) a |
60  |  No candidate |  Jeffrey Pyle: 23,937 (I) a |  Gabe Lytle: 3,625 (G)
61  |  Robert Wilkinson: 15,732  |  Catherine Harper: 20,458 (I) a |
62  |  Patrick Edwards: 8,544  |  Dave Reed: 18,909 (I) a |
63  |  Joseph Billotte: 6,289  |  Donna Oberlander: 19,533 (I) a |
64  |  John Kluck: 8,987  |  R. Lee James: 16,082 (I) a |  Michael Bagdes-Canning: 672 (G)
65  |  Troy Clawson: 7,830  |  Kathy Rapp: 18,248 (I) a |
66  |  No candidate |  Cris Dush (I) a |
67  |  No candidate |  Martin Causer (I) a |
68  |  No candidate |  Matthew Baker (I) a |
69  |  No candidate |  Carl Metzgar (I) a |
70  |  Matthew Bradford: 18,433 (I) a |  Charles Springer: 9,084  |
71  |  Bryan Barbin: 16,557 (I) a |  Mark Amsdell: 11,515  |
72  |  Frank Burns: 16,361 (I) a |  Cecilia Houser: 12,066  |
73  |  Fred Weaver: 7,571  |  Thomas Sankey: 18,631 (I) a |
74  |  Joshua Maxwell: 14,045  |  Harry Lewis, Jr.: 14,776 (I) a |
75  |  Jay Notarianni: 7,904  |  Matt Gabler: 21,081 (I) a |
76  |  Michael Hanna, Sr.: 13,213 (I) a |  Stephanie Borowicz: 12,121  |
77  |  H. Scott Conklin (I) a |  No candidate |
78  |  No candidate |  Jesse Topper (I) a |
79  |  No candidate |  John McGinnis (I) a |
80  |  No candidate |  Judith Ward (I) a |
81  |  Richard Rogers: 10,796  |  Richard Irvin: 18,974 (I) a |
82  |  No candidate |  C. Adam Harris (I) a |
83  |  No candidate |  Jeff Wheeland (I) a |
84  |  No candidate |  Garth Everett (I) a |
85  |  No candidate |  Fred Keller (I) a |
86  |  No candidate |  Mark K. Keller (I) a |
87  |  Jim Massey: 13,687  |  Greg Rothman: 22,991 (I) a |
88  |  Christopher Cowan: 11,001  |  Sheryl Delozier: 20,518 (I) a |
89  |  Christine Tolbert: 8,167  |  Rob Kauffman: 21,532 (I) a |
90  |  No candidate |  Paul Schemel (I) a |
91  |  Denise Weldon-Siviy: 10,113  |  Dan Moul: 20,069 (I) a |
92  |  No candidate |  Dawn Keefer: 22,517 a |  Kate McGraw: 8,435 (Ind.)
93  |  No candidate |  Kristin Phillips-Hill (I) a |
94  |  No candidate |  Stanley Saylor (I) a |
95  |  Carol Hill-Evans: 13,726 a |  Joel Sears: 8,762  |
96  |  P. Michael Sturla: 17,340 (I) a |  Robert Bigley: 6,332  |
97  |  Charles Klein: 13,403  |  Steven Mentzer: 22,952 (I) a |
98  |  No candidate |  David Hickernell (I) a |
99  |  Duane Groff: 6,219  |  David H. Zimmerman: 17,945 (I) a |
100  |  Dale Hamby: 6,140  |  Bryan Cutler: 17,416 (I) a |
101  |  Lorraine Scudder: 9,752  |  Francis Ryan: 19,800 a |
102  |  Jacob Long: 8,549  |  Russell Diamond: 19,858 (I) a |
103  |  Patty Kim (I) a |  No candidate |
104  |  Jody Rebarchak: 13,940  |  Susan Helm: 19,024 (I) a |
105  |  No candidate |  Ronald Marsico (I) a |
106  |  No candidate |  Thomas Mehaffie a |
107  |  Michael Krankowski: 7,170  |  Kurt Masser: 18,084 (I) a |
108  |  John Deppen: 5,963  |  Lynda Schlegel-Culver: 19,576 (I) a |
109  |  Edward T. Sanders III: 8,537  |  David Millard: 16,392 (I) a |  Denise Bedio: 1,494 (Ind.)
110  |  No candidate |  Tina Pickett (I) a |
111  |  No candidate |  Jonathan Fritz a |
112  |  Kevin Haggerty: 15,643 a |  Ernest Lemoncelli: 13,824  |
113  |  Martin Flynn: 18,609 (I) a |  David Burgerhoff: 8,248  |
114  |  Sid Michaels Kavulich: 21,450 (I) a |  Cheryl Scandale-Murnin: 10,495  |
115  |  Maureen Madden: 11,845 a |  David C. Parker: 10,969 (I) |
116  |  Gary Gregory: 7,089  |  Tarah Toohil: 16,695 (I) a |
117  |  No candidate |  Karen Boback: 24,869 (I) a |  John Sweeney: 1,433 (G)
Louis Jasikoff: 2,065 (Ind.)
118  |  Mike Carroll (I) a |  No candidate |
119  |  Gerald Mullery: 13,760 (I) a |  Justin Valera Behrens: 10,707  |
120  |  Robert McDonald: 8,929  |  Aaron Kaufer: 18,843 (I) a |
121  |  Eddie Day Pashinski: 14,940 (I) a |  No candidate |  Betsy Summers: 4,189 (L)
122  |  Neil Makhija: 10,569  |  Doyle Heffley: 16,269 (I) a |  Matthew Schutter: 514 (L)
123  |  Neal Goodman (I) a |  No candidate |
124  |  No candidate |  Jerry Knowles (I) a |
125  |  No candidate |  Mike Tobash (I) a |
126  |  Mark Rozzi (I) a |  No candidate |
127  |  Thomas Caltagirone (I) a |  No candidate |
128  |  No candidate |  Mark Gillen (I) a |
129  |  No candidate |  Jim Cox (I) a |
130  |  No candidate |  David Maloney (I) a |
131  |  Joanne Jackson: 12,649  |  Justin Simmons: 21,379 (I) a |
132  |  Michael Schlossberg: 16,065 (I) a |  Benjamin Long: 7,866  |
133  |  Daniel McNeill: 15,102 (I) a |  David Molony: 10,648  |  Alexander Humanick: 1,068 (L)
134  |  No candidate |  Ryan Mackenzie (I) a |
135  |  Steve Samuelson (I) a |  No candidate |
136  |  Robert Freeman (I) a |  No candidate |
137  |  David Mattei: 10,518  |  Joe Emrick: 20,039 (I) a |
138  |  No candidate |  Marcia Hahn: 23,287 (I) a |  Daniel Richardson: 2,583 (L)
139  |  No candidate |  Michael Peifer (I) a |
140  |  John Galloway (I) a |  No candidate |
141  |  Tina Davis: 17,743 (I) a |  Drew Kreiling: 9,305  |
142  |  No candidate |  Frank Farry (I) a |
143  |  Stephen Kunkel: 13,663  |  Marguerite Quinn: 24,033 (I) a |
144  |  No candidate |  Katharine Watson (I) a |
145  |  Vera Cole: 13,372  |  Craig Staats: 18,695 (I) a |
146  |  Joseph Ciresi: 14,381  |  Thomas Quigley: 15,060 (I) a |
147  |  Rachel Hendricks: 11,597  |  Marcy Toepel: 20,045 (I) a |
148  |  Mary Jo Daley: 24,669 (I) a |  Edward Flocco: 14,193  |
149  |  Tim Briggs: 22,393 (I) a |  Chachira Smith-Robinson: 11,097  |
150  |  Linda Weaver: 14,352  |  Michael Corr: 17,065 a |
151  |  Jimmy Fagan: 13,119  |  Todd Stephens: 20,358 (I) a |
152  |  Albert Dermovsesian: 12,439  |  Thomas Murt: 21,478 (I) a |
153  |  Madeleine Dean: 24,496 (I) a |  Anthony Scalfaro: 12,478  |
154  |  Steve McCarter: 27,067 (I) a |  Thomas Estilow: 7,747  |
155  |  James Burns: 15,686  |  Becky Corbin: 21,617 (I) a |
156  |  Carolyn Comitta: 18,267 a |  Dan Truitt: 18,242 (I) |
157  |  Hans Van Mol: 15,156  |  Warren Kampf: 19,144 (I) a |
158  |  Susan Rzucidlo: 15,590  |  Eric Roe: 17,634 a |
159  |  Brian Kirkland: 18,161 a |  Michael Ciach: 5,860  |
160  |  No candidate |  Stephen Barrar: 22,178 (I) a |  David Cleary: 5,211 (Ind.)
161  |  Leanne Krueger-Braneky: 18,218 (I) a |  Patti Rodgers Morrisette: 17,621  |
162  |  James Butt: 11,225  |  Nick Miccarelli: 19,883 (I) a |
163  |  Barbarann Keffer: 15,313  |  Jamie Santora: 18,176 (I) a |
164  |  Margo Davidson: 20,448 (I) a |  Inderjit Singh Bains: 5,423  |
165  |  Elaine Schaefer: 16,193  |  Alexander Charlton: 20,615 a |
166  |  Gregory Vitali: 23,783 (I) a |  James Knapp: 12,236  |
167  |  Joe Denham: 15,734  |  Duane Milne: 20,623 (I) a |
168  |  Diane Levy: 16,447  |  Christopher Quinn: 21,058 (I) a |
169  |  No candidate |  Kate Anne Klunk: 23,042 (I) a |  Robert Marcoccio: 5,506 (Unaffiliated)
170  |  Matthew Darragh: 12,192  |  Martina White: 14,265 (I) a |
171  |  Melody Fleck: 10,749  |  Kerry Benninghoff: 23,440 (I) a |
172  |  Kevin Boyle: 16,124 (I) a |  James Pio: 9,691  |
173  |  Michael Driscoll (I) a |  No candidate |
174  |  Edward Neilson (I) a |  No candidate |
175  |  Michael O'Brien (I) a |  No candidate |
176  |  No candidate |  Jack Rader, Jr. (I) a |
177  |  Joseph Hohenstein: 11,491  |  John Taylor: 14,128 (I) a |
178  |  Neale Dougherty: 15,021  |  Scott Petri: 23,567 (I) a |
179  |  Jason Dawkins (I) a |  No candidate |
180  |  Angel Cruz (I) a |  No candidate |
181  |  W. Curtis Thomas (I) a |  No candidate |
182  |  Brian Sims (I) a |  No candidate |
183  |  Phillips Armstrong: 12,700  |  Zachary Mako: 17,481 a |
184  |  William Keller (I) a |  No candidate |
185  |  Maria Donatucci (I) a |  No candidate |
186  |  Jordan Harris (I) a |  No candidate |
187  |  No candidate |  Gary Day (I) a |
188  |  James Roebuck, Jr. (I) a |  No candidate |
189  |  Damary Bonilla-Rodriguez: 9,272  |  Rosemary Brown: 16,142 (I) a |
190  |  Vanessa Lowery Brown (I) a |  No candidate |
191  |  Joanna McClinton (I) a |  No candidate |
192  |  Morgan Cephas a |  No candidate |
193  |  Denise Van Essen: 7,345  |  Will Tallman: 21,306 (I) a |
194  |  Pamela Delissio: 22,960 (I) a |  William Pounds: 9,507  |
195  |  Donna Bullock (I) a |  No candidate |
196  |  No candidate |  Seth Grove (I) a |
197  |  Leslie Acosta (I) a |  No candidate |
198  |  Rosita Youngblood (I) a |  No candidate |
199  |  Jill Sunday Bartoli: 10,598  |  Stephen Bloom: 19,064 (I) a |
200  |  Christopher Rabb: 34,012 a |  Latryse McDowell: 1,958  |
201  |  Stephen Kinsey (I) a |  No candidate |
202  |  Jared Solomon a |  No candidate |
203  |  Isabella Fitzgerald a |  No candidate |
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Notes:

* An (I) denotes an incumbent.
* Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

# Primary election[edit]

2016 Pennsylvania House primary candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1 | Patrick Harkins (I) a | William Crotty a |
2 | Florindo Fabrizio (I) a | Pat Fuller: 2,273 a
Michael Pace: 2,057 |
3 | Ryan Bizzarro (I) a | Greg Lucas a |
4 | No candidate | Curtis Sonney (I) a |
5 | No candidate | Barry Jozwiak (I) a |
6 | Peter Zimmer a | Bradley Roae: 7,155 (I) a
Lester Lenhart: 3,010 |
7 | Mark Longietti (I) a | No candidate |
8 | No candidate | Tedd Nesbit (I) a |
9 | Chris Sainato (I) a | No candidate |
10 | Jaret Gibbons (I) a | Aaron Bernstine: 5,181 a
Dawnlyn Valli: 1,141
Cliff Glovier: 626 |
11 | No candidate | Brian Ellis (I) a |
12 | Christian Rieger a | Gordon Marburger: 5,428
Daryl Metcalfe: 8,083 (I) a |
13 | Nancy Dean a | John Lawrence (I) a |
14 | No candidate | Jim Marshall (I) a |
15 | Dennis Nichols: 3,565
Michael Rossi: 3,994 a | Jim Christiana (I) a |
16 | Robert Matzie (I) a | No candidate |
17 | Wayne Hanson a | Parke Wentling (I) a |
18 | No candidate | Gene DiGirolamo (I) a |
19 | Jake Wheatley, Jr.: 6,557 (I) a
Jessica Wolfe: 4,104 | No candidate |
20 | Adam Ravenstahl (I) a | No candidate |
21 | Dominic Costa (I) a | No candidate |
22 | Peter Schweyer (I) a | No candidate |
23 | Dan Frankel (I) a | No candidate |
24 | Edward Gainey: 12,350 (I) a
William Anderson: 1,158
Todd Koger: 1,822 | No candidate |
25 | Joseph Markosek (I) a | John Ritter a |
26 | No candidate | Timothy Hennessey (I) a |
27 | Daniel Deasy, Jr. (I) a | No candidate |
28 | No candidate | Mike Turzai (I) a |
29 | No candidate | Bernard O'Neill (I) a |
30 | No candidate | Hal English (I) a |
31 | Perry Warren a | Ryan Gallagher a |
32 | Anthony DeLuca (I) a | No candidate |
33 | Frank Dermody (I) a | No candidate |
34 | Paul Costa (I) a | No candidate |
35 | Marc Gergely (I) a | No candidate |
36 | Harry Readshaw, III (I) a | No candidate |
37 | No candidate | Mindy Fee: 9,322 (I) a
Timothy Reedy: 2,813 |
38 | William Kortz, II (I) a | Rod Salka a |
39 | Peter Kobylinski a | Rick Saccone (I) a |
40 | Andrew Zahalsky a | John Maher (I) a |
41 | Nicholas Selch a | Brett Miller (I) a |
42 | Dan Miller (I) a | No candidate |
43 | Steven Elliott a | Keith Greiner (I) a |
44 | No candidate | T. Mark Mustio (I) a |
45 | Anita Astorino Kulik a | No candidate |
46 | Joseph Szpara: 4,636 a
Jesse White: 4,518 | Jason Ortitay (I) a |
47 | No candidate | Keith Gillespie (I) a |
48 | Brandon Neuman (I) a | No candidate |
49 | Alan Benyak: 3,307 a
Randy Barli: 414
Brendan Garay: 461
Mark Alterici: 1,646
Donn Henderson: 2,414
Bob Kepics: 998 | Bud Cook: 2,672 a
Melanie Patterson: 2,257 |
50 | Pam Snyder (I) a | Betsy Rohanna McClure a |
51 | Tim Mahoney (I) a | Matthew Dowling a |
52 | James Mari: 3,965 a
Lloyd Williams: 3,554 | Ryan Warner (I) a |
53 | Leon Angelichio a | Robert Godshall (I) a |
54 | No candidate | Eli Evankovich (I) a |
55 | Joseph Petrarca (I) a | Michael Geiselhart a |
56 | No candidate | George Dunbar (I) a |
57 | Linda Iezzi a | Eric Nelson (I) a |
58 | Charles Mrlack: 1,956
Mary Popovich: 6,138 a | Justin Walsh a |
59 | No candidate | Mike Reese (I) a |
60 | No candidate | Jeffrey Pyle (I) a |
61 | Melissa Flowers a | Catherine Harper (I) a |
62 | Patrick Edwards a | Dave Reed (I) a |
63 | No candidate | Donna Oberlander (I) a |
64 | No candidate | R. Lee James (I) a |
65 | No candidate | Kathy Rapp (I) a |
66 | No candidate | Cris Dush (I) a |
67 | No candidate | Martin Causer (I) a |
68 | No candidate | Matthew Baker (I) a |
69 | No candidate | Carl Metzgar (I) a |
70 | Matthew Bradford (I) a | Charles Springer a |
71 | Bryan Barbin (I) a | Mark Amsdell a |
72 | Frank Burns: 6,444 (I) a
Martin Westrick: 2,342 | Cecilia Houser a |
73 | William Weaver a | Thomas Sankey (I) a |
74 | Joshua Maxwell a | Harry Lewis, Jr. (I) a |
75 | Jay Notarianni a | Matt Gabler (I) a |
76 | Michael Hanna, Sr. (I) a | Stephanie Borowicz a |
77 | H. Scott Conklin (I) a | No candidate |
78 | No candidate | Jesse Topper (I) a |
79 | No candidate | John McGinnis: 5,621 (I) a
Peter Starr: 2,818 |
80 | No candidate | Judith Ward (I) a |
81 | Richard Rogers a | Richard Irvin: 6,372 (I) a
Mary Ann Buckley: 4,770 |
82 | No candidate | C. Adam Harris (I) a |
83 | No candidate | Jeff Wheeland (I) a |
84 | No candidate | Garth Everett (I) a |
85 | No candidate | Fred Keller (I) a |
86 | No candidate | Mark Keller (I) a |
87 | No candidate | Greg Rothman: 9,093 (I) a
Michael Travis: 4,401 |
88 | Christopher Cowan a | Sheryl Delozier (I) a |
89 | Christine Tolbert a | Rob Kauffman (I) a |
90 | No candidate | Paul Schemel (I) a |
91 | Denise Weldon-Siviy a | Dan Moul (I) a |
92 | No candidate | Dawn Keefer: 5,155 a
Kraig Bruder: 3,386
Anthony Pugliese: 4,400 |
93 | No candidate | Kristin Phillips-Hill (I) a |
94 | No candidate | Stanley Saylor (I) a |
95 | Kevin Schreiber (I) a | Joel Sears a |
96 | P. Michael Sturla (I) a | Robert Bigley a |
97 | Charles Klein a | Steven Mentzer (I) a |
98 | No candidate | David Hickernell (I) a |
99 | No candidate | David H. Zimmerman (I) a |
100 | Dale Hamby a | Bryan Cutler (I) a |
101 | Lorraine Scudder a | John Dissinger: 677
Pier Hess: 3,200
Jeffrey Griffith: 3,047
Francis Ryan: 3,913 a |
102 | Jacob Long a | Thomas Houtz: 4,968
Russell Diamond: 6,200 (I) a |
103 | Patty Kim: 7,140 (I) a
Richard Soto: 845 | No candidate |
104 | Jody Rebarchak a | Susan Helm: 7,376 (I) a
Nathaniel Curtis: 3,935 |
105 | No candidate | Ronald Marsico (I) a |
106 | No candidate | Thomas Mehaffie: 6,375 a
Jonathan Keeler: 3,307 |
107 | Michael Krankowski: 2,998 a
Chris Pfaff: 2,389 | Kurt Masser (I) a |
108 | No candidate | Lynda Schlegel-Culver (I) a |
109 | No candidate | David Millard (I) a |
110 | No candidate | Tina Pickett (I) a |
111 | No candidate | Alan Hall: 3,265
Jerald Birmelin: 3,373
Jonathan Fritz: 4,479 a |
112 | Thomas Lukasewicz: 3,211
Frank Farina: 5,453 (I)
Kevin Haggerty: 5,782 a | Ernest Lemoncelli a |
113 | Martin Flynn (I) a | David Burgerhoff a |
114 | Sid Michaels Kavulich (I) a | Cheryl Scandale-Murnin a |
115 | Andre Reames: 1,665
Maureen Madden: 3,159 a | David C. Parker (I) a |
116 | Gary Gregory a | Tarah Toohil (I) a |
117 | No candidate | Karen Boback (I) a |
118 | Mike Carroll (I) a | No candidate |
119 | Gerald Mullery (I) a | Justin Valera Behrens a |
120 | Robert J. McDonald a | Aaron Kaufer (I) a |
121 | Eddie Day Pashinski (I) a | No candidate |
122 | Neil Makhija a | Doyle Heffley (I) a |
123 | Neal Goodman (I) a | No candidate |
124 | No candidate | Jerry Knowles (I) a |
125 | No candidate | Mike Tobash (I) a |
126 | Mark Rozzi (I) a | No candidate |
127 | Thomas Caltagirone (I) a | No candidate |
128 | No candidate | Mark Gillen (I) a |
129 | No candidate | Jim Cox (I) a |
130 | No candidate | David Maloney (I) a |
131 | No candidate | William Coyle: 2,067
Justin Simmons: 7,260 (I) a |
132 | Michael Schlossberg (I) a | Benjamin Long a |
133 | Daniel McNeill (I) a | David Molony a |
134 | No candidate | Ryan Mackenzie (I) a |
135 | Steve Samuelson (I) a | No candidate |
136 | Robert Freeman (I) a | No candidate |
137 | No candidate | Joe Emrick (I) a |
138 | No candidate | Marcia Hahn (I) a |
139 | No candidate | Michael Peifer (I) a |
140 | John Galloway (I) a | No candidate |
141 | Tina Davis (I) a | No candidate |
142 | No candidate | Frank Farry (I) a |
143 | Stephen Kunkel a | Marguerite Quinn (I) a |
144 | No candidate | Katharine Watson (I) a |
145 | Vera Cole a | Craig Staats (I) a |
146 | Joseph Ciresi a | Thomas Quigley (I) a |
147 | Rachel Hendricks a | Marcy Toepel (I) a |
148 | Mary Jo Daley (I) a | Edward Flocco a |
149 | Tim Briggs (I) a | Chachira Smith-Robinson a |
150 | Steven Burda: 1,525
Linda Weaver: 4,413 a | Michael Corr a |
151 | Jimmy Fagan a | Todd Stephens (I) a |
152 | Albert Dermovsesian a | Thomas Murt (I) a |
153 | Madeleine Dean (I) a | Anthony Scalfaro a |
154 | Steve McCarter (I) a | Thomas Estilow a |
155 | James Burns a | Becky Corbin (I) a |
156 | Carolyn Comitta a | Dan Truitt (I) a |
157 | Hans Van Mol a | Warren Kampf (I) a |
158 | Susan Rzucidlo a | No candidate |
159 | Brian Kirkland a | Michael Ciach a |
160 | No candidate | Stephen Barrar (I) a |
161 | Leanne Krueger-Braneky (I) a | Patti Rodgers Morrisette a |
162 | James Butt a | Nick Miccarelli (I) a |
163 | Barbarann Keffer a | Jamie Santora (I) a |
164 | Sekela Coles: 4,558
Margo Davidson: 5,302 (I) a | Inderjit Singh Bains a |
165 | Elaine Schaefer a | Alexander Charlton a |
166 | Gregory Vitali (I) a | James Knapp a |
167 | Joe Denham a | Duane Milne (I) a |
168 | Diane Levy a | Christopher Quinn a |
169 | No candidate | Kate Anne Klunk (I) a |
170 | Matthew Darragh: 4,014 a
Francis Nelms: 3,182 | Martina White (I) a |
171 | Melody Fleck a | Kerry Benninghoff (I) a |
172 | Kevin Boyle (I) a | James Pio a |
173 | Michael Driscoll (I) a | No candidate |
174 | Edward Neilson (I) a | No candidate |
175 | Michael O'Brien: 6,808 (I) a
Sean Sullivan: 5,349 | No candidate |
176 | No candidate | Jack Rader, Jr. (I) a |
177 | Joseph Hohenstein a | John Taylor (I) a |
178 | Neale Dougherty a | Scott Petri (I) a |
179 | Jason Dawkins (I) a | No candidate |
180 | Angel Cruz (I) a | No candidate |
181 | W. Curtis Thomas: 7,598 (I) a
Kenneth Walker: 4,596 | No candidate |
182 | Louis Lanni: 1,810
Brian Sims: 6,065 (I) a
Marni Snyder: 2,060
Benjamin Waxman: 5,151 | No candidate |
183 | Phillips Armstrong a | Zachary Mako: 3,653a
Cynthia Miller: 3,481 |
184 | William Keller (I) a | No candidate |
185 | Maria Donatucci (I) a | No candidate |
186 | Jordan Harris (I) a | No candidate |
187 | No candidate | Gary Day (I) a |
188 | James Roebuck, Jr. (I) a | No candidate |
189 | Damary Bonilla-Rodriguez a | Rosemary Brown (I) a |
190 | Raymond Bailey: 1,787
Vanessa Lowery Brown: 5,502 (I) a
Movita Johnson-Harrell: 1,417
Wanda Logan: 4,232
Theodore Smith: 372
Darryl Thomas: 1,700 | No candidate |
191 | Joanna McClinton (I) a | No candidate |
192 | Morgan Cephas: 7,505 a
Jestine Johnson: 1,142
Steven Jones: 3,612
Edwin Santana: 2,146
Lynwood Savage: 2,493 (I) | No candidate |
193 | No candidate | Will Tallman (I) a |
194 | Pamela Delissio: 9,941 (I) a
Sean Stevens: 3,190 | William Pounds a |
195 | Donna Bullock: 12,393 (I) a
Jamar Izzard: 1,599
Jimmie Moore: 1,779 | No candidate |
196 | No candidate | Seth Grove (I) a |
197 | Leslie Acosta (I) a | No candidate |
198 | Rosita Youngblood (I) a | No candidate |
199 | No candidate | Stephen Bloom (I) a |
200 | Tonyelle Cook-Artis: 8,866 (I)
Bobbie Curry: 2,640
Christopher Rabb: 10,299 a | Latryse McDowell a |
201 | Stephen Kinsey (I) a | No candidate |
202 | Mark Cohen: 3,867 (I)
Jared Solomon: 5,111 a | No candidate |
203 | Isabella Fitzgerald a | No candidate |
|  |  |
Notes:

* An (I) denotes an incumbent.
* Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

## Margins of victory[edit]

The average margin of victory for contested races in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2016 was higher than the national average. Out of 203 races in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2016, 113 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 29.6 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[2]

Republican candidates in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Democratic candidates in 2016. Republicans won 121 races. In the 76 races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 29.8 percent. Democrats won 82 races in 2016. In the 37 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 29.1 percent.

More Republican candidates than Democratic candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. 15 of the 113 contested races in 2016—13.3 percent—saw margins of victory that were 10 percent or less. Seven races saw margins of victory that were 5 percent or less. Republicans won eight races with margins of victory of 10 percent or less.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives: 2016 Margins of Victory Less than 10 Percent

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 39 | D | 0.2 percent
District 49 | R | 8.2 percent
District 50 | D | 6.7 percent
District 51 | R | 6.1 percent
District 74 | R | 2.5 percent
District 76 | D | 4.3 percent
District 112 | D | 6.2 percent
District 115 | D | 3.8 percent
District 146 | R | 2.3 percent
District 150 | R | 8.6 percent
District 156 | D | 0.1 percent
District 158 | R | 6.2 percent
District 161 | D | 1.7 percent
District 163 | R | 8.5 percent
District 170 | R | 7.8 percent
The average margin of victory for incumbents in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was lower than the national average. 180 incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 96 winning Pennsylvania House of Representatives incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 31.2 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent.

Republican incumbents in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Democratic incumbents. 109 Republican incumbents won re-election. In the 66 races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 31.6 percent. 71 Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the 30 races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 30.1 percent.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis

Party | Elections won | Average margin of victory[3] | Races with incumbent victories | Average margin of victory for incumbents[3] | Unopposed incumbents | Unopposed races | Percent unopposed
Democratic | 82 | 29.1 percent | 71 | 30.1 percent | 41 | 45 | 54.9 percent
Republican | 121 | 29.8 percent | 109 | 31.6 percent | 43 | 45 | 37.2 percent
Total | 203 | 29.6 percent | 180 | 31.2 percent | 84 | 90 | 44.3 percent

Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts in 2016.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory by District

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 1 | D | 45.8 percent
District 2 | D | 27.5 percent
District 3 | D | 19.9 percent
District 4 | R | Unopposed
District 5 | R | Unopposed
District 6 | R | 20.0 percent
District 7 | D | Unopposed
District 8 | R | 33.2 percent
District 9 | D | Unopposed
District 10 | R | 17.0 percent
District 11 | R | Unopposed
District 12 | R | 35.7 percent
District 13 | R | 25.0 percent
District 14 | R | Unopposed
District 15 | R | 25.9 percent
District 16 | D | Unopposed
District 17 | R | 42.5 percent
District 18 | R | Unopposed
District 19 | D | Unopposed
District 20 | D | 61.8 percent
District 21 | D | Unopposed
District 22 | D | Unopposed
District 23 | D | Unopposed
District 24 | D | Unopposed
District 25 | D | 24.8 percent
District 26 | R | Unopposed
District 27 | D | Unopposed
District 28 | R | 30.5 percent
District 29 | R | 23.9 percent
District 30 | R | Unopposed
District 31 | D | 0.2 percent
District 32 | D | Unopposed
District 33 | D | Unopposed
District 34 | D | Unopposed
District 35 | D | 25.0 percent
District 36 | D | Unopposed
District 37 | R | Unopposed
District 38 | D | 31.3 percent
District 39 | R | 36.8 percent
District 40 | R | 30.1 percent
District 41 | R | 23.9 percent
District 42 | D | Unopposed
District 43 | R | 33.9 percent
District 44 | R | Unopposed
District 45 | D | Unopposed
District 46 | R | 20.5 percent
District 47 | R | Unopposed
District 48 | D | Unopposed
District 49 | R | 8.2 percent
District 50 | D | 6.7 percent
District 51 | R | 6.1 percent
District 52 | R | 27.8 percent
District 53 | R | 19.1 percent
District 54 | R | Unopposed
District 55 | D | 12.8 percent
District 56 | R | Unopposed
District 57 | R | 30.3 percent
District 58 | R | 23.1 percent
District 59 | R | Unopposed
District 60 | R | 73.7 percent
District 61 | R | 13.1 percent
District 62 | R | 37.8 percent
District 63 | R | 51.3 percent
District 64 | R | 27.6 percent
District 65 | R | 40.0 percent
District 66 | R | Unopposed
District 67 | R | Unopposed
District 68 | R | Unopposed
District 69 | R | Unopposed
District 70 | D | 34.0 percent
District 71 | D | 18.0 percent
District 72 | D | 15.1 percent
District 73 | R | 42.2 percent
District 74 | R | 2.5 percent
District 75 | R | 45.5 percent
District 76 | D | 4.3 percent
District 77 | D | Unopposed
District 78 | R | Unopposed
District 79 | R | Unopposed
District 80 | R | Unopposed
District 81 | R | 27.5 percent
District 82 | R | Unopposed
District 83 | R | Unopposed
District 84 | R | Unopposed
District 85 | R | Unopposed
District 86 | R | Unopposed
District 87 | R | 25.4 percent
District 88 | R | 30.2 percent
District 89 | R | 45.0 percent
District 90 | R | Unopposed
District 91 | R | 33.0 percent
District 92 | R | 45.5 percent
District 93 | R | Unopposed
District 94 | R | Unopposed
District 95 | D | 22.1 percent
District 96 | D | 46.5 percent
District 97 | R | 26.3 percent
District 98 | R | Unopposed
District 99 | R | 48.5 percent
District 100 | R | 47.9 percent
District 101 | R | 34.0 percent
District 102 | R | 39.8 percent
District 103 | D | Unopposed
District 104 | R | 15.4 percent
District 105 | R | Unopposed
District 106 | R | Unopposed
District 107 | R | 43.2 percent
District 108 | R | 53.3 percent
District 109 | R | 29.7 percent
District 110 | R | Unopposed
District 111 | R | Unopposed
District 112 | D | 6.2 percent
District 113 | D | 38.6 percent
District 114 | D | 34.3 percent
District 115 | D | 3.8 percent
District 116 | R | 40.4 percent
District 117 | R | 80.4 percent
District 118 | D | Unopposed
District 119 | D | 12.5 percent
District 120 | R | 35.7 percent
District 121 | D | 56.2 percent
District 122 | R | 20.8 percent
District 123 | D | Unopposed
District 124 | R | Unopposed
District 125 | R | Unopposed
District 126 | D | Unopposed
District 127 | D | Unopposed
District 128 | R | Unopposed
District 129 | R | Unopposed
District 130 | R | Unopposed
District 131 | R | 25.7 percent
District 132 | D | 34.3 percent
District 133 | D | 16.6 percent
District 134 | R | Unopposed
District 135 | D | Unopposed
District 136 | D | Unopposed
District 137 | R | 31.2 percent
District 138 | R | 80.0 percent
District 139 | R | Unopposed
District 140 | D | Unopposed
District 141 | D | 31.2 percent
District 142 | R | Unopposed
District 143 | R | 27.5 percent
District 144 | R | Unopposed
District 145 | R | 16.6 percent
District 146 | R | 2.3 percent
District 147 | R | 26.7 percent
District 148 | D | 27.0 percent
District 149 | D | 33.7 percent
District 150 | R | 8.6 percent
District 151 | R | 21.6 percent
District 152 | R | 26.7 percent
District 153 | D | 32.5 percent
District 154 | D | 55.5 percent
District 155 | R | 15.9 percent
District 156 | D | 0.1 percent
District 157 | R | 11.6 percent
District 158 | R | 6.2 percent
District 159 | D | 51.2 percent
District 160 | R | 62.0 percent
District 161 | D | 1.7 percent
District 162 | R | 27.8 percent
District 163 | R | 8.6 percent
District 164 | D | 58.1 percent
District 165 | R | 12.0 percent
District 166 | D | 32.1 percent
District 167 | R | 13.5 percent
District 168 | R | 12.3 percent
District 169 | R | 61.4 percent
District 170 | R | 7.8 percent
District 171 | R | 37.1 percent
District 172 | D | 24.9 percent
District 173 | D | Unopposed
District 174 | D | Unopposed
District 175 | D | Unopposed
District 176 | R | Unopposed
District 177 | R | 10.3 percent
District 178 | R | 22.2 percent
District 179 | D | Unopposed
District 180 | D | Unopposed
District 181 | D | Unopposed
District 182 | D | Unopposed
District 183 | R | 15.8 percent
District 184 | D | Unopposed
District 185 | D | Unopposed
District 186 | D | Unopposed
District 187 | R | Unopposed
District 188 | D | Unopposed
District 189 | R | 27.0 percent
District 190 | D | Unopposed
District 191 | D | Unopposed
District 192 | D | Unopposed
District 193 | R | 48.7 percent
District 194 | D | 41.4 percent
District 195 | D | Unopposed
District 196 | R | Unopposed
District 197 | D | Unopposed
District 198 | D | Unopposed
District 199 | R | 28.5 percent
District 200 | D | 89.1 percent
District 201 | D | Unopposed
District 202 | D | Unopposed
District 203 | D | Unopposed

## Important dates and deadlines[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Pennsylvania in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016

Deadline  |  Event type  |  Event description
February 16, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Last day to file nomination petitions for the primary election
March 15, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Sixth Tuesday pre-primary report due
April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Second Friday pre-primary report due
April 26, 2016 | Election date  |  Primary election
May 26, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  30-day post-primary report due
August 1, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Last day to file nomination petitions for the general election
September 27, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Sixth Tuesday pre-general report due
October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Second Friday pre-general report due
November 8, 2016 | Election date  |  General election
December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  30-day post-general report due
January 31, 2017 | Campaign finance  |  2016 annual report due
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Election Calendar," accessed January 11, 2016

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]

In 98 (48.2%) of the 203 districts up for election in 2016, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 51 Republicans and 47 Democrats were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 105 (51.7%) of the 203 districts up for election.

### Primary challenges[edit]

Twenty-five incumbents faced primary competition on April 26. Fourteen incumbents (as of the primary election) did not seek re-election in 2016, and another 164 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The following incumbents were defeated in the primary:

* District 112: Frank Farina (D)
* District 192: Lynwood Savage (D)
* District 200: Tonyelle Cook-Artis (D)
* District 202: Mark Cohen (D)

### Retired incumbents[edit]

Fifteen incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 188 (92.6%) ran for re-election. A list of the retiring incumbents—eight Republicans and seven Democrats—can be found above.

### Results from 2014[edit]

See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates; additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.

From 2010 (when the Competitiveness Index was established) to 2014, there was not an even-year election cycle that performed statistically worse than 2014 in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.

Overall Competitiveness

|  2010  |  2012  |  2014
Competitiveness Index  | 36.2  | 35.8  | 31.4
% Open Seats  | 18.6%  | 21.2%  | 17.0%
% Incumbent with primary challenge  | 22.7%  | 24.6%  | 20.1%
% Candidates with major party opposition  | 67.3%  | 61.7%  | 57.0%

The following table details Pennsylvania's rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.

Pennsylvania General Assembly 2014 Competitiveness

% Open Seats  |  % Incumbent with primary challenge  |  % Candidates with major party opposition  |  Competitiveness Index  |  Overall rank
11.4%  |  20.8%  |  45.6%  |  25.9  |  32

### Historical context[edit]

See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

## Campaign contributions[edit]

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in Pennsylvania in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.[4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Donations

Year  | Candidates  | Amount
2014  |  388  |  $35,161,996
2012  |  408  |  $34,761,581
2010  |  444  |  $36,171,575
2008  |  403  |  $45,080,202
2006  |  531  |  $50,080,848

### State comparison[edit]

The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. Pennsylvania, at $90,624 per candidate, is ranked eight of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[4][5]

## Qualifications[edit]

Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution requires that senators be at least 25 years old and representatives 21 years old. They are required to have lived in their respective districts for at least one year before their election ("unless absent on the public business of the United States" or of Pennsylvania) and must live in the districts they serve during their term.

## See also[edit]

* Pennsylvania House of Representatives
* Pennsylvania State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2016

## External links[edit]

|  Suggest a link

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* Pennsylvania Department of State \- Candidate Information
* Pennsylvania Department of State \- Primary election results

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Under Ballotpedia's competitiveness criteria, districts that have a margin of victory of less than 5 percent are considered highly competitive. Districts that have a margin of victory from 5 to 10 percent are considered mildly competitive.
2. ↑ This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Excludes unopposed elections
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Pennsylvania," accessed July 28, 2015
5. ↑ This map relies on data collected in July 2015.

[show]

Current members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Bryan Cutler

Majority Leader:Kerry Benninghoff

Representatives

District 1

Patrick Harkins (D)

District 2

Robert Merski (D)

District 3

Ryan Bizzarro (D)

District 4

Curtis Sonney (R)

District 5

Barry Jozwiak (R)

District 6

Bradley Roae (R)

District 7

Mark Longietti (D)

District 8

Tim Bonner (R)

District 9

Chris Sainato (D)

District 10

Aaron Bernstine (R)

District 11

Marci Mustello (R)

District 12

Daryl Metcalfe (R)

District 13

John Lawrence (R)

District 14

Jim Marshall (R)

District 15

Joshua Kail (R)

District 16

Robert Matzie (D)

District 17

Parke Wentling (R)

District 18

K.C. Tomlinson (R)

District 19

Jake Wheatley (D)

District 20

Emily Kinkead (D)

District 21

Sara Innamorato (D)

District 22

Peter Schweyer (D)

District 23

Dan Frankel (D)

District 24

Edward Gainey (D)

District 25

Brandon Markosek (D)

District 26

Timothy Hennessey (R)

District 27

Daniel Deasy (D)

District 28

Rob Mercuri (R)

District 29

Meghan Schroeder (R)

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Lori Mizgorski (R)

District 31

Perry Warren (D)

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Anthony DeLuca (D)

District 33

Carrie DelRosso (R)

District 34

Summer Lee (D)

District 35

Austin Davis (D)

District 36

Jessica Benham (D)

District 37

Mindy Fee (R)

District 38

Nick Pisciottano (D)

District 39

Michael Puskaric (R)

District 40

Natalie Mihalek (R)

District 41

Brett Miller (R)

District 42

Dan Miller (D)

District 43

Keith Greiner (R)

District 44

Valerie Gaydos (R)

District 45

Anita Kulik (D)

District 46

Jason Ortitay (R)

District 47

Keith Gillespie (R)

District 48

Timothy O'Neal (R)

District 49

Bud Cook (R)

District 50

Pam Snyder (D)

District 51

Matthew Dowling (R)

District 52

Ryan Warner (R)

District 53

Steven Malagari (D)

District 54

Robert Brooks (R)

District 55

Jason Silvis (R)

District 56

George Dunbar (R)

District 57

Eric Nelson (R)

District 58

Eric Davanzo (R)

District 59

Leslie Rossi (R)

District 60

Abby Major (R)

District 61

Liz Hanbidge (D)

District 62

James Struzzi (R)

District 63

Donna Oberlander (R)

District 64

R. James (R)

District 65

Kathy Rapp (R)

District 66

Brian Smith (R)

District 67

Martin Causer (R)

District 68

Clint Owlett (R)

District 69

Carl Metzgar (R)

District 70

Matthew Bradford (D)

District 71

James Rigby (R)

District 72

Frank Burns (D)

District 73

Thomas Sankey (R)

District 74

Dan Williams (D)

District 75

Mike Armanini (R)

District 76

Stephanie Borowicz (R)

District 77

Scott Conklin (D)

District 78

Jesse Topper (R)

District 79

Louis Schmitt (R)

District 80

James Gregory (R)

District 81

Richard Irvin (R)

District 82

Johnathan Hershey (R)

District 83

Jeff Wheeland (R)

District 84

Joe Hamm (R)

District 85

David Rowe (R)

District 86

Perry Stambaugh (R)

District 87

Greg Rothman (R)

District 88

Sheryl Delozier (R)

District 89

Rob Kauffman (R)

District 90

Paul Schemel (R)

District 91

Dan Moul (R)

District 92

Dawn Keefer (R)

District 93

Mike Jones (R)

District 94

Stanley Saylor (R)

District 95

Carol Hill-Evans (D)

District 96

P. Sturla (D)

District 97

Steven Mentzer (R)

District 98

David Hickernell (R)

District 99

David Zimmerman (R)

District 100

Bryan Cutler (R)

District 101

Francis Ryan (R)

District 102

Russell Diamond (R)

District 103

Patty Kim (D)

District 104

Susan Helm (R)

District 105

Andrew Lewis (R)

District 106

Thomas Mehaffie (R)

District 107

Kurt Masser (R)

District 108

Lynda Culver (R)

District 109

David Millard (R)

District 110

Tina Pickett (R)

District 111

Jonathan Fritz (R)

District 112

Kyle Mullins (D)

District 113

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Bridget Malloy Kosierowski (D)

District 115

Maureen Madden (D)

District 116

Tarah Toohil (R)

District 117

Karen Boback (R)

District 118

Mike Carroll (D)

District 119

Gerald Mullery (D)

District 120

Aaron Kaufer (R)

District 121

Eddie Pashinski (D)

District 122

Doyle Heffley (R)

District 123

Tim Twardzik (R)

District 124

Jerry Knowles (R)

District 125

Joe Kerwin (R)

District 126

Mark Rozzi (D)

District 127

Manuel Guzman (D)

District 128

Mark Gillen (R)

District 129

Jim Cox (R)

District 130

David Maloney (R)

District 131

Milou Mackenzie (R)

District 132

Michael Schlossberg (D)

District 133

Jeanne McNeill (D)

District 134

Ryan Mackenzie (R)

District 135

Steve Samuelson (D)

District 136

Robert Freeman (D)

District 137

Joe Emrick (R)

District 138

Ann Flood (R)

District 139

Michael Peifer (R)

District 140

John Galloway (D)

District 141

Tina Davis (D)

District 142

Frank Farry (R)

District 143

Shelby Labs (R)

District 144

F. Todd Polinchock (R)

District 145

Craig Staats (R)

District 146

Joseph Ciresi (D)

District 147

Tracy Pennycuick (R)

District 148

Mary Daley (D)

District 149

Tim Briggs (D)

District 150

Joseph Webster (D)

District 151

Todd Stephens (R)

District 152

Nancy Guenst (D)

District 153

Ben Sanchez (D)

District 154

Napoleon Nelson (D)

District 155

Danielle Friel Otten (D)

District 156

Dianne Herrin (D)

District 157

Melissa Shusterman (D)

District 158

Christina Sappey (D)

District 159

Brian Kirkland (D)

District 160

Craig Williams (R)

District 161

Leanne Krueger-Braneky (D)

District 162

David Delloso (D)

District 163

Michael Zabel (D)

District 164

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District 165

Jennifer O'Mara (D)

District 166

Gregory Vitali (D)

District 167

Kristine Howard (D)

District 168

Christopher Quinn (R)

District 169

Kate Klunk (R)

District 170

Martina White (R)

District 171

Kerry Benninghoff (R)

District 172

Kevin Boyle (D)

District 173

Michael Driscoll (D)

District 174

Ed Neilson (D)

District 175

Mary Isaacson (D)

District 176

Jack Rader (R)

District 177

Joseph Hohenstein (D)

District 178

Wendi Thomas (R)

District 179

Jason Dawkins (D)

District 180

Angel Cruz (D)

District 181

Malcolm Kenyatta (D)

District 182

Brian Sims (D)

District 183

Zachary Mako (R)

District 184

Elizabeth Fiedler (D)

District 185

Regina Young (D)

District 186

Jordan Harris (D)

District 187

Gary Day (R)

District 188

Rick Krajewski (D)

District 189

Rosemary Brown (R)

District 190

Amen Brown (D)

District 191

Joanna McClinton (D)

District 192

Morgan Cephas (D)

District 193

Torren Ecker (R)

District 194

Pamela DeLissio (D)

District 195

Donna Bullock (D)

District 196

Seth Grove (R)

District 197

Danilo Burgos (D)

District 198

Darisha Parker (D)

District 199

Barbara Gleim (R)

District 200

Christopher Rabb (D)

District 201

Stephen Kinsey (D)

District 202

Jared Solomon (D)

District 203

Isabella Fitzgerald (D)

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