Elections were held inPennsylvania on November 6, 2018. On that date, the state held elections forgovernor and lieutenant governor (on one ticket),U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,Pennsylvania State Senate,Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and various others. Primary elections took place on May 15, 2018.
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On Election Day, Democratic Gov.Tom Wolf was re-elected with new Lt. Gov.John Fetterman, as was incumbent Democratic U.S. SenatorBob Casey Jr. Democrats gained five seats in Pennsylvania's congressional delegation, bringing the delegation to a 9–9 split. Democrats also broke a Republican supermajority in thePennsylvania State Senate by gaining five seats, and gained eleven seats in thePennsylvania House of Representatives.
Incumbent Democratic SenatorBob Casey Jr. sought reelection against Republican CongressmanLou Barletta in the general election. He won with 56% of the vote.
In January 2018, thePennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional map, ruling it had been unfairlygerrymandered to favorRepublicans.[1][2] New maps were subsequently adopted in February 2018, for use in 2018's elections and taking effect with representation in 2019.[3]
A special election for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was held on March 13, 2018, following the resignation of Republican Rep.Tim Murphy.[4]
Along with the general election, special elections were also held on November 6, following the resignations of Republican Reps.Pat Meehan (PA-7) andCharlie Dent (PA-15).
Voters in Pennsylvania elected 18 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the 18 congressional districts.[5]
| District | Democratic nominee | Republican nominee | Libertarian nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 | Scott Wallace | Brian Fitzpatrick, incumbent | |
| District 2 | Brendan Boyle, incumbent | David Torres | |
| District 3 | Dwight Evans, incumbent | Bryan E. Leib | |
| District 4 | Madeleine Dean | Dan David | |
| District 5 | Mary Gay Scanlon | Pearl Kim | |
| District 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Greg McCauley | |
| District 7 | Susan Wild | Marty Nothstein | Tim Silfies |
| District 8 | Matt Cartwright, incumbent | John Chrin | |
| District 9 | Denny Wolff | Dan Meuser | |
| District 10 | George Scott | Scott Perry, incumbent | |
| District 11 | Jess King | Lloyd Smucker, incumbent | |
| District 12 | Marc Friedenburg | Tom Marino, incumbent | |
| District 13 | Brent Ottaway | John Joyce | |
| District 14 | Bibiana Boerio | Guy Reschenthaler | |
| District 15 | Susan Boser | Glenn Thompson, incumbent | |
| District 16 | Ronald DiNicola | Mike Kelly, incumbent | Ebert "Bill" Beeman |
| District 17 | Conor Lamb, incumbent | Keith Rothfus, incumbent | |
| District 18 | Michael Doyle, incumbent |
One-term GovernorTom Wolf and Lt. GovernorMike Stack were both eligible for re-election. Stack was defeated in his primary by Braddock mayorJohn Fetterman. Wolf and Fetterman went on to defeat the Republican ticket of State SenatorScott Wagner and businessmanJeff Bartos.
25 of 50 seats (even-numbered districts) in the Pennsylvania Senate were up for election in Pennsylvania's general election.[6]
Special elections were held for the35th,48th,68th, and178th districts prior to the general election.
All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were up for election in the general election.[7]
There were no statewide ballot measures up for election in this general election; however, there were local ballot measures in Allengeny and Philadelphia Counties.[8]
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)"Second, should the Pennsylvania General Assembly choose to submit a congressional districting plan that satisfies the requirements of the Pennsylvania Constitution, it shall submit such plan for consideration by the Governor on or before February 9, 2018. If the Governor accepts the General Assembly’s congressional districting plan, it shall be submitted to this Court on or before February 15, 2018."A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016