2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8, 2022, to elect representatives for the seventeen seats in Pennsylvania (reduced from 18 in the redistricting cycle following the 2020 United States census).

Pennsylvania's legislature enacted new district maps in January 2022, which were promptly vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf. The state supreme court took control of the process and selected a map in February 2022. After the court rejected several legal challenges in March, the new district boundaries were used in the May 2022 primary elections.

Despite losing the popular vote, with two Republican incumbents running unopposed, Democrats won the majority of seats in the state for the first time since 2008. As a result, Pennsylvania was one of only two states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2022, the other state being Nevada.

District 1
The 1st district is based in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, including all of Bucks County and parts of Montgomery County. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has an even PVI and voted for Joe Biden by 5 points in 2020. Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who had represented the district since 2017, was most recently re-elected in 2022 with 54.9% of the vote.

Nominee

 * Brian Fitzpatrick, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Alex Entin, procurement manager

Withdrawn

 * Caroline Avery, personal antiquities buyer (running as a Libertarian)
 * Bradley Lanning, realtor
 * Dasha Pruett, photographer and nominee for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district in 2020

Nominee

 * Ashley Ehasz, former U.S. Army pilot

Withdrawn

 * Eric Bruno, former auto mechanic
 * Paul Fermo, former U.S. Navy pilot

Disqualified

 * Caroline Avery, personal antiquities buyer (originally ran as a Republican)

Withdrawn

 * Henry Conoly, activist

District 2
The 2nd district is based in central and northeastern Philadelphia. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has a PVI of D+22 and voted for Joe Biden by 43 points in 2020. Democrat Brendan Boyle, who had represented the district since 2019, was most recently re-elected in 2022 with 75.7% of the vote.

Nominee

 * Brendan Boyle, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

 * Sharif Street, state senator from the 3rd district and son of former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street

Nominee

 * Aaron Bashir

District 3
The 3rd district is based in west and south Philadelphia. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has a PVI of D+40, making it the second most democratic leaning district in the nation (behind NY-13), and voted for Joe Biden by 81 points. Democrat Dwight Evans, who had represented the district since 2019, was most recently re-elected in 2022 with 95.1% of the vote.

Nominee

 * Dwight Evans, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Michael Cogbill
 * Alexandra Hunt, public health researcher

Declined

 * Helen Gym, Philadelphia City Councilor

Qualified for ballot

 * Christopher Hoeppner, freight train conductor

District 4
The 4th district is based in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, including most of Montgomery County and parts of Berks County. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has a PVI of D+7 and voted for Joe Biden by 19 points in 2020. Democrat Madeleine Dean, who had represented the district since 2019, was most recently re-elected in 2022, winning 61.3% of the vote in the general election.

Nominee

 * Madeleine Dean, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Christian Nascimento, vice president of product at Comcast and former Methacton School Board president

Eliminated in primary

 * Daniel Burton

District 5
The 5th district is based in the southwestern suburbs of Philadelphia, including all of Delaware County, parts of Montgomery County, and parts of south Philadelphia. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has a PVI of D+14 and voted for Joe Biden by 32 points in 2020. Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon, who had represented the district since 2018, was most recently re-elected in 2022 winning 65.1% of the vote in the general election.

Nominee

 * Mary Gay Scanlon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * David Galluch, Navy veteran

Filed paperwork

 * Robert Margus

District 6
The 6th district includes all of Chester County and the city of Reading in Berks County. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has a PVI of D+5 and voted for Joe Biden by 15 points in 2020. Democrat Chrissy Houlahan, who had represented the district since 2019, was most recently re-elected in 2022 garnering 58.3% of the vote in the general election.

Nominee

 * Chrissy Houlahan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Guy Ciarrocchi, CEO of the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry and former chief of staff to Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley

Eliminated in primary

 * Steve Fanelli, businessman
 * Regina Mauro, businesswoman
 * Ron Vogel, realtor

District 7
The 7th district is based in the Lehigh Valley, including all of Lehigh, Northampton, and Carbon counties and a small sliver of Monroe County. The district was modestly altered by redistricting, losing Stroudsburg in exchange for Carbon County. This made the district more conservative, with a PVI of R+2, but it voted for Joe Biden by 0.6 points in 2020. Democrat Susan Wild, a representative since 2018, was most recently re-elected in 2022 winning 51.0% of the vote.

During the campaign, a research firm contracted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee inappropriately obtained the military records of candidate Kevin Dellicker.

Nominee

 * Susan Wild, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Lisa Scheller, former Lehigh County commissioner and nominee for PA's 7th congressional district in 2020

Eliminated in primary

 * Kevin Dellicker, businessman and former National Guardsman

Withdrew

 * Ryan Mackenzie, state representative from the 134th district

District 8
The 8th district is based in Northeast Pennsylvania, specifically the Wyoming Valley and Pocono Mountains, including all of Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike counties, and most of Luzerne and Monroe counties. The district added Stroudsburg in redistricting, making it slightly more liberal. It has a PVI of R+4 and voted for Donald Trump by 3 points in 2020. Democrat Matt Cartwright, who had represented the district since 2013, was most recently re-elected in 2022 garnering 51.2% of the vote in the general election.

Nominee

 * Matt Cartwright, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Jim Bognet, former senior vice president for communications of the Export–Import Bank of the United States and nominee for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district in 2020

Eliminated in primary

 * Michael Marsicano, former mayor of Hazleton and candidate for PA's 8th congressional district in 2020

Withdrawn

 * Teddy Daniels, former police officer and U.S. Army veteran (ran for Lt. Governor)

Polling

 * Aggregate polls


 * Graphical summary


 * Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

District 9
The 9th district is based in North Central Pennsylvania east of the Appalachian Divide, including Williamsport, Bloomsburg, and Lebanon. The district kept most of its territory and added much of the now defunct 12th district in redistricting. It has a PVI of R+21 and voted for Donald Trump by 37 points in 2020. Republican Dan Meuser, who had represented the district since 2019, was re-elected with 66.3% of the vote in 2020. Meuser is running for re-election. Republican Fred Keller, who had represented the 12th district since 2019, was re-elected with 70.8% of the vote in 2020 and redistricted into the 15th district, but switched to run in the 9th district. However, on February 28, Keller announced that he would retire instead of go through a primary against Meuser. Meuser went on to win the general election in 2022, garnering 69.3% of the vote.

Nominee

 * Dan Meuser, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

 * Fred Keller, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Amanda Waldman, Medicare financial representative

Withdrawn

 * Liz Terwilliger, candidate for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in 2020

District 10
The 10th district is based in the Harrisburg and York areas, including all of Dauphin County, most of Cumberland County, and the northern half of York County. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has a PVI of R+5 and voted for Donald Trump by 4 points in 2020. Republican Scott Perry, who had represented the district since 2013, was most recently re-elected in 2022 winning 53.8% of the vote.

Nominee

 * Scott Perry, incumbent U.S. representative and chair of the Freedom Caucus

Did not file

 * Brian Allen, clinical psychologist

Nominee

 * Shamaine Daniels, at-large member of Harrisburg city council (2014–present)

Eliminated in primary

 * Rick Coplen, Carlisle school board member, retired Army officer, and candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate in 2020

Declined

 * Tom Brier, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2020
 * Eugene DePasquale, former Pennsylvania Auditor General and nominee for PA's 10th congressional district in 2020

District 11
The 11th district is based in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, including all of Lancaster County and the southern half of York County. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has a PVI of R+14 and voted for Donald Trump by 21 points in 2020. Republican Lloyd Smucker, who had represented the district since 2017, was most recently re-elected in 2022, winning 61.5% of the vote.

Nominee

 * Lloyd Smucker, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Bob Hollister, Eastern Lancaster County School Superintendent (2008–2022)

Failed to qualify for ballot

 * Dave Womack, Dallastown Borough Council-elect, criminal justice activist

District 12
The 12th district is based in the city of Pittsburgh and its eastern and southern suburbs, including parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. The district was numbered the 18th district before redistricting, with the old 12th district now eliminated. The district expanded into parts of Westmoreland County due to redistricting. It has a PVI of D+8 and voted for Joe Biden by 20 points in 2020. Democrat Mike Doyle has represented the district since 1995. He was re-elected with 69.3% of the vote in 2020. Doyle announced that he will not seek re-election in 2022. He was succeeded in Congress by Pennsylvania State House Representative Summer Lee who was elected with 56.2% of the vote.

Nominee

 * Summer Lee, state representative from the 34th district

Eliminated in primary

 * Jerry Dickinson, law professor and candidate for PA's 18th congressional district in 2020
 * Steve Irwin, attorney, chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights for Pennsylvania and former commissioner of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking & Securities
 * William Parker, businessman, activist and 2021 candidate for Pittsburgh mayor
 * Jeff Woodard, executive director at Pennsylvania College Access Program

Withdrew

 * Stephanie Fox, former Brentwood city councilor (endorsed Irwin, ran for state representative)
 * Bhavini Patel, Edgewood borough councilor

Declined

 * Mike Doyle, incumbent U.S. Representative (endorsed Irwin)

Nominee

 * Mike Doyle, Plum city councilor (no relation to Democratic incumbent Mike Doyle)

District 13
The 13th district is based in South Central Pennsylvania, including Johnstown, Altoona, and Gettysburg. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting, though it did lose its territory in Somerset and Westmoreland counties in exchange for Johnstown. The district has a PVI of R+25 and voted for Donald Trump by 45 points in 2020. Republican John Joyce, who had represented the district since 2019, was most recently re-elected in 2022 after being unopposed in the primary and general elections.

Nominee

 * John Joyce, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

 * Mark Critz, western region director of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district (2010–2013) (won nomination via write-in, but declined to run)

District 14
The 14th district is based in Southwest Pennsylvania, including all of Washington, Greene, and Fayette counties, most of Indiana and Somerset counties, and parts of Westmoreland County. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting, though it did have to expand eastward to take in more population. It has a PVI of R+18 and voted for Donald Trump by 32 points in 2020. Republican Guy Reschenthaler, who had represented the district since 2019, was most recently re-elected in 2022 having been unopposed in the primary and general elections.

Nominee

 * Guy Reschenthaler, incumbent U.S. Representative

District 15
The 15th district is based in North Central Pennsylvania west of the Appalachian Divide, including State College, Lock Haven, and Bradford. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting, though it did lose Johnstown in exchange for the parts of State College formerly in the 12th district. It has a PVI of R+20 and voted for Donald Trump by 37 points in 2020. Republican Glenn Thompson, who had represented the district since 2009, was most recently re-elected in 2022, receiving 69.9% of the vote.

Nominee

 * Glenn Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

 * Fred Keller, incumbent U.S. Representative (filed to run in Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, then announced retirement)

Nominee

 * Mike Molesevich, former mayor of Lewisburg, environmental consultant, and Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District in 2016

District 16
The 16th district is based in Northwest Pennsylvania, including all of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Lawrence, and Butler counties and parts of Venango County. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has a PVI of R+13 and voted for Donald Trump by 21 points in 2020. Republican Mike Kelly, who had represented the district since 2011, was most recently re-elected in 2022, winning 59.4% of the vote in the general election.

Nominee

 * Mike Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Dan Pastore, FishUSA founder

Eliminated in primary

 * Rick Telesz, farmer

District 17
The 17th district is based in the western and northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, including parts of Allegheny County and all of Beaver County. The district was mostly unchanged by redistricting. It has an even PVI and voted for Joe Biden by 6 points in 2020. Democrat Conor Lamb, who represented the district since 2018, was re-elected in 2020 with 51.1% of the vote. He retired to run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. Lamb was succeeded by former Navy Officer Chris Deluzio, who was elected in 2022 by winning 53.4% of the vote in the general election.

Nominee

 * Chris Deluzio, attorney and policy director of University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security

Eliminated in primary

 * Sean Meloy, senior political advisor for Victory Fund

Declined

 * Conor Lamb, incumbent U.S. Representative (ran for U.S. Senate)

Nominee

 * Jeremy Shaffer, former Ross Township commissioner and nominee for State Senate District 38 in 2018

Eliminated in primary

 * Kathy Coder, political activist and 2018 lieutenant gubernatorial candidate
 * Jason Killmeyer, conservative writer and national security expert

Did not appear on ballot

 * Tricia Staible, manufacturing company president

Declined

 * Sam DeMarco, Allegheny County at-large councilor and chair of the Allegheny County Republican Party

Polling

 * Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican