Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2022

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Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 15, 2022
Primary: May 17, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Pennsylvania
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+13 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 16th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline was March 15, 2022.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
• Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16

Incumbent Mike Kelly defeated Dan Pastore in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Kelly (R)	59.4	190,546
		Dan Pastore (D)	40.6	130,443

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 320,989
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16

Dan Pastore defeated Rick Telesz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Pastore	69.1	44,262
		Rick Telesz	30.9	19,788

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,050
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rob Sandera (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16

Incumbent Mike Kelly advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Kelly	100.0	87,028

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Pennsylvania

Election information in Pennsylvania: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 24, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 24, 2022
• Online: Oct. 24, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 1, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
• Online: Nov. 1, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Varies to Nov. 1, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Dan Pastore (D)

Dan knows that health care is too expensive and that too many seniors struggle to afford their medicine. In Congress, he will work to reign in health care costs while maintaining people's ability to choose their own doctor. Dan will oppose any effort to privatize or cut Medicare and supports legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug costs to reduce the costs for seniors.

Dan supports reforming our trade laws to level the playing for American manufacturers. He will support trade agreements if they are fair but will oppose any trade deal that results in American jobs being shipped overseas. He will work to grow manufacturing jobs focused on clean energy, high tech, and other emerging sectors. To accomplish this, Dan will work for increased funding in workforce development and job training to ensure that workers here have the skills needed to attract new manufacturers to the region.

Dan will fight to increase funding to our public schools and increase access to the technology that students and schools need while reducing the reliance on property taxes in school funding, which disproportionately affects poorer and more rural school districts. Making college and trade schools more affordable is a top priority of Dan's. Too many young adults enter the workforce burdened by student loans, which is why Dan supports efforts to make higher education more affordable by holding institutions accountable, reducing interest rates for federally guaranteed students, and increasing funding to reduce the debt burden on students.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Dan Pastore (D)

Ethics

People are losing faith in Congress because there is too much money in politics. Dan supports reforming our campaign finance laws that create strict limits on campaign contributions and remove unlimited dark money from corporations and other powerful interests.

Dan also supports tightening congressional ethics laws and will vote to prohibit the owning and trading of individual stocks by Members of Congress and their staff to ensure they are not enriching themselves by making investment decisions based on non-public information.

In addition, Dan supports stricter reporting requirements for elected officials' financial disclosure reports so citizens can easily access the information.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Dan Pastore (D)

Carpenter in my family business. I worked this job from a very young age until I graduated from Law School.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Dan Pastore (D)

I believe we need fresh ideas and I support term limits. If elected I intend to serve no more than 4 terms.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Mike Kelly	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Dan Pastore	Democratic Party	$866,280	$860,293	$5,987	As of December 31, 2022
Rick Telesz	Democratic Party	$40,783	$40,783	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," . This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Pennsylvania in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Pennsylvania, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Pennsylvania	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	1,000	$150.00	3/15/2022	Source
Pennsylvania	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election	$150.00	8/1/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
• Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Pennsylvania District 16
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Pennsylvania District 16
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Pennsylvania
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Pennsylvania's 1st	51.8%	47.2%	52.4%	46.6%
Pennsylvania's 2nd	71.0%	28.3%	70.1%	29.1%
Pennsylvania's 3rd	90.2%	9.3%	91.3%	8.1%
Pennsylvania's 4th	58.9%	40.0%	61.5%	37.4%
Pennsylvania's 5th	65.7%	33.4%	65.1%	34.0%
Pennsylvania's 6th	56.8%	42.0%	56.9%	41.9%
Pennsylvania's 7th	49.7%	49.1%	51.8%	47.0%
Pennsylvania's 8th	48.0%	50.9%	47.3%	51.7%
Pennsylvania's 9th	31.0%	67.5%	34.1%	64.5%
Pennsylvania's 10th	47.2%	51.3%	47.8%	50.7%
Pennsylvania's 11th	38.6%	59.9%	38.3%	60.2%
Pennsylvania's 12th	59.4%	39.5%	64.5%	34.4%
Pennsylvania's 13th	26.8%	72.0%	27.2%	71.6%
Pennsylvania's 14th	33.7%	65.2%	35.7%	63.2%
Pennsylvania's 15th	30.8%	67.8%	27.5%	71.2%
Pennsylvania's 16th	39.0%	59.7%	40.0%	58.7%
Pennsylvania's 17th	52.3%	46.5%	50.7%	48.0%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2022
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2022	17	17	2	48	34	5	6	32.4%	2	13.3%
2020	18	18	0	51	36	6	5	30.6%	2	11.1%
2018	18	18	7	84	36	13	8	58.3%	6	54.5%
2016	18	18	2	44	36	4	5	25.0%	4	25.0%
2014	18	18	2	46	36	6	3	25.0%	2	12.5%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Pennsylvania in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 9, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Forty-eight candidates filed to run for Pennsylvania’s 17 U.S. House districts, including 23 Democrats and 25 Republicans. That’s 2.82 candidates per district, slightly less than the 2.83 candidates per district in 2020, and less than the 4.66 in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census, which resulted in Pennsylvania losing one U.S. House district. The 48 candidates who ran this year were the lowest number of candidates running for Pennsylvania's U.S. House seats since 2016, when a total of 44 candidates filed.

Two seats — the 12th and the 17th — were open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That’s two more than in 2020, when there were no open seats. There were seven open seats in 2018, two in both 2016 and 2014, and no open seats in 2012.

Rep. Fred Keller (R), who represented the 12th district, retired, and Rep. Conor Lamb (D), who represented the 17th district, ran for the U.S. Senate. Six candidates — one Republican and five Democrats — ran in the 12th district, the most running for one seat this year. Five candidates — three Republicans and two Democrats — ran in the 17th district.

There were five contested Democratic primaries this year, the lowest number since 2016. There were six contested Republican primaries, one more than in 2020, but two less than in 2018.

There were 13 districts where incumbents did not face primary challengers. One district — the 3rd — was guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed. Two districts — the 13th and the 14th — were guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 16th the 115th most Republican district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Pennsylvania's 16th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
39.0%	59.7%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2020

Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 14 Democratic wins
• 16 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	P	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Pennsylvania and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Pennsylvania
	Pennsylvania	United States
Population	12,702,379	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	44,742	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	80.5%	72.5%
Black/African American	11.2%	12.7%
Asian	3.4%	5.5%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Two or more	2.5%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	7.3%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	90.5%	88%
College graduation rate	31.4%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$61,744	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	12.4%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Pennsylvania, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	1	9	10
Republican	1	9	10
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	18	20

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Pennsylvania's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Pennsylvania, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Tom Wolf
Lieutenant Governor	John Fetterman
Secretary of State	Leigh Chapman
Attorney General	Josh Shapiro

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Pennsylvania General Assembly as of November 2022.

Pennsylvania State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	21
	Republican Party	28
	Independent	1
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	88
	Republican Party	113
	Vacancies	2
Total		203

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Pennsylvania was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2022
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

2020

See also: Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2020

Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16

Incumbent Mike Kelly defeated Kristy Gnibus in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Kelly (R)	59.3	210,088
		Kristy Gnibus (D)	40.7	143,962

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,050
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16

Kristy Gnibus defeated Luisa Sonnek in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristy Gnibus	100.0	63,640
		Luisa Sonnek (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,640
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Edward DeSantis (D)
• Daniel Smith Jr. (D)
• Matthew Dale Cady (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16

Incumbent Mike Kelly advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Kelly	100.0	68,199

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2018

See also: Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16

Incumbent Mike Kelly defeated Ronald DiNicola and Ebert Beeman in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Kelly (R)	51.6	135,348
		Ronald DiNicola (D)	47.3	124,109
		Ebert Beeman (L)	1.1	2,939

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,396
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16

Ronald DiNicola defeated Chris Rieger and Robert Multari in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ronald DiNicola	60.0	23,480
		Chris Rieger	24.9	9,758
		Robert Multari	15.1	5,914

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 39,152
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16

Incumbent Mike Kelly advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Kelly	100.0	39,412

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Results prior to 2018 redistricting

On February 19, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted a new congressional district map after ruling that the original map constituted an illegal partisan gerrymander. District locations and numbers were changed by the new map. Click here for more information about the ruling.

2016

See also: Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Joseph Pitts (R) retired in 2016 and did not seek re-election to represent District 16. Lloyd Smucker (R) defeated Christina Hartman (D) and Shawn Patrick House (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Smucker defeated Chet Beiler in the Republican primary on April 26, 2016, while Hartman won the Democratic nomination without opposition.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 16 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lloyd Smucker	53.8%	168,669
	Democratic	Christina Hartman	42.9%	134,586
	Libertarian	Shawn Patrick House	3.4%	10,518
Total Votes				313,773
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 16 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lloyd Smucker	54.1%	49,716
Chet Beiler	45.9%	42,246
Total Votes		91,962
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2014

See also: Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District elections, 2014

Joseph R. Pitts won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. He defeated former state Representative Tom Houghton in the general election.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 16 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joseph R. Pitts Incumbent	57.7%	101,722
	Democratic	Tom Houghton	42.3%	74,513
Total Votes				176,235
Source: Pennsylvania Secretary of State

U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 16 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom Houghton	62.8%	14,172
Raja Kittappa	37.2%	8,382
Total Votes		22,554
Source: Results via Associated Press

See also

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Footnotes

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Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Bob Casey (D)

John Fetterman (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

District 2

Brendan Boyle (D)

District 3

Dwight Evans (D)

District 4

Madeleine Dean (D)

District 5

Mary Scanlon (D)

District 6

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

District 7

Susan Wild (D)

District 8

Matt Cartwright (D)

District 9

Dan Meuser (R)

District 10

Scott Perry (R)

District 11

Lloyd Smucker (R)

District 12

Summer Lee (D)

District 13

John Joyce (R)

District 14

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

District 15

Glenn Thompson (R)

District 16

Mike Kelly (R)

District 17

Chris Deluzio (D)

Democratic Party (11)

Republican Party (8)