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Representative in Congress

The U.S. House of Representatives shares responsibility for lawmaking with the U.S. Senate but is organized differently and has different rules and procedures. The allocation of the House’s 435 seats is based on the population within the states, and membership is reapportioned every 10 years, following the decennial census. Pennsylvania currently has 18 seats. House members are elected for two-year terms from single-member districts of approximately equal population (roughly 710,000 in 2010). The salary for most congresspersons is $174,000 and there are no term limits.

Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District:
Ashley Ehasz (D) v. Incumbent Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R).

Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District:
Incumbent Rep. Brendan Boyle (D) v. Aaron Bashir (R).

Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District:
Incumbent Rep. Dwight Evans (D) is running unopposed.

Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District:
Incumbent Rep. Madeleine Dean (D) v. David Winkler (R).

Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District:
Incumbent Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D) v. Alfeia Goodwin (R).

Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District:
Incumbent Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D) v. Neil Young (R).

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District:
Incumbent Rep. Susan Wild (D) v. Ryan Mackenzie (R).

Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District:
Incumbent Rep. Matt Cartwright (D) v. Rob Bresnahan (R)

Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District:
Amanda Waldman (D) v. Incumbent Rep. Dan Meuser (R)

Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District:
Janelle Stelson (D) v. Incumbent Rep. Scott Perry (R)

Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District:
Jim Atkinson (D) v. Incumbent Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R).

Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District:
Incumbent Rep. Summer Lee (D) v. James Hayes (R).

Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District:
Beth Farnham (D) v. Incumbent Rep. John Joyce (R).

Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District:
Chris Dziados (D) v. Incumbent Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R).

Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District:
Zach Womer (D) v. Incumbent Rep. Glenn Thompson (R).

Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District:
Preston Nouri (D) v. Incumbent Rep. Mike Kelly (R).

Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District:
Incumbent Rep. Chris Deluzio (D) v. Rob Mercuri (R).