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2018 Voters Guide

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Contested races on your ballot

Governor and U.S. Senate U.S. House State Senate State House
lieutenant governor Bob Casey Jr. (D) 11th District 36th District 10 contested races in
Tom Wolf and John Fetterman (D) Lou Barletta (R) All of Lancaster County and Most of northern Lancaster County Lancaster County
Scott R. Wagner and Jeff Bartos (R) southern York County
Neal Gale (GRN) Bill Troutman (D)
Paul Glover and Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick (GRN) Jess King (D)
Dale R. Kerns Jr. (LIB) Ryan P. Aument (R)
Ken V. Krawchuk and Kathleen S. Smith (LIB) Lloyd K. Smucker (R)

U.S. HOUSE 7th District special election

Winner will represent parts of eastern Lancaster County until Jan. 1, 2019: Mary Gay Scanlon (D) | Pearl Kim (R) | Brianna Johnston (GRN) | Sandra Teresa Salas (LIB)

GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR (Candidates run as a ticket) UNITED STATES SENATOR

Paul Glover (GRN)

48% Residence: Philadelphia 48%
38% Age: 71 38%
Registered Pennsylvania Registered Pennsylvania
voters 14% Occupation: Community voters 14%
organizer, author
DEMocrat GOP Other DEMocrat GOP Other
Education: Summit University,
B.A. in city management
Gov. Tom Wolf (D) U.S. Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D)
Family: Single
Residence: Mount Wolf, York Residence: Scranton, Lackawanna
County County
Age: 69 Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick (GRN)
Age: 58
Occupation: Governor of Residence: Chester, Delaware
County Occupation: U.S. senator
Pennsylvania, previously worked
in the family business, the Wolf Age: 58 Education: College of the Holy Cross,
Organization B.A. in English; Catholic University of
Occupation: Former senior America, law degree
Education: Dartmouth College, B.A. in government; laboratory technician
University of London, master’s in philosophy; Family: Wife Terese, daughters Elyse, Caroline, Julia and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, doctorate in Education: Temple University, B.A. Marena
political science in biology
Family: Wife Frances, daughters Sarah and Katie Family: Husband and son

Lou Barletta (R)

John Fetterman (D)
Residence: Braddock, Allegheny
County
Age: 49
Occupation: Mayor of Braddock
Education: Albright College, B.S. in
finance; University of Connecticut,
master’s in business administration; Harvard University,
master’s in public policy
Family: Wife Gisele, children Karl, Gracie and August
Scott R. Wagner (R)
Residence: Spring Garden
Township, York County
Age: 63
Occupation: Owner of Penn Waste
Inc. and KBS Trucking, former
state senator
Education: Dallastown Area High School
Family: Wife Tracy, four children
Jeff Bartos (R)
Residence: Hazleton, Luzerne County
Ken V. Krawchuk (LIB) Age: 62
Residence: Abington Township, Occupation: U.S. congressman
Montgomery County
Education: Attended Bloomsburg
Age: 65 University but did not graduate
Occupation: founder and Family: Wife Mary Grace, daughters Kelly, April, Lindsey
president of an information and Grace
technology firm
Education: St. Joseph’s University, B.S. in physics
Family: Wife Roberta
Neal Gale (GRN)
Residence: Abington Township,
Kathleen S. Smith (LIB) Montgomery County
Residence: Canonsburg, Age: 66
Washington County
Occupation: Manages an energy
Age: 65 affordability program
Occupation: Treasurer of Education: Drexel University,
the Community Scholarship architecture degree
Foundation of Canon-McMillan,
former Borders bookstore manager Family: Wife and two daughters
Education: Duquesne University, degree in special
education
Family: Married Dale R. Kerns Jr. (LIB)
Residence: Ridley Township, Delaware
County

ote
Residence: Lower Merion Age: 35
Township, Montgomery County
Occupation: Project manager for an
Age: 45 electrical contractor
Occupation: Real estate developer, Education: Delaware County
lawyer Community College, associate’s degree in political science
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Education: Emory University, B.A. Family: Wife Nicole, daughters Hailey and Sophia
in political science; University of Virginia Law School
Family: Wife Sheryl, daughters Emily and Sarah

POLLING PLACE CHANGES

The following polling places have been changed for the 2018 election:

Lancaster city Columbia Borough East Hempfield Township West Hempfield Township Manheim Township Rapho Township
n 8th Ward, 9th n 7th Ward. n Scotland District. n Silver Spring District. n 8th District. n Union Square District.
Precinct. n From: Vigilant n From: East Hempfield n From: West Hempfield n From: Susquehanna n From: Mastersonville Fire
n From: Brightside Building, 10th and Township Municipal Fire & Rescue, 3519 Marietta Valley Fleet & Auto, Company, 2166 Meadow
Opportunity Center, Mifflin streets. Office, 1700 Nissley Road, Ave. 126 Keller Ave. View Road, Manheim.
515 Hershey Ave. n To: St. John’s Landisville. n To: West Hempfield n To: Highland n To: Mastersonville Fire
n To: Iglesia de Dios Lutheran Church, 616 n To: Hempfield Fire Township Building & Fire Presbyterian Church, Company (new fire hall),
Pentecostal, 609 Locust St. Department, 19 Main St., Department, 3476 Marietta 500 E. Roseville Road. 2121 Meadow View Road,
Prospect St. Landisville. Ave. Manheim.
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U.S. House 11th District PA. House 13th District PA. House 43rd District
Parts of: Lancaster and Chester counties. In Lancaster All of: East Lampeter Twp., Strasburg Borough,
County, all of: Christiana Borough and Sadsbury Twp. Strasburg Twp., Upper Leacock Twp., West Earl Twp.,
West Lampeter Twp. Part of: Lancaster Twp.

Christiana
LANCASTER
York Haven
47% 36% 59% 26%
Sadsbury
York Hallam TWP.
Registered
East
Berlin Registered 17% voters 15%
Red Lion voters Lancaster Strasburg
Jacobis GOP DEMocrat Other GOP DEMocrat Other
YORK
Hanover
New Freedom
Sue Walker (D) Jen Porter (D)
and York (PART, Wards Residence: West Lampeter
53% 31% 02 and 05 [PART, Division
Residence: Franklin Township,
Township
Chester County
Registered 03 (only blocks 3020, Age: 70
voters 16% 4030, 4033, 4037, 4048,
Age: 50
Occupation: Retired teacher of 31
4049, 4050, 4051, 4052, Occupation: Public school
GOP DEMocrat Other
educator, high school library staff years
4053, 4054 and 4055
of tract 022910)]) and Education: The College of New Education: Frostburg State University, bachelor’s
All of: Lancaster County in education; Towson State University, master’s in
the boroughs of Cross Jersey, bachelor’s in English
Part of: York County education
Roads, Dallastown, Family: Husband Mike, sons Zach and Ryan
consisting of the townships Family: Husband Gary
of Chanceford, Codorus, Delta, East Prospect,
East Hopewell, Fawn, Fawn Grove, Felton, Glen
Rock, Hallam, Hanover, State Rep. John Lawrence (R)
Heidelberg, Hellam, State Rep. Keith J. Greiner (R)
Hopewell, Jackson, Jacobus, Jefferson, Residence: West Grove, Chester
County Residence: Upper Leacock
Lower Chanceford, Lower Loganville, New Freedom, Township
Windsor, Manheim, New Salem, Railroad, Age: 40
North Codorus, North Red Lion, Seven Valleys, Age: 53
Hopewell, Paradise, Occupation: Legislator since 2011;
Shrewsbury, Spring Grove, previously a financial professional Occupation: Legislator since 2013;
Peach Bottom, Penn, certified public accountant.
Stewartstown, Windsor,
Shrewsbury, Springfield, Education: Penn State University,
West Manheim, Windsor Winterstown, Wrightsville Education: Penn State University,
bachelor’s in business
and Yorkana. bachelor’s in accounting
Family: Wife Rebecca, two daughters
Family: Single
Jess King (D)
Residence: Lancaster Dominic J. Pirocchi (Libertarian)
Age: 44 (did not respond to LNP questionnaire)
Occupation: Executive director of
economic development nonprofit PA. House 97th District
Assets; took leave to run for All of: Warwick Twp., Lititz Borough.
Congress PA. House 37th District Part of: Manheim Twp.
Education: Eastern Mennonite University, B.A. in liberal All of: Clay Twp., Elizabeth Twp., Mount Joy Twp.,
arts; Bard College, master’s in business Penn Twp., Rapho Twp., West Cocalico Twp., Denver
Family: Husband Chad Martin, daughters Esme and Borough, East Petersburg Borough, Manheim Borough.
Part of: East Hempfield Twp.
52% 32%
Eleni
Registered
Denver
voters 16% Lititz

U.S. Rep. Lloyd K. Smucker (R) 62% 23% Manheim GOP DEMocrat Other
Residence: West Lampeter
Registered East Petersburg
Township
voters 15%
Age: 54
GOP DEMocrat Other Dana Hamp Gulick (D)
Occupation: U.S. congressman;
former state senator and owner of Residence: Manheim Township
drywall and contracting business Suzanne M. Delahunt (D) Age: 46
Education: Lancaster Mennonite High School; attended Residence: Clay Township Occupation: Marketing/
but no degrees from Franklin & Marshall College and advertising account supervisor
Lebanon Valley College Age: 60 and client development
Family: Wife Cindy, children Paige, Regan and Nicholas Occupation: Program specialist, Education: University of
music curriculum developer, music Pittsburgh, bachelor’s in communications and rhetoric;
teacher, teacher, musician and and bachelor’s in German language and literature
actress
Family: Daughter Corinne
Education: Adelphi University, bachelor’s in theater;
Brooklyn College CUNY, master’s in music
Family: Single State Rep. Steve Mentzer (R)
Residence: Manheim Township
State Rep. Mindy Fee (R) Age: 62
Residence: Manheim Borough Occupation: Legislator since 2013;
previously an investment adviser,
Age: 53 founder and president of the
Occupation: Legislator since 2013; nonprofit Central American Relief
previously a contract furniture Efforts
sales executive Education: Attended Elizabethtown College, business
Education: Millersville University, administration major but no degree
bachelor’s in economics Family: Wife Sally, children Lynn and Marc
Family: Children Danielle, Ryan and Abby

PA. House 41st District PA. House 98th District

PA. Senate
36th District Denver
Elizabethtown Manheim Lititz
Ephrata Adamstown
Mount Joy
East
Akron New Holland
Marietta Petersburg
Columbia
Lancaster
Mountville
Donegal Twp., East Earl
58% 27% Twp., East Hempfield
Twp., East Petersburg
Registered Borough, Elizabeth Twp.,
voters 15% Elizabethtown Borough,
GOP DEMocrat Other Ephrata Borough, Ephrata
Twp., Lititz Borough,
Manheim Borough,
All of:
Marietta Borough, Mount
Adamstown Borough, Joy Borough, Mount
Joy Twp., Mountville
Akron Borough,
Brecknock Twp., Borough, New Holland
Caernarvon Twp., Clay Borough, Penn Twp.,
Twp., Columbia Borough, Rapho Twp., Terre Hill
Borough, Warwick Twp.,
Conoy Twp., Denver West Cocalico Twp., West
Borough, Earl Twp.,
Donegal Twp., West Earl
East Cocalico Twp., East
Twp., West Hempfield Twp.
Bill Troutman (D)
Residence: Elizabethtown
Age: 59
Occupation: Electrician
Education: Elizabethtown Area
High School; five-year electrical
apprenticeship program
Family: Two children
State Sen. Ryan P. Aument (R)
Residence: Landisville
Age: 42
Occupation: State senator; former
state House member, chief of staff
to state Rep. Bryan Cutler and
Army veteran
Education: The Citadel, B.S. in education
Family: Wife Kate and two children
All of: Conestoga Twp., Manor Twp., Mountville Parts of: Dauphin and Lancaster counties. In Lancaster
Borough. Part of: East Hempfield Twp., West Hempfield County, all of: Conoy Twp., East Donegal Twp., West
Twp., Lancaster Twp., Manheim Twp. Donegal Twp., Columbia Borough, Elizabethtown Borough,
Marietta Borough, Mount Joy Borough, Part of: West
Hempfield Twp. In Dauphin County, all of: Londonderry Twp.
50% 34% Mountville
Registered
voters 16% 54% 31% Elizabethtown
Terre Hill Mount Joy
GOP DEMocrat Other Registered
voters 15% Marietta
GOP DEMocrat Other
Michele Wherley (D)
Residence: Lancaster Township
Mary Auker-Endres (D)
Age: 50
Residence: Elizabethtown
Occupation: Human resources,
training manager Borough
Age: 33
Education: Central Penn College,
bachelor’s in communications Occupation: Childbirth educator
and former nonprofit employee in
Family: Husband Jim, son Brandon
housing and hunger advocacy
Education: Lebanon Valley College, bachelor’s in
State Rep. Brett R. Miller (R) philosophy/religion
Residence: East Hempfield Family: Husband John, son Jack
Township
Age: 57
State Rep. David S. Hickernell (R)
Occupation: Legislator since 2015;
previously a school guidance Residence: West Donegal
counselor for 26 years; psychiatric Township
assistant Age: 59
Education: Liberty University, bachelor’s in pastoral Occupation: Legislator since
counseling; Liberty University, master’s in counseling; 2003; previously Lancaster
Millersville University, secondary school counselor County clerk of courts, state
certification; Penn State, secondary principal House staff member
certification
Education: Elizabethtown College, bachelor’s in
Family: Wife Jennifer psychology
Family: Wife Karen, daughter Jessica
James M. Miller (LIB)
UNCONTESTED Residence: East Donegal
Township
The following candidates are unopposed on the
ballot: Age: 44
n Democratic state Rep. Mike Sturla of the 96th Occupation: Systems engineer
Legislative District in Lancaster. Education: Associate’s degree
n Republican Pequea Township supervisor in electronic and computer
candidates Don Pardum and Anthony Cazillo III, technology
who are running for two new seats on an expanded Family: Wife and four children
board. It is the only municipal race here this year.
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PA. House 99th District PA. House 128th District PA. House 129th District
All of: Akron Borough, Caernarvon Twp., Earl Twp., Parts of: Berks and Lancaster counties. Parts of: Lancaster and Berks counties. In Lancaster
East Earl Twp., Ephrata Borough, Ephrata Twp., New In Lancaster County, all of: Brecknock Twp. County, all of: Adamstown and East Cocalico Twp.
Holland Borough, Salisbury Twp., Terre Hill Borough.
Berks Berks
Ephrata
47% 38%
Adamstown
Registered Brecknock
62% 23% Akron Terre Hill
voters 15% TWP.

New Holland 48% 38% East

Cocalico
Registered GOP DEMocrat Other
voters 15% Lancaster
Registered
TWP.

GOP DEMocrat Other voters 14%

Elizabeth Malarkey (D)
Residence: Ephrata Borough
Age: 65
Occupation: Retired speech
language pathologist
Education: Eastern Mennonite
University, master’s in education
Family: Single
State Rep. Dave Zimmerman (R)
Residence: East Earl Township
Age: 62
Occupation: Legislator since 2015;
previously a sales manager.
Education: Agriculture courses at
Penn State and Purdue, but no
degrees
Family: Wife Ruth Ann, three children
PA. House Twp., Little Britain Twp.,
Martic Twp., Millersville
100th District Borough, Paradise Twp.,
All of: Bart Twp., Colerain Pequea Twp., Providence
Twp., Quarryville Borough.
GOP DEMocrat Other
Doug Metcalfe (D) Lancaster
Residence: Robeson Township,
Berks County
Trish Wertz (D)
Age: 52
Residence: Sinking Spring, Berks
Occupation: Former health care County
executive and nonprofit manager
Age: 48
Education: SUNY College at
Fredonia, B.S. in business administration; Xavier Occupation: Substitute teacher,
University, master’s in health administration former special education teacher.
Family: Husband Brian, children Helen and Sara Education: Kutztown University,
bachelor’s and master’s in education
Family: Children Jared, Joshua and Hayley
State Rep. Mark M. Gillen (R)
Residence: Robeson Township,
Berks County State Rep. Jim Cox (R)
Age: 63 Residence: Spring Township,
Berks County
Occupation: Legislator since 2011;
previously a state correctional Age: 49
officer, educational director of Occupation: Legislator since
Salt and Light Foundation 2007; lawyer
Education: Bob Jones University, B.S. in education; Education: Pensacola Christian
Kutztown University, master’s in education College, B.A. in pre-law; Regent University School of
Family: Wife Kim; children Hannah, Glory Grace, Law, J.D.
Liberty, Suzannah Family: Wife Kelly; children Dylan, Stephanie, Justin,
Andrew and Aaron.
ELECTION 2018

Fights for Pa.’s US House

Twp., Drumore Twp., East
Drumore Twp., Eden Twp., Part of: Lancaster Twp.
Fulton Twp., Leacock

seats closely watched

Millersville

59% 25% Quarryville Partisan battle for hold on chamber draws national attention to state
Registered
voters 16% MARC LEVY
Associated Press
GOP DEMocrat Other
HARRISBURG — age. Wallace is heavily
Fights for U.S. House
Dale Hamby (D) seats are shaping up
Residence: East Drumore as the most closely
Age: 63
watched contests in
Pennsylvania as the
Occupation: Former executive Democratic Party aims
director of county Workforce to recapture the U.S.
Investment Board; previously
adjunct professor at Thaddeus
House majority.
Stevens College, high school teacher, Army officer Republican losses in
the state wouldn’t be
Education: U.S. Military Academy, B.S. in engineering;
Harvard Business School, M.B.A. in finance surprising because the
party of the president
Family: Wife Jan Hamby, children Marie and Allen historically does poorly
in midterm elections.
State Rep. Bryan D. Cutler (R) But Democrats have
Residence: Drumore another reason to be-
lieve they can flip up
Age: 43
to six seats and help
Occupation: Legislator since 2007, the party erase the 23-
attorney; previously manager of
support services, diagnostic x-ray
seat Republican House
technologist majority. A state Su-
preme Court decision
Education: Lebanon Valley College, B.S. in health care
administration; Lancaster General School of Radiology,
in January threw out
X-ray certificate; Widener School of Law, J.D. with 6-year-old congressio-
certificate in health care law nal district boundaries
Family: Wife Jennifer, children Cheyanne, Caleb and as unconstitutionally
Drew drawn to benefit Re-
publicans. Under that
map, Republicans won
13 of Pennsylvania’s 18
House seats in three
straight elections even
Special Election as Democrats dominat-
Voters in seven eastern Lancaster County ed statewide elections.
municipalities will see a rare special election The replacement dis-
on their ballots because of the resignation of tricts approved by the
U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan earlier this year. court’s Democratic ma-
The candidate they elect will represent them jority are fueling more
in Congress only until January in the current
competitive contests.
7th Congressional District.
A look at key races:
At that point, the state’s new congressional
district lines will officially take effect and 1st District
those voters will be included in the new 11th
Congressional District, which covers all of
Freshman Republican
Lancaster County and southern York County.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Meehan represented the municipalities as
is trying to fend off a
part of the Delaware County-based 7th
District since 2012. His resignation in April stiff challenge by Dem-
automatically triggered the special election ocrat Scott Wallace in
under the old lines. a closely divided dis-
trict in Philadelphia’s
As a result, voters there will vote in two
congressional races at the same time. suburbs. Fitzpatrick, a
former FBI agent who
Candidates in the 7th District special election
are Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon, Republican succeeded his brother
Pearl Kim, Green Party candidate Brianna in the seat, has a cen-
Johnson and Libertarian Sandra Teresa Salas. trist voting record and
The affected Lancaster County municipalities has tried to put dis-
are Christiana Borough and the townships of tance between himself
Bart, Colerain, Leacock, Paradise, Sadsbury and President Donald
and Salisbury. Trump.
Voters there will also participate in the 11th Wallace, a longtime
District election, and beginning in January Democratic Party do-
they — like the rest of Lancaster County — nor, was co-chairman
will be represented by the winner of that
race, which features Republican U.S. Rep. of the Wallace Global
Lloyd K. Smucker and Democrat Jess King. Fund, a Washington,
D.C.-based organiza-
tion that supports lib-
eral social movements.
It is shaping up as
Pennsylvania’s most
expensive U.S. House
race. More than $7 mil-
lion has flowed in from
national party organi-
zations and other out-
side groups, primarily
to attack Wallace and 2000 Sydney games and
boost Fitzpatrick’s im- a Lehigh County com-
missioner.
funding his campaign In the redrawn dis-
and outspent Fitzpat- trict, Democrats have a
rick nearly 5-to-1 in the 62,000-voter registra-
July-September quar- tion advantage. Mean-
ter. while, Democratic Par-
Democrats have a ty-aligned groups have
slight registration ad- spent more than $1.3
vantage in the Bucks million attacking Noth-
County-based district, stein or boosting Wild.
and Democrat Hillary
Clinton eked out a win 8th District
there in 2016’s presi-
dential contest. Three-term Demo-
cratic Rep. Matt Cart-
5th and 6th wright in northeastern
districts Pennsylvania is being
challenged by Republi-
Democrat Mary Jo can John Chrin, a for-
Scanlon and Democrat mer investment banker
Chrissy Houlahan are who moved from New
expected to win these Jersey to run.
open congressional The district is an-
seats in southeastern chored by Scranton
Pennsylvania that now and Wilkes-Barre,
heavily favor Demo- and Democrats have a
crats after years of Re- 75,000-voter registra-
publican control. tion advantage there.
Scanlon, a longtime Still, about half of the
public interest lawyer, district is new to Cart-
would succeed Repub- wright, and Trump
lican Rep. Pat Meehan, would have won it by
who resigned from nearly 10 points in 2016.
the 5th District seat in Those dynamics are
April while under an giving Republicans
ethics investigation for hope for an upset vic-
using taxpayer money tory. The National Re-
to settle a former aide’s publican Congressional
sexual harassment Committee has spent
complaint. more than $550,000 on
Houlahan is a former TV ads attacking Cart-
Air Force engineer and wright.
athletic apparel compa-
ny executive. She would 10th District
succeed two-term Re-
publican Rep. Ryan Three-term Repub-
Costello, who decided lican Rep. Scott Perry,
not to seek another owner of one of the
term in the 6th, which most conservative vot-
has become less hospi- ing records in the U.S.
table to Republicans. House, finds himself in
a substantially less con-
7th District servative district and
his toughest re-election
Democrat Susan Wild campaign. Challeng-
and Republican Marty ing him is Democrat
Nothstein are vying George Scott, a fellow
for an open congres- Army veteran.
sional seat in eastern More than $1.5 mil-
Pennsylvania’s Lehigh lion from outside
Valley, a district whose groups has flowed in to
new boundaries favor the contest, including
a Democrat after two at least $630,000 to at-
decades of Republican tack Scott from a super
control. PAC that is aligned with
Seven-term Republi- Trump. The district,
can Rep. Charlie Dent which includes the cit-
decided against seeking ies of York and Harris-
re-election in a poten- burg, has a Republican
tially hostile political registration edge of
environment, and he about 23,000, but there
resigned in May. Wild is are also 79,000 inde-
a longtime lawyer in Al- pendent or third-party
lentown, and Nothstein voters.
is a gold medal-winning Scott, a Lutheran pas-
Olympic cyclist in the tor, says he believes he
can win with support
from independent vot-
ers and Republican
moderates who reject
Perry’s conservatism.
16th District
Republican Rep. Mike
Kelly is seeking a fifth
term in a northwestern
Pennsylvania district
that slightly improved
for Democrats when the
state Supreme Court
redrew it, and he’s got
his toughest re-election
challenge to date from
Democrat Ron DiNico-
la, a lawyer and former
Marine.
Democrat and Re-
publican registration
is practically even, al-
though the odds seem
to be in Kelly’s favor:
Trump won the district
by 20 percentage points
and held a rally there
with Kelly earlier this
month. Still, the Demo-
cratic Congressional
Campaign Committee
has poured more than
$600,000 into the race
to help DiNicola.
17th District
Newly minted Demo-
cratic Rep. Conor Lamb
is aiming to knock off
three-term Republican
Rep. Keith Rothfus in
Pittsburgh’s suburbs in
the nation’s only House
race pitting two incum-
bents against each oth-
er.
Democrats enjoy a
71,000-voter registra-
tion edge in the district,
and Lamb has com-
fortably led polls over
Rothfus, who has one
of Pennsylvania’s most
conservative voting re-
cords in Congress. The
district isn’t necessarily
an easy get for a Dem-
ocrat: Trump would
have won it by almost 3
points in 2016.
Still, Lamb has street
cred in swing districts:
He won a special elec-
tion in March to suc-
ceed Republican Rep.
Tim Murphy, who re-
signed, in a district that
Trump won by about 20
points.
Both men live in the
new district, despite
living in different dis-
tricts that they current-
ly represent.