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  PA District 18 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 18
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2018 - 04:00pm Central
Polls Open March 13, 2018 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close March 13, 2018 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start April 12, 2018 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2019 - 12:00pm
Turnout 49.65% Registered 35.40% Total Population
ContributorRP
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia June 06, 2020 07:43pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Nominees will be picked by party conventions, not primaries.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/2016
NameTimothy F. Murphy Votes293,684 (100.00%)
Term01/03/2017 - 10/21/2017 Margin293,684 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2018
NameMichael F. "Mike" Doyle Votes231,472 (100.00%)
Term01/03/2019 - 01/03/2021 Margin231,472 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Nov 11, 2017 PA District 18 - Special R Convention
Richard "Rick" Saccone
R 214
Nov 19, 2017 PA District 18 - Special D Convention
Conor Lamb
D 545
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/11/2017 03/13/2018
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Richard "Rick" Saccone 4 1 ----
Tossup 3 ------
Conor Lamb 6 1 ----
Leaning Call: Conor Lamb (47.06%)
Weighted Call: Conor Lamb (86.99%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/03/2018 03/11/2018

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Conor Lamb St. Rep. Richard "Rick" Saccone Drew Gray Miller  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 114,102 (49.86%) 113,347 (49.53%) 1,381 (0.60%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -755 (-0.33%) -112,721 (-49.26%)  
Predict Avg.50.30% 49.30% 0.50%  
Cash On Hand 2/21 $837,408.81 12/31 $199,938.20 $--  
Website [Campaign Site] [Campaign Site]  
Entry Date 00/00/2017 00/00/2017 00/00/2018  
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MATCHUP POLLS (8 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg44.80%-- 45.56%-- 0.00%--  
Monmouth University 
03/08/18-03/11/18		 51.00% 5.0 45.00% 4.0 0.00% --
RABA Research 
03/06/18-03/08/18		 48.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% --
Gravis Marketing 
03/01/18-03/05/18		 42.00% 2.0 45.00% 0.5 0.00% --
Emerson College 
03/01/18-03/03/18		 48.00% -- 45.00% -- 0.00% --
Gravis Marketing 
02/13/18-02/15/18		 40.00% 6.3 45.50% 0.9 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
02/12/18-02/14/18		 46.00% -- 49.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I Pennsylvanian
LBR Old LW
LBT Luzerne County Historian
D DylanSH99
  Observer-Reporter
D Jason Savage
R Southern Moderate
D An_62190
  VoteVets.org
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
LBT Luzerne County Historian
 


EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
03/08/2018 vs Richard "Rick" Saccone TVAd Attack eng Rick Saccone: Wrong for Western Pennsylvania  00:00:37 RP 
03/06/2018 vs Conor Lamb TVAd Attack eng Hands of Criminals  00:00:30 RP 
03/04/2018 Conor Lamb TVAd Feel Good eng Service  00:01:00 RP 
03/02/2018 Richard "Rick" Saccone TVAd Issue eng A Fathers Story  00:00:30 RP 
03/02/2018 Conor Lamb TVAd Endorsement eng Testimonials  00:00:30 RP 
02/26/2018 Conor Lamb TVAd Biography eng Ready  00:00:15 RP 
02/23/2018 Conor Lamb vs Richard "Rick" Saccone TVAd Mixed eng Your Lives  00:00:30 RP 
02/21/2018 Conor Lamb vs Richard "Rick" Saccone TVAd Mixed eng Clean House  00:00:30 RP 
02/21/2018 vs Conor Lamb TVAd Attack eng Mary Beth  00:00:30 RP 
02/21/2018 vs Conor Lamb TVAd Attack eng Service  00:00:30 RP 
02/20/2018 Richard "Rick" Saccone TVAd Issue eng Committed To Investing In Our Future  00:00:30 RP 
02/20/2018 Conor Lamb TVAd Defend eng Hickton  00:00:30 RP 
02/20/2018 Richard "Rick" Saccone TVAd Biography eng Lived It  00:00:30 RP 
02/09/2018 vs Richard "Rick" Saccone TVAd Attack eng Hypocrisy  00:00:30 RP 
02/09/2018 Richard "Rick" Saccone vs Conor Lamb TVAd Attack eng Too Liberal  00:00:30 RP 
02/07/2018 Conor Lamb TVAd Issue eng Entitlements  00:00:30 RP 
02/06/2018 Richard "Rick" Saccone vs Conor Lamb TVAd Attack eng Changing Lives  00:00:30 RP 
02/01/2018 Richard "Rick" Saccone TVAd Biography eng People ahead of politics. Period  00:00:30 RP 
01/26/2018 vs Conor Lamb TVAd Attack eng Sheep  00:00:30 RP 
01/22/2018 Conor Lamb TVAd Issue eng No Doubt  00:00:30 RP 
01/18/2018 Conor Lamb TVAd Biography eng Bio  00:00:30 RP 
01/03/2018 Richard "Rick" Saccone TVAd Issue eng Proven  00:00:30 RP 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 15, 2018 03:00pm News GOP asks voters for Pa. voting irregularities ahead of potential challenge  Article WA Indy 
Mar 13, 2018 07:00pm News Confused voters try to vote in the special election - except they don't live in the 18th District  Article Scott³ 
Mar 12, 2018 05:00am News GOP Gloom Sets In As Dems Aim For House Pickup Deep In Trump Country  Article CA Pol Junkie 
Mar 10, 2018 01:00pm News Trump rallies for ‘handsome’ Rick Saccone, mocks Democrat Conor ‘Lamb the Sham’  Article Scott³ 
Feb 27, 2018 08:00am News Pa. special election is a toss-up: top election forecaster  Article WA Indy 
Feb 01, 2018 12:25pm Review Rick Saccone, Critic of Government Spending, Spends Freely From His Expense Account, Records Show  Article RP 
Jan 22, 2018 09:00am News Pro-House GOP super PAC to spend $1.5M to save Pennsylvania House seat  Article WA Indy 
Jan 09, 2018 10:00am News Lamb Won’t Support Pelosi For Democratic Leader  Article WA Indy 
Jan 09, 2018 10:00am News VP Pence likely to campaign for Rick Saccone for Tim Murphy's former seat  Article WA Indy 

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