United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2012

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All 18 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Republican	Democratic
Last election	12	7
Seats won	13	5
Seat change	1	2
Popular vote	2,710,070	2,793,538
Percentage	48.77%	50.28%
Swing	2.64%	2.71%

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the state of Pennsylvania, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held Tuesday, April 24.

Republicans control redistricting in Pennsylvania, which lost one seat in reapportionment. A map released on December 13, 2011, effectively merged the 4th and 12th congressional districts, represented by Democrats Jason Altmire and Mark Critz. The map was passed by the Pennsylvania Senate.

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district has been represented by Democrat Bob Brady since 1998. Jimmie Moore, a judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, had planned to challenge Brady in the Democratic primary but ended his campaign in February 2012.

John Featherman, a realtor and former unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, sought the Republican nomination.

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