▁of ▁Representatives ▁elections ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁to ▁elect ▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁U . S . ▁Representatives ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁one ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁ 1 8 ▁con gression al ▁districts . ▁The ▁elections ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁and ▁various ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁elections . ▁The ▁prim aries ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁District ▁ 1 ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁district ▁included ▁central ▁and ▁South ▁Philadelphia , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ch ester , ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁International ▁Airport ▁and ▁other ▁small ▁sections ▁of ▁Del aware ▁County . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁was ▁Dem ocrat ▁Bob ▁Br ady , ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁ 8 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁district ▁had ▁a ▁P VI ▁of ▁D + 2 8 . ▁ ▁Br ady ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁Bry an ▁Le ib ▁had ▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁F EC ▁and ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁challenge ▁Br ady ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁file ▁to