▁Mur phy , ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁and ▁candidate ▁for ▁att orney ▁general ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁ ▁End ors ements ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁was ▁Republican ▁Mike ▁Fitz pat rick , ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁previously ▁represented ▁it ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁district ▁had ▁a ▁P VI ▁of ▁R + 1 . ▁ ▁Fitz pat rick , ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁term ▁limits , ▁had ▁p led ged ▁to ▁limit ▁himself ▁to ▁four ▁terms ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁Dr . ▁Marc ▁Du ome , ▁a ▁clin ical ▁psych ologist ▁and ▁business man ▁declared ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁the ▁seat . ▁ ▁Pot ential ▁Republican ▁candidates ▁included ▁State ▁Senator ▁Ch uck ▁Mc Il hin ney , ▁State ▁Representatives ▁Gene ▁Di Gi rol amo ▁and ▁Scott ▁Pet ri ▁and ▁Buck s ▁County ▁Commission er ▁Rob ▁L ough ery . ▁Form er ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Jim ▁C aw ley ▁had ▁been ▁spec ulated ▁to ▁run , ▁but ▁he ▁instead ▁became ▁president ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Way ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁Southern ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Dec la red ▁ ▁Marc ▁Du ome , ▁psych ologist ▁and ▁business man ▁ ▁Brian