▁pla cement ' ') ▁ ▁End ors ements ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁was ▁Republican ▁Ryan ▁Cost ello , ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁with ▁ 5 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁succeed ing ▁ret iring ▁Republican ▁Jim ▁Ger lach , ▁and ▁the ▁district ▁had ▁a ▁P VI ▁of ▁R + 2 . ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁District ▁ 7 ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 th ▁district ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁sub ur bs , ▁including ▁most ▁of ▁Del aware ▁County ▁along ▁with ▁port ions ▁of ▁Ch ester , ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Ber ks ▁and ▁Lanc aster ▁count ies . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Dec la red ▁ ▁Mary ▁Ellen ▁Bal ch un is , ▁college ▁professor ▁and ▁nom ine e ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁Bill ▁G older er , ▁past or ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁Broad ▁Street ▁Ministry ▁ ▁With dra wn ▁ ▁Lind y ▁Li , ▁financial ▁anal yst ▁( running ▁for ▁PA - 0 6 ) ▁ ▁Dave ▁Nap les , ▁database ▁administrator , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁candidate ▁for ▁Ski pp ack ▁Township ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁write - in ▁candidate ▁for ▁governor ▁( running ▁for ▁state ▁house ) ▁ ▁End ors ements ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁was ▁Republican ▁Pat ▁Me e han