▁he ▁would ▁run . ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁was ▁Republican ▁Charlie ▁D ent , ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁district ▁had ▁a ▁P VI ▁of ▁R + 2 . ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁District ▁ 1 6 ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 6 th ▁district ▁was ▁in ▁S out he astern ▁Pennsylvania , ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁included ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁southern ▁Ch ester ▁County , ▁most ▁of ▁Lanc aster ▁County ▁and ▁a ▁s liver ▁of ▁Ber ks ▁County , ▁including ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Reading . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Dec la red ▁ ▁Christ ina ▁Hart man , ▁former ▁non pro fit ▁executive ▁ ▁Gary ▁Weg man , ▁dent ist ▁ ▁With dra wn ▁ ▁Raj ▁K itt appa , ▁stem ▁cell ▁research er ▁and ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁End ors ements ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁was ▁Republican ▁Joe ▁Pitts , ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁with ▁ 5 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁district ▁had ▁a ▁P VI ▁of ▁R + 4 . ▁Pitts ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Dec la red ▁