Pennsylvania 's 18th Congressional District special election, 2018 - wikipedia Pennsylvania 's 18th Congressional District special election, 2018 Pennsylvania 's 18th congressional district special election, 2018 ← 2016 March 13, 2018 November 2018 → Pennsylvania 's 18th congressional district Nominee Conor Lamb Rick Saccone Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 113,813 113,186 Percentage 7001498000000000000 ♠ 49.8 % 7001496000000000000 ♠ 49.6 % U.S. Representative before election Tim Murphy Republican Elected U.S. Representative Conor Lamb Democratic Elections in Pennsylvania Federal government Presidential elections 1789 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 United States Senate elections Class One 1788 1791 1793 1794 1797 1802 1808 February 1814 1814 1820 - 21 1826 1831 1832 - 33 1840 1845 1851 1857 1861 1863 1869 1875 1881 1887 1893 1901 1905 1909 1911 1916 1922 1928 1934 1940 1946 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1991 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 Class Three 1788 1795 1801 December 1801 1806 1812 1818 1824 -- 25 1830 1834 1836 1843 1845 1849 1856 1861 1867 1873 1877 1879 1885 1891 1897 1903 1909 1914 1920 1922 1926 1930 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956 1962 1968 1980 1986 1992 1998 2016 House of Representatives elections 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 State government Gubernatorial elections 1790 1793 1796 1799 1802 1805 1808 1811 1814 1817 1820 1823 1826 1829 1832 1835 1838 1841 1844 1860 1898 1906 1910 1914 1918 1922 1926 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 Lieutenant gubernatorial elections 1998 2002 2006 2014 Attorney General elections 2000 2008 2012 2016 Auditor General elections 2000 2008 2012 2016 State Treasurer elections 2000 2008 2012 State Senate elections 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 State House Elections 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2016 2018 Elections by year State elections 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 Philadelphia Mayoral elections 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1979 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Other municipal elections 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Pittsburgh Mayoral elections 1925 1929 1933 1937 1941 1945 1949 1953 1957 1959 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2007 2009 2013 2017 Lancaster Mayoral elections 2009 A special election for Pennsylvania 's 18th congressional district was held on March 13, 2018, following the resignation of Republican Representative Tim Murphy. Murphy, who held the seat since January 3, 2003, declared his intent to resign on October 5, 2017, and vacated his seat on October 21 that year. Democrat Conor Lamb defeated Republican Rick Saccone 49.8 % to 49.6 %. Saccone conceded the race eight days after the election. Contents 1 Background 2 Republican conferee meeting 2.1 Candidates 2.1. 1 Declared 2.1. 2 Failed to qualify 2.1. 3 Withdrew 2.2 Results 3 Democratic convention 3.1 Candidates 3.1. 1 Declared 3.1. 2 Declined 3.2 Results 4 Libertarian Party nomination 5 General election 5.1 Candidates 5.2 Predictions 5.3 Campaign 5.4 Campaign funding 5.5 Debates 5.6 Endorsements 5.7 Polling 5.8 Results 5.8. 1 Results by county 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Background Eight - term incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Tim Murphy was involved in a sex scandal consisting of his allegedly having extramarital sexual relations with a woman and then asking her to have an abortion. This was particularly damaging because Murphy identifies as a pro-life politician. Murphy subsequently announced that he was resigning and that he would leave office on October 21. Primary elections were not held in the race. Instead, nominees were chosen by each party. The Republican Party held a special convention on November 11, 2017, to choose a nominee through a conferee process involving 215 local Republican activists. The Democratic Party held their nominating convention on November 19, 2017. The Libertarian Party of Allegheny County and the Libertarian Party of Washington County nominated a candidate via party caucus. Pennsylvania 's 18th Congressional District is located in Western Pennsylvania and borders the state of West Virginia. It includes portions of Greene, Washington, Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. The district has a Cook PVI score of R + 11. This was the last election for Pennsylvania 's 18th congressional district held under its configuration made in 2011 by the Pennsylvania Legislature as new districts have been drawn in accordance with the ruling of the state supreme court in League of Women Voters v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and will be in effect for the main 2018 congressional elections in November. The bulk of the old 18th will become the 14th District. Republican conferee meeting Candidates Declared Guy Reschenthaler, State Senator Rick Saccone, State Representative Kim Ward, State Senator Failed to qualify George Karpacs, Pennsylvania College Access Program board member Withdrew Jason Ortitay, State Representative Results Republican conferree meeting Candidate First ballot Pct. Second ballot Pct. Saccone, Rick Rick Saccone 74 34.4 % 123 57.5 % Reschenthaler, Guy Guy Reschenthaler 75 34.9 % 91 42.5 % Ward, Kim Kim Ward 66 30.7 % 00 ! Eliminated Democratic convention Candidates Declared Rueben Brock, psychologist and California University of Pennsylvania assistant professor Gina Cerilli, Westmoreland County Commissioner Mike Crossey, former Allegheny County Councillor and former teacher 's union official Pam Iovino, former Assistant Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Conor Lamb, former Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Keith Seewald, small business owner and author Bob Solomon, physician Declined Brandon Neuman, State Representative Dan Miller, State Representative Results Democratic convention Candidate First ballot Pct. Second ballot Pct. Lamb ! Conor Lamb 225 40.6 % 319 58.5 % Cerilli ! Gina Cerilli 153 27.6 % 152 27.9 % Iovino ! Pam Iovino 90 16.2 % 74 13.6 % Crossey ! Mike Crossey 47 8.5 % 00 ! Eliminated Brock ! Rueben Brock 21 3.8 % 00 ! Eliminated Solomon ! Bob Solomon 18 3.2 % 00 ! Eliminated Seewald ! Keith Seewald 0 0.0 % 00 ! Eliminated Libertarian Party nomination The Libertarian candidate was Pittsburgh attorney Drew Gray Miller. General election Candidates Rick Saccone ( Republican ), State Representative Conor Lamb ( Democratic ), former Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Drew Gray Miller ( Libertarian ), former Legal Counsel to the Majority Whip of the Pennsylvania Senate Official Sample Ballot Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report 100 ! Toss - Up February 27, 2018 Inside Elections / Rothenberg Political Report 100 ! Toss - Up February 28, 2018 Sabato 's Crystal Ball 100 ! Toss - Up March 8, 2018 Campaign The major party candidates were Republican Rick Saccone and Democrat Conor Lamb, in a district that Donald Trump carried by almost 20 points in the 2016 presidential election. The special election attracted national attention and was seen by many political analysts and commentators as a bellwether on the popularity of Donald Trump, Trump 's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, and the Republican Party. Saccone said the special election was a referendum on Trump 's presidency and called himself `` Trump before Trump was Trump ''. Republican stars including Donald Trump ( twice ), Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Mike Pence came to the state to campaign for Saccone. The district was contested by a third - party candidate ( Libertarian Drew Gray Miller ) for the first time since 1996. Campaign funding Republicans and aligned groups spent more than twice as Democrats and aligned groups on the special election. Although Lamb 's campaign fund raised more than Saccone 's campaign fund, Saccone benefited from far more spending by outside groups than Lamb. The Republican Party and outside pro-Republican `` independent expenditure '' groups spent almost $10.7 million to support Saccone or oppose Lamb in the campaign, while $2.6 million in independent expenditures was spent in support of Lamb. Fourteen outside groups ( seven Republican, seven Democrat ) comprised over 95 % of the spending. For the Republican side, the major groups spending money on Saccone 's behalf were Paul Ryan 's Congressional Leadership Fund, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the Republican National Committee, and the pro-Trump groups America First Action and 45Committee. For the Democratic side, the major groups spending money on Lamb 's behalf were the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Patriot Majority PAC, and the VoteVets.org Action Fund. Debates KDKA - TV hosted the first debate on February 19, 2018. WTAE - TV hosted the second and final debate on March 3, 2018, at 7 PM EST. The debate was hosted live by WTAE - TV along with the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh. Host network Date Link ( s ) Participants Conor Lamb ( D ) Drew Gray Miller ( L ) Rick Saccone ( R ) WTAE - TV March 3, 2018 Invited -- Invited KDKA - TV February 19, 2018 Invited -- Invited Endorsements Rick Saccone Federal politicians Donald Trump, President of the United States Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States Lou Barletta, U.S. Representative ( R - PA ) Individuals John R. Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Donald Trump Jr., businessman Unions Fraternal Order of Police, Allegheny County, Lodge 91 Organizations CatholicVote.org Club for Growth Congressional Leadership Fund Ending Spending Inc. Firearms Owners Against Crime LifePAC National Rifle Association National Right to Life Newspapers Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Conor Lamb Federal politicians Joe Biden, former Vice President of the United States and former U.S. Senator ( D - DE ) Bob Casey Jr., U.S. Senator ( D - PA ) Doug Jones, U.S Senator ( D - AL ) Mike Doyle, U.S. Representative ( D - PA ) Dwight Evans, U.S. Representative ( D - PA ) Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative ( D - MD ) and House Minority Whip Joe Kennedy III, U.S. Representative ( D - MA ) Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative ( D - MA ) Local and statewide politicians Gina Cerilli, Westmoreland County Commissioner John Fetterman, Mayor of Braddock, PA and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania Attorney General Pam Snyder, State Representative Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania Individuals Randy Bryce, ironworker, union activist, veteran and candidate for United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin in 2018 Jason Kander, nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri in 2016, former Missouri Secretary of State, host of podcast Majority 54 and founder of Let America Vote Katie McGinty, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016, former Chief of Staff to Governor Tom Wolf, and former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Martin O'Malley, former Governor of Maryland Cecil Roberts, President of The United Mine Workers of America Labor unions International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers National Education Association Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters Pennsylvania State AFL -- CIO Pennsylvania State Education Association SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ Service Employees International Union Local 668 United Steelworkers United Mine Workers of America Organizations Act to Matter Alliance for Retired Americans Blue Dog Coalition Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee End Citizens United Humane Society Legislative Fund J Street Let America Vote National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Raising Our Future PAC Social Security Works PAC Steel City Stonewall Democrats VoteVets.org Newspapers and news websites Daily Kos, political news blog The Observer - Reporter Drew Gray Miller Politicians Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico Caleb Q. Dyer, New Hampshire Libertarian State Representative Brandon Phinney, New Hampshire Libertarian State Representative Joseph Stallcop, New Hampshire Libertarian State Representative Polling Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rick Saccone ( R ) Conor Lamb ( D ) Other Undecided Monmouth University March 8 -- 11, 2018 372 ± 5.1 % 45 % 51 % 1 % 3 % RABA Research March 6 -- 8, 2018 707 ± 3.7 % 44 % 48 % -- 9 % Gravis Marketing March 1 -- 5, 2018 911 ± 3.3 % 45 % 42 % -- 13 % Emerson College March 1 -- 3, 2018 474 ± 4.8 % 45 % 48 % -- 7 % Gravis Marketing February 13 -- 15, 2018 602 ± 4.2 % 45 % 40 % -- 15 % Monmouth University February 12 -- 14, 2018 320 ± 5.5 % 49 % 46 % 1 % 4 % DFM Research ( D ) January 18 -- 19, 2018 384 ± 5.0 % 41 % 38 % -- 21 % Gravis Marketing January 3 -- 5, 2018 513 ± 4.3 % 46 % 34 % -- 20 % Results Pennsylvania 's 18th congressional district special election, 2018 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Conor Lamb 113,813 49.84 % Republican Rick Saccone 113,186 49.56 % Libertarian Drew Gray Miller 1,379 0.60 % Total votes 228,378 100 % Democratic gain from Republican Lamb declared victory just after midnight on March 14. With all precincts reporting, Lamb led Saccone by 627 votes, a margin of 0.2 percent. NBC News declared Lamb the apparent winner early on the morning of March 14, based on the remaining absentee ballots from Washington County. The New York Times followed suit later that afternoon. A few other outlets have declared Lamb the winner in what has been described as `` a major upset '', but others have withheld judgment, citing the closeness of the race and the likelihood of a recount. The New York Times noted that Lamb 's lead at the time, 627 votes, probably outnumbered the 500 provisional, military, and absentee ballots that were left to be counted. Saccone conceded the race to Lamb on March 21, the day that the last votes were counted. Lamb 's victory came primarily on the strength of winning the Allegheny County portion of the district by almost 15,400 votes. He lost the rest of the district by 14,700 votes. Results by county Vote breakdown by county Conor Lamb Democrat Rick Saccone Republican Drew Gray Miller Libertarian Margin Total County Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes Allegheny 58,655 57.24 43,289 42.25 524 0.51 15,366 14.99 102,468 Greene 2,020 41.53 2,801 57.59 43 0.88 781 16.06 4,864 Washington 22,723 46.16 26,162 53.14 344 0.70 3,439 6.98 49,229 Westmoreland 30,415 42.35 40,934 57.00 468 0.65 10,519 14.65 71,817 See also List of close election results List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2016 Pennsylvania 's 12th congressional district special election, 2010 References Jump up ^ `` Governor Wolf Sets Special Election for PA 's 18th Congressional District ''. Governor of Pennsylvania Newsroom. October 23, 2017. Jump up ^ https://nypost.com/2018/03/21/rick-saccone-finally-concedes-pennsylvania-special-election/ Jump up ^ Deppen, Colin ( October 6, 2017 ). `` How the special election for Rep. Tim Murphy 's seat will work -- and which party might win ''. The Incline. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ Herring, An - Li ( October 9, 2017 ). `` Tim Murphy 's Open Congressional Seat Is Already Highly Contested ''. 90.5 WESA. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` PA GOP Picks Conferees for PA - 18 Special Election ''. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 14. Jump up ^ Potter, Chris ( @ CPotterPgh ) ( November 11, 2017 ). `` After second round of voting, GOP has its nominee for the PA - 18 special election : state Rep. Rick Saccone. Dems recommend their champion to state leaders next Sunday '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 14 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 Special Election ''. Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Libertarian Party Nominates Candidate for 18th Congressional District Special Election ''. Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 28. Jump up ^ `` File : Pennsylvania December 2011 Redistricting Map. jpg - Ballotpedia ''. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 14. Jump up ^ Wasserman, David ( October 5, 2017 ). `` Murphy Resignation Creates PA - 18 Special Election Headache for GOP ''. The Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` League of Women Voters v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ''. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Bridget Bowman, The Fight for a Disappearing District in Pennsylvania, Roll Call ( March 13, 2018 ). Jump up ^ Jonathan Martin ( March 8, 2018 ). `` Why G.O.P. Is Spending Millions on a Soon - to - Vanish Seat in Trump Country ''. The New York Times. ^ Jump up to : `` Special election date set for Tim Murphy 's congressional seat ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Pa. Rep. Rick Saccone Suspends Senate Run, Bids To Replace Murphy ''. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ `` State Sen. Kim Ward announces run as Congressman Murphy bows out ''. City & State PA. 2017 - 10 - 05. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ Venteicher, Wes. `` GOP picks Elizabeth Twp. Rep. Rick Saccone to fill disgraced ex-congressman Murphy 's seat ''. TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 14... candidate George Karpacs did n't show up to the meeting Jump up ^ Venteicher, Wes. `` Pennsylvania legislator Jason Ortitay to run for Congressman Tim Murphy 's seat ''. TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ @ CPotterPgh ( November 11, 2017 ). `` Here at the GOP conferee process for selecting their nominee in the PA - 18 special. State Rep. Jason Ortitay withdrew prior to voting. No candidate achieved majority on first ballot, so state Sen. Kim Ward is dropped for second round, leaving Guy Reschenthaler and Rick Saccone '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved November 11, 2017 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Potter, Chris ( @ CPotterPgh ) ( November 11, 2017 ). `` For those of you with money in office pools, Reschenthaler scored 75 votes in the first round, Saccone 74, and Ward 66. Candidates must reach absolute majority to become party 's nominee '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 12 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Potter, Chris ( @ CPotterPgh ) ( November 11, 2017 ). `` Saccone won by a count of 123 - 91. Reschenthaler asking for conferees to give Saccone their unanimous backing '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 12 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Santoni, Matthew. `` Cecil counselor, professor Rueben Brock joins crowd seeking Dems ' nod for Congressman Tim Murphy 's seat ''. TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ Santoni, Matthew. `` Westmoreland Commissioner Gina Cerilli to seek Tim Murphy 's seat in Congress ''. TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Democrat Mike Crossey Announces Congressional Run Against Tim Murphy ''. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 05. Jump up ^ Venteicher, Wes. `` Seventh Democrat enters race to replace ex-Congressman Tim Murphy ''. TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Open Seat Watch : Pennsylvania 's 18th District -- Decision Desk HQ ''. decisiondeskhq.com. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 23. Jump up ^ Potter, Chris ( October 9, 2017 ). `` Rick Saccone formally announces he will seek Tim Murphy 's 18th District seat ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Conor Lamb Wins First - Ever Congressional Democratic Convention - Pennsylvania Democratic Party ''. Pennsylvania Democratic Party. 2017 - 11 - 19. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ @ PADems ( November 19, 2017 ). `` Results from round one of voting : Lamb : 225, Cerilli : 153, Iovino : 90, Crossey : 47, Brock : 21, Solomon : 18, Seewald : 0. Lamb, Cerilli, and Iovino advance to round two '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 20 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ @ PADems ( November 19, 2017 ). `` Results from round two : 545 total votes cast this round. Iovino : 74, Cerilli : 152, Lamb : 319 '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 20 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ @ PADems ( November 19, 2017 ). ``. @ ConorLambPA wins ! '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 20 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` Republicans pick state Rep. Rick Saccone as nominee for March 13 special election ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ Bobic, Igor ( 2017 - 11 - 19 ). `` Democrats Select Candidate To Replace GOP Congressman Who Resigned Over Abortion ''. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ Brenize, Steven. `` Libertarian Party Nominates Candidate for 18th Congressional District Special Election ''. www.lppa.org. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 08. Jump up ^ `` 2018 House Race ratings The Cook Political Report ''. The Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 18. Jump up ^ Gonzalez, Nathan ( February 28, 2018 ). `` Rating Change : Pennsylvania 18 Special Moves to Toss - Up News & Analysis Inside Elections ''. www.insideelections.com. Jump up ^ `` Larry J. Sabato 's Crystal Ball '' 2018 House ``. www.centerforpolitics.org. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 18. ^ Jump up to : Alexander Burns ; Jonathan Martin ( March 14, 2018 ). `` Conor Lamb Wins Pennsylvania House Seat, Giving Democrats a Map for Trump Country ''. The New York Times. ^ Jump up to : `` Trump 's tariff threat may be timed for Pennsylvania U.S. House race ''. Reuters. 2018 - 03 - 06. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ Chris Cillizza. `` Yes, the Pennsylvania election is about Donald Trump ''. CNN. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Republican super PACs surge into Pennsylvania special election ''. The Washington Post PowerPost blog. January 4, 2018. Jump up ^ `` So it begins ? National groups investing in Pa - 18 special election ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Democratic wave : Republicans are bracing for a potentially competitive special election in a usually reliable part of Pennsylvania ''. Politico. Retrieved January 22, 2018. Jump up ^ `` In Pennsylvania, a Bellwether Special Election Attracts National Attention National Review ''. National Review. 2018 - 02 - 06. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ Alex Seitz - Wald ( January 18, 2018 ). `` Trump jumps into midterms in race to replace Republican who quit in scandal ''. NBC News. Jump up ^ Olson, Laura ( January 18, 2018 ). `` Trump wades into Pennsylvania race seen as test of Republican strength ''. Morning Call. Jump up ^ John Whitesides ( January 17, 2018 ). `` Pennsylvania race to test Democrats ' hopes for anti-Trump wave ''. Reuters. Jump up ^ Schneider, Elena ; Isenstadt, Alex ( March 12, 2018 ). `` Republicans wage 11th - hour blitz in Pa. special election ''. Politico. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Five freshman campaign to become congressional sophomores ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 29, 1996. Retrieved 14 March 2018. ^ Jump up to : Peter Overby, GOP Pours Cash Into Pennsylvania Special Election To Prevent An Upset Defeat, NPR ( Narch 12, 2018 ). ^ Jump up to : David Wright, GOP, conservative groups have spent $10 million - plus on the PA - 18 special election, CNN ( March 13, 2018 ). Jump up ^ `` Saccone, Lamb Meet In First 18th Congressional District Special Election Debate ''. 2018 - 02 - 19. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ WTAE Editorial : The Pennsylvania 18th District debate, retrieved 2018 - 02 - 25 Jump up ^ `` WTAE to broadcast Pennsylvania 's 18th District Congressional debate Saturday ''. WTAE. 2018 - 02 - 26. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 02. Jump up ^ `` REPLAY : Pennsylvania 's 18th Congressional District Debate ''. WTAE. 2018 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 04. Jump up ^ CBS Pittsburgh ( 2018 - 02 - 19 ), Congressional District Debate : Part 1, retrieved 2018 - 02 - 20 Jump up ^ CBS Pittsburgh ( 2018 - 02 - 19 ), Congressional District Debate : Part 2, retrieved 2018 - 02 - 20 Jump up ^ CBS Pittsburgh ( 2018 - 02 - 19 ), Congressional District Debate : Part 3, retrieved 2018 - 02 - 20 Jump up ^ Donald J. Trump ( @ realDonaldTrump ) ( January 18, 2018 ). `` Will be going to Pennsylvania today in order to give my total support to RICK SACCONE, running for Congress in a Special Election ( March 13 ). Rick is a great guy. We need more Republicans to continue our already successful agenda ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Bradshaw, Gideon ( January 24, 2018 ). `` Trump, Pence throw weight behind Saccone in 18th District race ''. Observer - Reporter. Jump up ^ Lou Barletta ( @ loubarletta ) ( January 11, 2018 ). `` Rick Saccone is a veteran, diplomat, international businessman, and elected leader. He 's running for Congress to fight for the America First agenda. We need leaders like Rick in Congress. @ Saccone4PA18 '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Venteicher, Wes ( January 24, 2018 ). `` Former UN Ambassador John Bolton endorses Rick Saccone for Congress ''. Pittsburgh Tribune - Review. Jump up ^ Brian Burch. `` CatholicVote.org endorses Rick Saccone for Congress ''. CatholicVote.Org. Retrieved December 14, 2017. Jump up ^ David McIntosh. `` Club for Growth PAC Endorses Rick Saccone for Congress ''. Club for Growth. Retrieved December 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Scheimer, Dorey ( January 5, 2018 ). `` Republicans, Democrats plan aggressive campaigns in Western Pa. special election ''. WPXI. Jump up ^ Weigel, David ( January 4, 2018 ). `` Republican super PACs surge into Pennsylvania special election ''. The Washington Post PowerPost blog. Jump up ^ `` FOAC PAC endorses Rick Saccone for Congress '' ( PDF ). Firearms Owners Against Crime. Retrieved December 6, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Candidate Highlight `` LIFEPAC ''. www.lifepac.net. Jump up ^ `` NRA Endorses Rick Saccone for U.S House of Representatives ''. NRA. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Rick Saccone for Congress : The state rep is ready to move on to U.S. House ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Resnick, Gideon ( February 8, 2018 ). `` Joe Biden Will Campaign for Conor Lamb in Tight Pennsylvania Race ''. The Daily Beast. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 : Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. ( D ) Helps Conor Lamb ( D ) Pull Off Another Special Election Upset Victory ''. Daily Kos. March 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Jones sent out an email to supporters soliciting donations to Lamb. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 : Rep. Dwight Evans ( D ) Helps Conor Lamb ( D ) Pull Off A Doug Jones - Style Upset Victory ''. Daily Kos. December 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 : Rep. Joe Kennedy III ( D. MA ) Helps Conor Lamb ( D ) Keep The Democratic Wave Rolling ''. Daily Kos. January 18, 2018. Jump up ^ Seth Moulton ( @ SethMoulton ) ( November 30, 2017 ). `` After serving as a Marine, Conor Lamb returned home to PA to work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He prosecuted drug dealers and violent offenders to fight the opioid epidemic. Now he 's running for Congress, and I 'm proud to endorse him. Learn more : '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Erdley, Debra ( December 15, 2017 ). `` Westmoreland Democrats hope to gain traction in 2018 midterm election ''. TribLIVE.com. Jump up ^ @ JohnFetterman ( December 18, 2017 ). `` Just donated to @ ConorLambPA for # PA18 and you should too.pic.twitter.com/XPpMFI1hqQ '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 : Attorney General Josh Shapiro ( D ) Helps Conor Lamb ( D ) Flip Disgraced Tim Murphy 's ( R ) Seat ''. Daily Kos. December 27, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Beveridge, Scott ( March 11, 2018 ). `` UMWA president delivers fiery endorsement for Lamb in 18th District race ''. Observer - Reporter. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 : Gov. Tom Wolf ( D ) Helps Conor Lamb ( D ) Pull Off Another Special Election Upset Victory ''. Daily Kos. December 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 : Randy `` Ironstache '' Bryce ( D. WI ) Helps A Fellow Pro-Union Veteran Flip A Republican District ``. Daily Kos. February 11, 2018. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 : Jason Kander ( D. MO ) Helps A Fellow Veteran Pull Off A Big Upset Victory In A Trump District ''. Daily Kos. March 9, 2018. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 : Katie McGinty ( D ) Returns To Help Conor Lamb ( D ) Pull Off A Doug Jones - Style Victory ''. Daily Kos. December 28, 2017. Jump up ^ O'Malley, Martin ( February 28, 2018 ). `` Excited to back Conor Lamb for Congress in PA - 18. His young energy and experience is what we need ! '' -- via Facebook. Jump up ^ `` Unions Key as Pennsylvania Special Election Nears ''. IBEW. Marine veteran and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Conor Lamb is the Democratic candidate for the seat and has been endorsed by the state AFL - CIO and the IBEW Jump up ^ `` NEA Fund - Recommended Candidates ''. www.neafund.org. Jump up ^ Hamilton, William ; Molinero, Joseph ; O'Neill, Tim ; Grace, Dan ; Baptiste, Robert ( January 13, 2018 ). `` Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters ENDORSES CONOR LAMB '' ( PDF ). www.pacfteamsters.com/. Jump up ^ Richard Bloomingdale. `` Pennsylvania AFL - CIO Endorses Conor Lamb for Congress ''. Pennsylvania State AFL - CIO. Retrieved December 22, 2017. Jump up ^ Duncan, Erin ( January 22, 2018 ). `` It 's 2018 : Now what ? Federal advocacy in the second session of the 115th Congress '' ( PDF ). www.psea.org. ^ Jump up to : Myers, James ( February 12, 2018 ). `` Service Workers add their Powerful Voice to Rising Wave of Support for Conor Lamb ''. SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania. Jump up ^ 32BJ SEIU ( @ 32BJSEIU ) ( February 10, 2018 ). `` We 're proud to endorse @ ConorLambPA today. We need him in Washington to fight for labor rights, good jobs, Social Security, Medicare & strong schools. # UnionStrong # PA18 '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Catanese, Steve ; Sessa, JoAnne ( February 10, 2018 ). `` PLAN TO WIN STRATEGY SESSION, WASHINGTON COUNTY ''. SEIU local 668. Jump up ^ Potter, Chris ( January 12, 2018 ). `` Trump visit to support Saccone shows high stakes of District 18 race ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Republicans `` see real trouble, '' said Tim Waters, the national political director for the United Steelworkers. The union is backing Mr. Saccone 's rival, Democrat Conor Lamb. Jump up ^ `` COMPAC Endorsements - UMWA ''. UMWA. Jump up ^ Avery, James ( February 19, 2018 ). `` Act to Matter Officially Endorses Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania special election ''. PRWeb. Jump up ^ `` Retiree Group Endorses Conor Lamb for U.S. House - Retired Americans ''. Retired Americans. March 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` BLUE DOGS ANNOUNCE SECOND ROUND OF CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS '' ( PDF ). bluedogdems.com. February 8, 2018. Jump up ^ Marans, Daniel ( January 26, 2018 ). `` DCCC Makes First Investment In Pennsylvania Democrat 's Special Election Bid ''. The Huffington Post. Jump up ^ `` End Citizens United Endorses Conor Lamb in PA - 18 Special Election - End Citizens United ''. End Citizens United. January 17, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Humane Society Legislative Fund endorses Conor Lamb for Congress ''. Humane Society Legislative Fund. February 22, 2018. Jump up ^ J Street ( @ jstreetdotorg ) ( February 6, 2018 ). `` J Street is proud to endorse @ ConorLambPA in next month 's PA - 18 special election '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` PA - 18 : Jason Kander 's PAC Doubles Down To Pull Off Another Doug Jones - Style Victory ''. Daily Kos. February 20, 2018. Jump up ^ Richtman, Max ( February 14, 2018 ). `` National Committee Endorses Conor Lamb for House in PA - 18 Special Election ''. NCPSSM. Jump up ^ `` Raising Our Future PAC Endorses Conor Lamb In Pennsylvania 's 18th District Special Election -- Raising Our Future ''. www.raisingourfuture.org. March 6, 2018. Jump up ^ Jon Bauman ( @ JonBowzerBauman ) ( February 14, 2018 ). `` I 'm in PA - 18 to endorse Conor Lamb on behalf of Social Security Works in the special election for Congress to be held 3 / 13. TURN YOUR ATTENTION HERE, EVERYBODY ! IT 'S THE NEXT BIG ONE ! ! ! '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Conor Lamb. `` 2018 Steel City Stonewall Democrats Endorsement Questionnaire '' ( PDF ). Steel City Stonewall Democrats. Retrieved 27 February 2018. I am grateful to have your support and endorsement in my current race for the PA - 18 special election, and hope to have it going forward into the primary and general elections so that we can continue to work as allies in the fight for full equality. Jump up ^ VoteVets ( @ VoteVets ) ( December 6, 2017 ). `` VoteVets PAC is today endorsing Marine veteran @ ConorLambPA for Congress in Pennsylvania 's 18th District. `` Conor is someone who will always be thinking of those who need a voice, and how he can best represent them, '' said Jon Soltz, Iraq War vet and Chairman of VoteVets. # PApol '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Daily Kos Elections ( @ DKElections ) ( January 18, 2018 ). `` Daily Kos is proud to endorse @ ConorLambPA in the # PA18 special election, which has Republicans so worried that Donald Trump is coming to town today '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` EDITORIAL In 18th district election, Lamb is the best choice ''. Observer - Reporter. March 11, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Cohn, Nate ( March 13, 2018 ). `` Pennsylvania Special Election Results : Lamb Wins 18th Congressional District ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Chamberlain, Samuel ( March 14, 2018 ). `` Democrat Lamb declares victory in Pa. special election determined too close to call ''. Fox News. Jump up ^ Kornacki, Steve ( @ SteveKornacki ) ( March 14, 2018 ). `` We have the Washington numbers and NBC is calling Conor Lamb the apparent winner in PA - 18 '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Drum, Kevin ( 2018 - 03 - 14 ). `` Conor Lamb officially wins Pennsylvania election ''. Mother Jones. Jump up ^ `` It 's official : Democrat Conor Lamb wins Pennsylvania special election in major upset ''. Vox. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ Schneider, Elena ( March 14, 2018 ). `` Republicans prepare for recount in Pennsylvania special election ''. Politico. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Jump up ^ Marc Levy ( March 21, 2018 ). `` Republican Rick Saccone Concedes to Democrat Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania Race ''. NBC Philadelphia. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 22. 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Question: who are the two candidates running to represent us in the 18th congressional district of pa
Answer: Democrat Conor Lamb