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2012Final results

2012 election for Pennsylvania's 1st District

U.S. House · Pennsylvania

Robert A. Brady (D) won with 84.9% of the vote, defeating John Featherman (R) by 69.9 points.

Robert A. BradyDemocrat · winner
84.9%235,394
John FeathermanRepublican
15.1%41,708
277,102 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+74.02002D+72.92004D+81.52008D+69.92012D+65.72014D+64.42016

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Robert A. BradyJohn Featherman
$746.3K
Raised by the campaign
$8.9K
$870K
Spent by the campaign
$8.9K
$578.1K
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012; FEC, through Nov 26, 2012.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012