Doyle Apparent Winner In 18th Congressional District Race

PITTSBURGH, PA — Veteran U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle won an apparent victory over challenger Jerry Dickinson Tuesday in the 18th Congressional District Democratic primary.

Doyle had 45,861 votes to Dickinson's 18,358 , with 1,322 of 1,323 precincts reporting by processed absentee and mail-in ballots. The vast majority of voting in the primary was done in those ways across the state due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The results are unofficial and all votes in the primary will not be counted for at least a week. Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday signed an executive order extending the deadline to receive mail-in ballots in Allegheny and five other counties to June 9.

But the results thus far are similar to the 2018 Democratic primary in the district. Doyle finished with 52,080 votes, defeating Janie Brooks, who had 16,549.

Doyle, 66, has served in Congress since 1995. The Penn State graduate serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Dickinson, a Swissvale resident University of Pittsburgh School of Law professor, ran a progressive campaign against Doyle that focused on health care reform, the climate crisis and the influence of corporate money on government.

The 18th Congressional District includes Pittsburgh and surrounding suburban communities such as Baldwin, Whitehall, Wilkinsburg, Penn Hills, Pleasant Hills, Monroeville and Plum.