Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
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| Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | G.T. Thompson (R–Howard) | |
| Distribution | 46.03% urban, 53.97% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 646,397 | |
| Median income | $33,254 | |
| Ethnicity | 96.5% White, 1.3% Black, 1.1% Asian, 0.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.0% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+9 | |
Pennsylvania's fifth district is currently the largest in area of all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts. In other words, it's the least densely populated. Only nine other districts east of the Mississippi River are larger. It is Republican leaning and is currently represented by G.T. Thompson (R)
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[edit] Geography
Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district is located in north central Pennsylvania and includes all or part of the following seventeen counties:[1]
- Cameron
- Centre
- Clarion
- Clearfield (all but the southwest corner)
- Clinton
- Crawford (Eastern corner)
- Elk
- Forest
- Jefferson
- Juniata
- Lycoming (Western half)
- McKean
- Mifflin
- Potter
- Tioga (all but Ward Township)
- Warren (Southern and eastern half)
- Venango (all but the southern third)
Cities in this district include:
- Bradford
- Clarion
- DuBois
- Franklin
- Lewistown
- Lock Haven
- Oil City
- Ridgway
- State College
- St. Marys
- Titusville
[edit] Representatives
[edit] 1791-1793: One seat
District created in 1791 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
 John W. Kittera |
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
Redistricted to At-large district |
District redistricted in 1793 to Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district
[edit] 1795-1813: One seat
District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hiester |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1795 – July 1, 1797 |
Redistricted from At-large district Resigned |
| Vacant | July 1, 1796 – December 8, 1796 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| George Ege |
Federalist | December 8, 1796 – October ??, 1797 |
Resigned |
| Vacant | October ??, 1797 – December 1, 1797 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| Joseph Hiester |
Democratic- Republican |
December 1, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Andrew Gregg |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
Redistricted from 9th district |
| Daniel Montgomery, Jr. |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| George Smith |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
[edit] 1813-1823: Two seats
[edit] Seat 1
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Crawford |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
Redistricted from 6th district |
| Andrew Boden |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Vacant | March 4, 1821 – October 9, 1821 |
Vacant due to resignation of Representative-elect James Duncan before assembly of Congress | |
| John Findlay |
Democratic- Republican |
October 9, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Redistricted to 11th district |
[edit] Seat 2
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Whitehill |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1813 – April 8, 1813 |
Redistricted from 4th district Died |
| Vacant | April 8, 1813 – May 11, 1813 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| John Rea |
Democratic- Republican |
May 11, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| William Maclay |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| David Fullerton |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1819 – May 15, 1820 |
Resigned |
| Vacant | May 15, 1820 – October 17, 1820 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| Thomas Grubb McCullough |
Federalist | October 17, 1820 – March 3, 1821 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| James McSherry |
Federalist | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
[edit] 1823-Present: One seat
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Swenk Markley | Jacksonian Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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| Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
Lost re-election in 1826 | |
| John Benton Sterigere |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1869 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Joel K. Mann |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Jacob Fry, Jr. | Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
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| Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Retired | |
| Joseph Fornance |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Jacob S. Yost |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| John Freedley |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| John McNair |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 John Cadwalader |
Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Owen Jones |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
Lost re-election |
| John Wood |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
Retired |
| William M. Davis |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 Martin R. Thayer |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
Declined to be a candidate for renomination |
| Caleb N. Taylor |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| John R. Reading |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – April 13, 1870 |
Election successfully contested by Caleb N. Taylor |
| Caleb N. Taylor |
Republican | April 13, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 Alfred C. Harmer |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
Lost re-election |
| John Robbins |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
Declined to be a candidate for re-election |
| Alfred C. Harmer |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1900 |
Died |
| Vacant | March 6, 1900 – November 6, 1900 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| Edward de Veaux Morrell |
Republican | November 6, 1900 – March 3, 1907 |
Retired |
| William W. Foulkrod |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – November 13, 1910 |
Died |
| Vacant | November 13, 1910 – March 3, 1911 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| Michael Donohoe |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1915 |
Lost re-election |
| Peter E. Costello |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
Lost re-election |
| James J. Connolly |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935 |
Lost re-election |
| Frank J.G. Dorsey |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
Lost re-election |
| Fred C. Gartner |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
Lost re-election |
| Francis R. Smith |
Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
Lost re-election |
| C. Frederick Pracht |
Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
Lost re-election |
| William J. Green, Jr. |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
Lost re-election |
| George W. Sarbacher, Jr. |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
Lost re-election |
| William J. Green, Jr. |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – December 21, 1963 |
Died |
| Vacant | December 21, 1963 – April 28, 1964 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| William J. Green, III |
Democratic | April 28, 1964 – January 3, 1973 |
Redistricted to 3rd district |
| John H. Ware, III |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
Redistricted from 9th district Retired |
| Richard T. Schulze |
Republican | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
Retired |
 William F. Clinger, Jr. |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
Redistricted from 23rd district Retired |
 John E. Peterson |
Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
Retired |
.jpg) Glenn "G.T." Thompson |
Republican | January 3, 2009 – Present |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
[edit] Elections
| U.S. House election, 2000: Pennsylvania District 5[1] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John E. Peterson | 147,570 | 82.7% | |
| Libertarian | Thomas A. Martin | 17,020 | 9.5% | |
| Green | William M. Belitskus | 13,875 | 7.8% | |
| Totals | 178,465 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2002: Pennsylvania District 5[2] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John E. Peterson | 124,942 | 87.4% | |
| Libertarian | Thomas A. Martin | 18,078 | 12.6% | |
| Totals | 143,020 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2004: Pennsylvania District 5[3] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John E. Peterson | 192,852 | 88.0% | |
| Libertarian | Thomas A. Martin | 26,239 | 12.0% | |
| Totals | 219,091 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| U.S. House elections, 2006: Pennsylvania District 5[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John E. Peterson | 115,126 | 60.1% | |
| Democratic | Donald L. Hilliard | 76,456 | 39.9% | |
| Totals | 191,582 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2008: Pennsylvania District 5[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Glenn Thompson | 155,513 | 56.7% | |
| Democratic | Mark B. McCracken | 112,509 | 41.0% | |
| Libertarian | James Fryman | 6,155 | 2.2% | |
| Totals | 274,177 | 99.9% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2010: Pennsylvania District 5[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Glenn Thompson | 125,740 | 68.6% | |
| Democratic | Michael Pipe | 51,848 | 28.3% | |
| Libertarian | Vernon L. Etzel | 5,654 | 3.1% | |
| Totals | 182,972 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "2000 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2000. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=2&OfficeID=11#5. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 5, 2002. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=7&OfficeID=11#5. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2004 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2004. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=11&OfficeID=11#5. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2006 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2006. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=24&OfficeID=11#5. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2008 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2008. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=28&OfficeID=11#5. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2010 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=39&OfficeID=11#5. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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