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Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district

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Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1830
Eliminated2000
Years active1833-2003

Pennsylvania's twenty-first congressional district was a congressional district in northwestern Pennsylvania. It was created following the 1830 census and was disbanded after the 2000 census removed two representatives from Pennsylvania.

List of members representing the district

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Representatives Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1833

Thomas M. T. McKennan
(Washington)
Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1839
23rd
24th
25th
Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
[data missing]
Isaac Leet
(Washington)
Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
26th Elected in 1838.
[data missing]
Joseph Lawrence
(Washington)
Whig March 4, 1841 –
April 17, 1842
27th Elected in 1840.
Died.
Vacant April 17, 1842 –
May 30, 1842

Thomas M. T. McKennan
(Washington)
Whig May 30, 1842 –
March 3, 1843
Elected to finish Lawrence's term.
[data missing]

William Wilkins
(Pittsburgh)
Democratic March 4, 1843 –
February 14, 1844
28th Elected in 1843.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia
Vacant February 14, 1844 –
March 26, 1844
Cornelius Darragh
(Pittsburgh)
Whig March 26, 1844 –
March 3, 1847
28th
29th
Elected to finish Wilkins's term.
Re-elected in 1844.
[data missing]
Moses Hampton
(Pittsburgh)
Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851
30th
31st
Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
[data missing]

Thomas M. Howe
(Allegheny City)
Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1850.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.

David Ritchie
(Pittsburgh)
Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd
34th
35th
Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
[data missing]
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859

James K. Moorhead
(Pittsburgh)
Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
36th
37th
Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.

John L. Dawson
(Brownsville)
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867
38th
39th
Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
[data missing]

John Covode
(Lockport)
Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869
40th Elected in 1866.
Lost election contest.
Vacant March 4, 1869 –
February 9, 1870
41st

John Covode
(Lockport)
Republican February 9, 1870 –
January 11, 1871
Won election contest.
Died.
Vacant January 11, 1871 –
March 3, 1871
42nd

Henry D. Foster
(Greensburg)
Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
Elected in 1870.
[data missing]

Alexander W. Taylor
(Indiana)
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Elected in 1872.
[data missing]

Jacob Turney
(Greensburg)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
[data missing]

Morgan R. Wise
(Waynesburg)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
[data missing]

Charles E. Boyle
(Uniontown)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
48th
49th
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
[data missing]

Welty McCullogh
(Greensburg)
Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
50th Elected in 1886.
[data missing]

Samuel A. Craig
(Brookville)
Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51st Elected in 1888.
[data missing]

George F. Huff
(Greensburg)
Republican March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Elected in 1890.
[data missing]

Daniel B. Heiner
(Kittanning)
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
[data missing]

Edward E. Robbins
(Greensburg)
Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899
55th Elected in 1896.
[data missing]

Summers M. Jack
(Indiana)
Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903
56th
57th
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
[data missing]

Solomon R. Dresser
(Bradford)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
[data missing]

Charles F. Barclay
(Sinnemahoning)
Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1911
60th
61st
Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
[data missing]

Charles E. Patton
(Curwensville)
Republican March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
[data missing]

Charles H. Rowland
(Philispburg)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919
64th
65th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
[data missing]

Evan J. Jones
(Bradford)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923
66th
67th
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
[data missing]

Jacob B. Kurtz
(Altoona)
Republican March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 23rd district.

Francis E. Walter
(Easton)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1945
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the 20th district.

Chester H. Gross
(York)
Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1949
79th
80th
Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
[data missing]

James F. Lind
(York)
Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953
81st
82nd
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
[data missing]

Augustine B. Kelley
(Greensburg)
Democratic January 3, 1953 –
November 20, 1957
83rd
84th
85th
Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Died.
Vacant November 20, 1957 –
January 21, 1958
85th

John H. Dent
(Ligonier)
Democratic January 21, 1958 –
January 3, 1979
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
Elected to finish Kelley's term.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
[data missing]

Donald A. Bailey
(Greensburg)
Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1983
96th
97th
Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
[data missing]

Tom Ridge
(Erie)
Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1995
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania

Phil English
(Erie)
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003
104th
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
District dissolved January 3, 2003

Recent election history

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Year Democratic Republican Independent Other and write-in
Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
1992 John C. Harkins 70,802 32% Thomas J. Ridge 150,729 68%
1994 Bill Leavens 84,796 47% Phil English 89,439 49% Arthur E. Drew 6,588 4% (assorted) 6 0%
1996 Ronald A. DiNicola 104,004 49% Phil English 106,875 51% (assorted) 9 0%
1998 Larry Klemens 54,591 37% Phil English 94,518 63% (assorted) 6 0%
2000 Marc A. Flitter 87,018 39% Phil English 135,164 61%

References

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  • 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
  • "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved August 8, 2007.