Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
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+6

Pennsylvania's fifth district is the largest in area, and least densely populated, of all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts. It is Republican leaning and is represented by G.T. Thompson (R)

The district from 2003 to 2013

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 districtinclude:

• Bradford
• Clarion
• DuBois
• Franklin
• Lewistown
• Lock Haven
• Oil City
• Ridgway
• State College
• St. Marys
• Titusville

Representatives

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

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!]

1813–1823: Two seats

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

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!]

1823–Present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Philip Swenk Markley	Jacksonian Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
	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
	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
Glenn "G.T." Thompson	Republican	January 3, 2009 – Present	Incumbent

Elections

U.S. House election, 2000: Pennsylvania District 5
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
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
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
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
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
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

U.S. House election, 2012: Pennsylvania District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Glenn Thompson	177,704	62.9%
	Democratic	Charles Dumas	104,710	37.1%
Totals			282,414	100%
	Republican hold

References

• 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

External links

• District map
• Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania