Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

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Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Current Representative		Mike Fitzpatrick (R–Levittown)
Distribution	90.73% urban, 9.27% rural
Population (2000)	646,403
Median income	$59,207
Ethnicity	92.1% White, 3.5% Black, 2.4% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	D+2

The 8th Pennsylvania Congressional District serves Bucks County, along with a small portion of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. Republican Mike Fitzpatrick has represented this district since 2011.

Election results

US House election, 2004: Pennsylvania District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Virginia Schrader	143,427	44	+7
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick	183,229	55	-9
	Libertarian	Arthur L. Farnsworth	3,710	1	+1
	Constitution	Erich Lukas	898	0.3	+0.3
Majority
Turnout			331,264

US House election, 2006: Pennsylvania District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	125,667	50	+6
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick	124,146	50	-5
Majority
Turnout			249,813

US House election, 2008: Pennsylvania District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	197,869	57	+7
	Republican	Tom Manion	145,103	42	-8
	Independent	Tom Lingenfelter	5,543	2
Majority
Turnout			348,515

US House election, 2010: Pennsylvania District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick	126,404	54	+12
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	109,157	46	-11
Majority
Turnout			235,561

Representatives

1791-1793: One seat

District created in 1791 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
William Findley	Anti-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	District home	Note
Thomas Hartley	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – December 21, 1800	York	Redistricted from the At-large District, Died
Vacant		December 21, 1800 – January 15, 1801
John Stewart	Democratic-Republican	January 15, 1801 – March 3, 1803	York	Redistricted to the 6th District
William Findley	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	Latrobe	Redistricted to the 11th District
William Piper	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Everett	Redistricted from the 7th District
Alexander Ogle	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	Somerset	Not a candidate for renomination
Robert Philson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Berlin
John Tod	Democratic-Republican	March 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823		Redistricted to the 13th District

1823-1833: Two seats

Seat A

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Thomas Jones Rogers	Jackson DR	March 4, 1823 – April 20, 1824	Berlin	Redistricted from the 6th District, Resigned
Vacant		April 20, 1824 – December 9, 1824
George Wolf	Jackson DR	December 9, 1824 – March 3, 1825
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829		Resigned before the convening of the 21st Congress
Samuel A. Smith	Jacksonian	October 13, 1829 – March 3, 1833

Seat B

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Samuel Ingham	Jackson DR	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825		Redistricted from 6th District
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829		Resigned before the convening of the 21st Congress
Peter Ihrie, Jr.	Jacksonian	October 13, 1829 – March 3, 1833

1833 - present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Henry King	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Allentown	Redistricted from 7th District, Not a candidate for renomination
Edward Burd Hubley	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	Reading	Switched to the Democratic Party
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Peter Newhard	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Allentown	Not a candidate for renomination
Jeremiah Brown	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Lancaster	Redistricted from 4th District, Not a candidate for renomination
John Strohm	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Lancaster
Thaddeus Stevens	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	York
Henry A. Muhlenberg	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – January 9, 1854	Reading	Died
Vacant		January 9, 1854 – February 4, 1854
J. Glancy Jones	Democratic	February 4, 1854 – October 30, 1858	Reading	appointed United States Minister to Austria
Vacant		October 30, 1858 – December 7, 1858
William H. Keim	Republican	December 7, 1858 – March 3, 1859	Reading
John Schwartz	Anti-Lecompton Democrat	March 4, 1859 – June 20, 1860	Reading	Died
Vacant		June 20, 1860 – December 3, 1860
Jacob K. McKenty	Democrat	December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861		Not a candidate for renomination
Sydenham E. Ancona	Democrat	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
James L. Getz	Democrat	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873		Not a candidate for renomination
Hiester Clymer	Democrat	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881
Daniel Ermentrout	Democrat	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1889		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
William Mutchler	Democrat	March 4, 1889 – June 23, 1893		Died
Vacant		June 23, 1893 – August 7, 1893
Howard Mutchler	Democrat	August 7, 1893 – March 3, 1895		Not a candidate for renomination
Joseph J. Hart	Democrat	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Not a candidate for renomination
William S. Kirkpatrick	Republican	March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1899		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Laird H. Barber	Democrat	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901		Not a candidate for renomination
Howard Mutchler	Democrat	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903		Not a candidate for renomination
Irving P. Wanger	Republican	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1911		Redistricted from 7th District, Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Robert E. Difenderfer	Democrat	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Henry W. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1923		Redistricted to Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
Thomas S. Butler	Republican	March 4, 1923 - May 26, 1928		Redistricted from 7th District, Died
Vacant		May 26, 1928 – November 6, 1928
James Wolfenden	Republican	November 6, 1928 - January 3, 1945		Redistricted to Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
Charles L. Gerlach	Republican	January 3, 1945 - May 5, 1947		Redistricted from 9th District, Died
Vacant		May 5, 1947 – September 9, 1947
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter	Republican	September 9, 1947 - January 3, 1951
Albert C. Vaughn	Republican	January 3, 1951 - September 1, 1951		Died
Vacant		September 1, 1951 – November 6, 1951
Karl C. King	Republican	November 6, 1951 – January 3, 1957
Willard S. Curtin	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967
Edward G. Biester, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	Furlong
Peter H. Kostmayer	Democrat	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981	New Hope
James K. Coyne, III	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	Upper Makefield
Peter H. Kostmayer	Democrat	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	New Hope
James C. Greenwood	Republican	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2005
Mike Fitzpatrick	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	Levittown
Patrick Murphy	Democrat	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Bristol	Defeated for re-election
Mike Fitzpatrick	Republican	January 3, 2011 - present	Levittown	Incumbent

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