Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
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| Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Patrick Murphy (D) | |
| 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. The current Representative is Democrat Patrick Murphy. Former representative Mike Fitzpatrick has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to challenge Murphy.
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[edit] Election results
| US House election, 2004: Pennsylvania District 8 | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Patrick Murphy | 125,667 | 50 | +6 | |
| Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick | 124,146 | 50 | -5 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 249,813 | ||||
[edit] Representatives
[edit] 1791-1793: One seat
District created in 1791 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| 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
[edit] 1795-1813: One seat
District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| 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 the7th 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 | |
[edit] 1823-1833: Two seats
[edit] Seat A
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| 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 | ||
[edit] Seat B
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| 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 |
[edit] 1833 - Present: One seat
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| 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 9th 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 – Present | Bristol Township | Incumbent |
[edit] 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
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