Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district

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 representatives

Representatives	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created in 1833
Thomas M. T. McKennan	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839	Redistricted from the 15th district
Isaac Leet	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	[data missing]
Joseph Lawrence	Whig	March 4, 1841 – April 17, 1842	Died
Vacant		April 17, 1842 – May 30, 1842
Thomas M. T. McKennan	Whig	May 30, 1842 – March 3, 1843	[data missing]
William Wilkins	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – February 14, 1844	Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia
Vacant		February 14, 1844 – March 26, 1844
Cornelius Darragh	Whig	March 26, 1844 – March 3, 1847	[data missing]
Moses Hampton	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	[data missing]
Thomas M. Howe	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Redistricted to the 22nd district
David Ritchie	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[data missing]
	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
James K. Moorhead	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Redistricted to the 22nd district
John L. Dawson	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	[data missing]
John Covode	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	Lost election contest
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – February 9, 1870
John Covode	Republican	February 9, 1870 – January 11, 1871	Won election contest Died
Vacant		January 11, 1871 – March 3, 1871
Henry D. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	[data missing]
Alexander W. Taylor	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	[data missing]
Jacob Turney	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	[data missing]
Morgan R. Wise	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	[data missing]
Charles E. Boyle	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	[data missing]
Welty McCullogh	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	[data missing]
Samuel A. Craig	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	[data missing]
George F. Huff	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	[data missing]
Daniel B. Heiner	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	[data missing]
Edward E. Robbins	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	[data missing]
Summers M. Jack	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	[data missing]
Solomon R. Dresser	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	[data missing]
Charles F. Barclay	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	[data missing]
Charles E. Patton	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	[data missing]
Charles H. Rowland	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	[data missing]
Evan J. Jones	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	[data missing]
Jacob B. Kurtz	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	Redistricted to the 23rd district
Francis E. Walter	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945	Redistricted to the 20th district
Chester H. Gross	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949	Redistricted from the 22nd district
James F. Lind	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	[data missing]
Augustine B. Kelley	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – November 20, 1957	Redistricted from the 27th district Died
Vacant		November 20, 1957 – January 21, 1958
John H. Dent	Democratic	January 21, 1958 – January 3, 1979	[data missing]
Donald A. Bailey	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	[data missing]
File:Congressman Ridge.jpg Tom Ridge	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	Retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania
Phil English	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Redistricted to the 3rd district
District eliminated		January 3, 2003

Recent election history

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

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 2007-08-08.