Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
Appearance
Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2000) | 646,397 |
Median household income | 33,254 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+6[1] |
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 Glenn Thompson (R)
Geography
Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district is located in north central Pennsylvania and includes all or part of the following sixteen counties:[2]
- Cameron
- Centre
- Clarion
- Clearfield (all but the southwest corner)
- Clinton
- Crawford (Eastern corner)
- Elk
- Erie (Eastern half)
- Forest
- Huntingdon
- Jefferson
- McKean
- Potter
- Tioga (Chatham Township, Clymer Township, Gaines Township and the majority of Shippen Township)
- Warren (Southern and eastern half)
- Venango (all but the southern third)
Cities in this districtinclude:
Representatives
1791–1793: One seat
District created in 1791 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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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 |
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Daniel Hiester | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1795 – July 1, 1797 |
Redistricted from At-large district Resigned |
Vacant | July 1, 1796 – December 8, 1796 |
[data missing] | |
George Ege | Federalist | December 8, 1796 – October ??, 1797 |
Resigned |
Vacant | October ??, 1797 – December 1, 1797 |
[data missing] | |
Joseph Hiester | Democratic- Republican |
December 1, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
[data missing] |
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 missing] |
George Smith | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 |
[data missing] |
1813–1823: Two seats
Seat 1
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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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 missing] |
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 |
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Robert Whitehill | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1813 – April 8, 1813 |
Redistricted from 4th district Died |
Vacant | April 8, 1813 – May 11, 1813 |
[data missing] | |
John Rea | Democratic- Republican |
May 11, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
[data missing] |
William Maclay | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 |
[data missing] |
David Fullerton | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1819 – May 15, 1820 |
Resigned |
Vacant | May 15, 1820 – October 17, 1820 |
[data missing] | |
Thomas Grubb McCullough | Federalist | October 17, 1820 – March 3, 1821 |
[data missing] |
James McSherry | Federalist | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
[data missing] |
1823–Present: One seat
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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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 missing] |
Joel K. Mann | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 |
[data missing] |
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 missing] |
Jacob S. Yost | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
[data missing] |
John Freedley | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
[data missing] |
John McNair | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
[data missing] |
John Cadwalader | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
[data missing] |
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 missing] |
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 missing] |
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 missing] |
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 missing] | |
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 missing] | |
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 missing] | |
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John E. Peterson | 147,570 | 82.7 | |
Libertarian | Thomas A. Martin | 17,020 | 9.5 | |
Green | William M. Belitskus | 13,875 | 7.8 | |
Total votes | 178,465 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John E. Peterson | 124,942 | 87.4 | |
Libertarian | Thomas A. Martin | 18,078 | 12.6 | |
Total votes | 143,020 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John E. Peterson | 192,852 | 88.0 | |
Libertarian | Thomas A. Martin | 26,239 | 12.0 | |
Total votes | 219,091 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John E. Peterson | 115,126 | 60.1 | |
Democratic | Donald L. Hilliard | 76,456 | 39.9 | |
Total votes | 191,582 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Glenn Thompson | 155,513 | 56.7 | |
Democratic | Mark B. McCracken | 112,509 | 41.0 | |
Libertarian | James Fryman | 6,155 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 274,177 | 99.9 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Glenn Thompson | 125,740 | 68.6 | |
Democratic | Michael Pipe | 51,848 | 28.3 | |
Libertarian | Vernon L. Etzel | 5,654 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | 182,972 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Glenn Thompson | 177,704 | 62.9 | |
Democratic | Charles Dumas | 104,710 | 37.1 | |
Total votes | 282,414 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ Running for Office. Dos.state.pa.us. Retrieved on 2013-08-17.
- ^ "2000 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2000. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 5, 2002. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2004 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2004. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2006 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2008 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2010 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ "2012 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present