Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 779,565[1] | ||
Median household income | $75,032 | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+5[2] |
Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is located in the south-central region of the state. It encompasses all of Dauphin County as well as parts of Cumberland County and York County. The district includes the cities of Harrisburg and York. Prior to 2019, the district was located in the northeastern part of the state. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional because of gerrymandering. The court added State College to the old district's boundaries while removing some Democratic-leaning areas and redesignated it the twelfth district; an area encompassing Harrisburg and York was numbered as the "10th". The new tenth district is represented by Republican Scott Perry, who previously represented the old fourth district.[3]
The district was one of the 12 original districts created prior to the 4th Congress. In 2006, when it was still located in northeastern Pennsylvania, the 10th district experienced one of the greatest party shifts among all House seats that switched party control: in 2004, Republican Don Sherwood won with an 86% margin of victory over his nearest opponent and two years later, Democrat Chris Carney unseated Sherwood by a 53%–47% margin.[4] In 2008, Carney won reelection by 12 points but the district swung back in 2010, electing Republican Tom Marino. The district was mostly Republican in its political composition, an aspect of the district that was reflected especially well in presidential elections. In 2004, President George W. Bush won 60 percent of the vote in the district and in 2008, Senator John McCain beat Senator Barack Obama here by a margin of 54 percent to 45 percent. Nonetheless, Carney easily won reelection as a Democrat the same year McCain won the district. However, in the 2010 midterm elections, Marino unseated Carney by a 55%–45% margin. In 2016, local businessman and former mayor of Lewisburg, Mike Molesevich challenged Marino for the seat, but he fell to the Republican in November by more than two to one. In 2018, Marino won election to a redrawn 12th district; while he remained the congressman for the 10th district into January 2019, he moved within the new district's boundaries beforehand.
Recent statewide election results
Year | Office | Result |
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2020 | President | Trump 51–47%[5] |
2022 | Governor | Shapiro 55–43% |
2022 | Senate | Oz 49–48% |
Demographics
According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools[6] (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 559,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 80% are White, 10% Black, and 6% Latino. Immigrants make up 5% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $67,300, while 9% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 9% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school diploma, while 30% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.
History
District boundaries 2003–2013
The Pennsylvania 10th was the third-largest congressional district in the state. The district encompassed the following counties and areas:[7][8]
- Bradford County
- Lackawanna County
- excluding Clarks Summit
- excluding
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Sullivan/Columbia/Montour County boundaries west to the Cogan House
- Sullivan/Columbia/Montour County boundaries west to the
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Pike County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
District boundaries 2013–2019
On June 8, 2012, The Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission adopted a revised final redistricting plan.[9] On May 8, 2013, The state Supreme Court unanimously approved the Legislative Reapportionment Commission's 2012 Revised Final Plan.[10] The resulting district encompassed the following areas:[11]
- Bradford County
- Juniata County
- Parts of Lackawanna County
- Including: Abington Township, Benton Township, Ransom, Newton, South Abington, Clarks Summit, Clarks Green, Glenburn, West Abington, Dalton, La Plume, North Abington, Scott, Greenfield, Fell, Vandling, Jefferson, Olyphant, Madison, Covington, Clifton, Moscow, Elmhurst, Roaring Brook, parts of Carbondale, and parts of Archbald.
- Including:
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Parts of Monroe County
- Including: Barrett, East Stroudsburg, Jackson, Mount Pocono, Paradise, Pocono, Price, Stroudsburg, and parts of Stroud.
- Parts of Northumberland County
- Including: Delaware, East Chillisquaque, West Chillisquaque, Watsontown, Lewis, Turbotville, Turbot, Milton, Point, Northumberland
- Parts of Perry County
- Including: Toboyne, Jackson, Blain, Northeast Madison, Southwest Madison, Landisburg, Tyrone, Saville, Centre, New Bloomfield, Tuscarora, Juniata, Greenwood, Millerstown, Oliver, Newport, Miller, Howe, Liverpool Township, Liverpool, Buffalo, Watts, and New Buffalo.
- Pike County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Majority of Tioga County
- With the exception of Clymer Township, Chatham Township, Gaines Township, and the majority of Shippen Township
- Union County
- Wayne County
List of members representing the district
District created in 1795.
1795–1813: one seat
Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Electoral history |
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District established March 4, 1795 | ||||
Frankstown )
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 |
4th 5th |
Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Lost re-election. |
Henry Woods (Bedford) |
Federalist
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March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 |
6th 7th |
Elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 7th district and lost re-election. |
William Hoge (Washington) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1803 – October 15, 1804 |
8th | Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1802. Resigned. |
Vacant | October 15, 1804 – November 27, 1804 |
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John Hoge (Washington) |
Democratic-Republican
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November 27, 1804 – March 3, 1805 |
Elected November 2, 1804 to finish his brother's term and seated November 27, 1804.Retired. | |
John Hamilton (Washington) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 |
9th | Elected in 1804. Lost re-election. |
William Hoge (Washington) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 |
10th | Elected in 1806. Retired. |
Aaron Lyle (West Middletown) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 |
11th 12th |
Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 12th district. |
1813–1823: two seats
Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
13th | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Isaac Smith (Waynesburg) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1812. Lost re-election. |
Jared Irwin (Sunbury) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1812. Retired. | ||
14th | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
William Wilson (Williamsport) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Retired. | |||||
15th | March 4, 1817 – ?, 1817 |
David Scott | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816. Resigned. | |||||
?, 1817 – October 14, 1817 |
Vacant | ||||||||
October 14, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
John Murray (Milton) |
Democratic-Republican | Re-elected in 1818 .Retired. | ||||||
16th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
George Denison (Wilkes-Barre) |
Democratic-Republican | Re-elected in 1820 .Retired. | |||||
17th | March 4, 1821 – ?, 1821 |
William Cox Ellis (Muncy) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1820 .Resigned and lost re-election. | |||||
?, 1821 – October 9, 1821 |
Vacant | ||||||||
October 9, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Thomas Murray Jr. (Milton) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected to finish Ellis's term. Retired. |
1823–present: one seat
Representative | Party | Cong ress |
Years | Electoral history |
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James S. Mitchell (Rossville) |
Democratic-Republican
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18th 19th |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Retired. |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
Adam King (York) |
Jacksonian
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20th 21st 22nd |
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 |
Re-elected in 1830 .Lost re-election. |
William Clark (Dauphin) |
Anti-Masonic | 23rd 24th |
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
Re-elected in 1834 .Retired. |
Luther Reily (Harrisburg) |
Democratic | 25th | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Elected in 1836 .Retired. |
William Simonton (Hummelstown) |
Whig | 26th 27th |
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
Re-elected in 1840. ]
[data missing |
Richard Brodhead (Easton) |
Democratic | 28th 29th 30th |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 |
Re-elected in 1846 .Retired. |
Milo M. Dimmick )
(Stroudsburg |
Democratic | 31st 32nd |
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
Re-elected in 1850 .Retired. |
Ner Middleswarth (Beavertown) |
Whig | 33rd | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Elected in 1852 .Retired. |
John C. Kunkel (Harrisburg) |
Opposition | 34th 35th |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
Re-elected in 1856 .Retired. |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
John W. Killinger (Lebanon) |
Republican | 36th 37th |
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
Re-elected in 1860 .Retired. |
Myer Strouse (Pottsville) |
Democratic | 38th 39th |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
Re-elected in 1864 .Retired. |
Henry L. Cake (Tamaqua) |
Republican | 40th 41st |
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 |
Re-elected in 1868 .Lost renomination. |
John W. Killinger (Lebanon) |
Republican | 42nd 43rd |
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
Re-elected in 1872 .Retired. |
William Mutchler (Easton) |
Democratic | 44th | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
Elected in 1874 .Retired. |
Samuel A. Bridges (Allentown) |
Democratic | 45th | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
Elected in 1876 .Retired. |
Reuben K. Bachman (Durham) |
Democratic | 46th | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
Elected in 1878 .Retired. |
William Mutchler (Easton) |
Democratic | 47th 48th |
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 |
Re-elected in 1882 .Retired. |
William H. Sowden (Allentown) |
Democratic | 49th 50th |
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
Re-elected in 1886 .Retired. |
Marriott Brosius (Lancaster) |
Republican | 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th |
March 4, 1889 – March 16, 1901 |
Re-elected in 1900 .Died. |
57th | March 16, 1901 – November 5, 1901 |
Vacant | ||
Henry B. Cassel (Marietta) |
Republican | November 5, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
Elected to finish Brosius's term. .
Redistricted to the 9th district | |
George Howell (Scranton) |
Democratic | 58th | March 4, 1903 – February 10, 1904 |
Lost contested election. |
William Connell )
(Scranton |
Republican | February 10, 1904 – March 3, 1905 |
Won contested election. ]
[data missing | |
Thomas H. Dale (Scranton) |
Republican | 59th | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 |
Elected in 1904 .Lost re-election. |
Thomas D. Nicholls )
(Scranton |
Independent Democratic |
60th 61st |
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911 |
Re-elected in 1908 .Retired. |
John R. Farr (Scranton) |
Republican | 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 |
Re-elected in 1916 .Lost re-election. |
Patrick McLane (Scranton) |
Democratic | 66th | March 4, 1919 – February 25, 1921 |
Lost contested election. |
John R. Farr (Scranton) |
Republican | February 25, 1921 – March 3, 1921 |
Won contested election .Lost renomination. | |
Charles R. Connell )
(Scranton |
Republican | 67th | March 4, 1921 – September 26, 1922 |
Elected in 1920 .Died. |
September 26, 1922 – March 3, 1923 |
Vacant | |||
William W. Griest )
(Lancaster |
Republican | 68th 69th 70th 71st |
March 4, 1923 – December 5, 1929 |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1928 .Died. |
71st | December 5, 1929 – January 28, 1930 |
Vacant | ||
J. Roland Kinzer (Lancaster) |
Republican | 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
January 28, 1930 – January 3, 1945 |
Re-elected in 1942. .
Redistricted to the 9th district |
John W. Murphy (Dunmore) |
Democratic | 79th | January 3, 1945 – July 17, 1946 |
Redistricted from the re-elected in 1944. .
Resigned to become U.S. District Judge |
James P. Scoblick (Archbald) |
Republican | 80th | November 5, 1946 – January 3, 1949 |
Elected in 1946 .Lost renomination. |
Harry P. O'Neill (Dunmore) |
Democratic | 81st 82nd |
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
Re-elected in 1950 .Lost renomination. |
Susquehanna )
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Republican | 83rd 84th 85th |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1956 .Lost renomination. |
Stanley A. Prokop (Lake Ariel) |
Democratic | 86th | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 |
Elected in 1958 .Lost renomination. |
William Scranton (Dalton) |
Republican | 87th | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
Governor of Pennsylvania .
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Joseph M. McDade (Clarks Summit) |
Republican | 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th |
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1999 |
Re-elected in 1996 .Retired. |
Don Sherwood (Tunkhannock) |
Republican | 106th 107th 108th 109th |
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2007 |
. Lost re-election. |
Chris Carney (Dimock Township) |
Democratic | 110th 111th |
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
Tom Marino (Williamsport) |
Republican | 112th 113th 114th 115th |
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Redistricted to the 12th district. |
Scott Perry (Dillsburg) |
Republican | 116th 117th 118th |
January 3, 2019 – present |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
Recent elections
2006 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic
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Christopher Carney
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110,115 | 52.90 | ||
Republican
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Don Sherwood | 97,862 | 47.01 |
2008 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic
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Christopher Carney (incumbent)
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160,837 | 56.33 | ||
Republican
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Chris Hackett
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124,681 | 43.67 |
2010 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Tom Marino | 109,603 | 55 | ||
Democratic
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Christopher Carney (incumbent)
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89,170 | 45 |
2012 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Tom Marino (Incumbent) | 179,563 | 65.6 | ||
Democratic
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Phil Scollo | 94,227 | 34.4 |
2014 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Tom Marino (Incumbent) | 112,851 | 62.6 | ||
Democratic
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Scott Brion | 44,737 | 24.8 | ||
Independent
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Nick Troiano | 22,734 | 12.6 |
2016 election
Rep. Tom Marino declared his intent to run for his 4th term and was uncontested in the Republican primary. Originally, no Democratic candidates filed to run for office, upon this revelation, Mike Molesevich, an environmental contractor and former Lewisburg mayor, announced he would seek a write-in campaign to get on the general election ballot.[15][16] Write-in candidates need over 1,000 votes in the primary election to appear on the ballot in the 2016 general election.[17] Mike Molesevich succeeded in his effort, receiving 2425 votes, earning a spot on the general election ballot.[18] Jerry Kairnes of Lycoming County announced that he would seek to be on the November ballot as an Independent, but dropped out after Molesevich earned a spot on the ballot[19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Tom Marino (Incumbent) | 211,282 | 70.2 | ||
Democratic
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Michael Molesevich | 89,823 | 29.8 |
2018 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Scott Perry (redistricted incumbent) | 149,365 | 51.3 | |
Democratic
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George Scott | 141,668 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 291,033 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2020 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Scott Perry (Incumbent) | 208,896 | 53.3 | +2.0 | |
Democratic
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Eugene DePasquale | 182,938 | 46.7 | −2.0 | |
Total votes | 391,834 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold
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Swing | +2.0 |
2022 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Perry (incumbent) | 169,331 | 53.8 | |
Democratic | Shamaine Daniels | 145,215 | 46.2 | |
Total votes | 314,546 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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2024 election
Among the Democrats who have announced their intentions to challenge Perry are Pennsylvania businessman John Broadhurst, WITF senior vice president and director of community policing for the Harrisburg Bureau of Police Blake Lynch, former WGAL-TV anchor Janelle Stelson, retired Marine Mike O'Brien, retired soldier Rick Coplen, and Harrisburg city councilor Shamaine Daniels.[23]
Historical district boundaries
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2003–2013
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2013–2019
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2019–2023
See also
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
Notes
- ^ "My Congressional District: Congressional District 10 (118th Congress), Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "2006 Election Results: U.S. House". The New York Times. November 8, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2006.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012". Daily Kos. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Representing US: 2020 Voter Profiles". APM Research Lab. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "109th Congressional District Wall Maps". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ "Pennsylvania 109th Congressional Districts and Counties". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ "PA Redistricting Press Release" (PDF).
- ^ "Welcome to Pennsylvania Redistricting – Legislative Redistricting". www.redistricting.state.pa.us. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "PA Final Redistricting Map PDF" (PDF).
- ^ "State Races: Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania 2006 Midterm Election. The Green Papers. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "State Races: Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania 2008 General Election. The Green Papers. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ "State Races: Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania 2010 Mid-Term Election. MSNBC. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "Home". Mike for Congress. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Molesevich mounts campaign". standard-journal.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Mike Molesevich of Lewisburg is running for US congress |". wkok.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ KRAWCZENIUK, BORYS. "Marino to have Dem opponent". Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "North Central PA". Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Presidential Election Official Returns: Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "Pennsylvania House Results". CNN. March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Pennsylvania 10th Congressional District Election Results". The New York Times. December 23, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Stockburger, George (March 4, 2024). "Who's running in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District?". abc27. Retrieved March 4, 2024.