Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 761,430 | ||
Median household income | $54,627 | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+13[1] |
Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It contains all of Erie County, Crawford County, Mercer County, Lawrence County, Butler County, and parts of Venango County. The district is represented by Republican Mike Kelly.
Prior to redistricting on March 19, 2018, the 16th congressional district was located in the southeastern part of the state, just west of Philadelphia. Previously,
Recent statewide election results
Year | District winner |
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2004
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Bush 61–38% |
2008
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McCain 51–48% |
2012
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Romney 52–46% |
2016
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Trump 51–44% |
2020 | Trump 58–40% |
History
2003–2018
Created after the 2000 census, the 16th district was composed of a large portion of southern Chester County, most of Lancaster County, and a sliver of Berks County, including the city of Reading. The 16th stretched from the southwestern suburbs of Philadelphia in the east to the Susquehanna River in the west, and north to include areas around Reading.
In 2000, the 16th Congressional District was home to 646,328 residents,[3] according to the U.S. census, and its population has increased since that year. Residents of Lancaster County made up the majority of the district's population, followed by Chester County and Berks County. The district was one of the Pennsylvania districts accused of being the result of gerrymandering. Before 2018's redistricting, PA-03 was rated a Solid Republican seat by Cook.[1]
Pockets of urban areas exist in and around the cities of Lancaster, Reading, and West Chester.
2019
In February 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the previous map was unconstitutional due to gerrymandering and released a new congressional map. The 16th district was relocated to the northwestern part of the state. The new 16th includes the cities of Erie, Sharon, Hermitage, Butler and Meadville. After redistricting, PA-16 was rated as a likely Republican seat by Cook in 2018. It is not considered a competitive district in 2020.[4]
2023 to present
Butler County: partial; portions of county are in the 15th and 17th district.
Crawford County: Meadville, Titusville
Erie County: Corry, Erie
Lawrence County: New Castle
Mercer County: Farrell, Hermitage, Sharon
List of members representing the district
The district was created with two seats in 1823
1823–1833: two seats
Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
18th | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
James Allison Jr. (Beaver) |
Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Resigned before Congress convened |
Pittsburgh )
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Democratic-Republican
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Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1822. Lost re-election. | ||
19th | March 4, 1825 – ? 1825 |
Jacksonian
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Pittsburgh )
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Jacksonian
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Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Lost re-election. | ||||
? 1825 – October 11, 1825 |
Vacant | ||||||||
October 11, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
Kittaning )
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Jacksonian
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Elected October 11, 1825, to finish Allison's term and seated December 5, 1825. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. | ||||||
20th | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | ||||||||
21st | March 4, 1829 – November 9, 1829 |
John Gilmore (Butler) |
Jacksonian
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Re-elected in 1830. ]
[data missing |
Pittsburgh )
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Anti-Masonic | Elected in 1828 but resigned November 9, 1829, before qualifying. | ||
November 9, 1829 – December 15, 1829 |
Vacant | ||||||||
December 15, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
Pittsburgh )
|
Anti-Masonic
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Re-elected in 1830. .
Redistricted to the 22nd district | ||||||
22nd | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
1833-present: one seat
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Joseph B. Anthony )
(Williamsport |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
Re-elected in 1834. ]
[data missing |
Robert H. Hammond )
(Milton |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
Re-elected in 1838. ]
[data missing |
John Snyder (Selinsgrove) |
Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840 .Lost re-election. |
James Black (Newport) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
Re-elected in 1844. ]
[data missing |
Jasper E. Brady (Chambersburg) |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846 .Lost re-election. |
James X. McLanahan )
(Chambersburg |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Re-elected in 1850. ]
[data missing |
William H. Kurtz (York) |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1852. ]
[data missing |
Lemuel Todd (Carlisle) |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. ]
[data missing |
John A. Ahl (Newville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1856. ]
[data missing |
Benjamin F. Junkin (New Bloomfield) |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Elected in 1858 .Lost re-election. |
Joseph Bailey (Newport) |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. .
Redistricted to the 15th district |
Alexander H. Coffroth )
(Somerset |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Elected in 1862. ]
[data missing |
Vacant | March 4, 1865 – February 19, 1866 |
39th | Contested election | |
Alexander H. Coffroth )
(Somerset |
Democratic | February 19, 1866 – July 18, 1866 |
Lost contested election. | |
William H. Koontz )
(Somerset |
Republican | July 18, 1866 – March 3, 1869 |
39th 40th |
Re-elected in 1866. ]
[data missing |
John Cessna (Bedford) |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected in 1868 .Lost re-election. |
Benjamin F. Meyers )
(Bedford |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870 .Lost re-election. |
John Cessna (Bedford) |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Elected in 1872. ]
[data missing |
Sobieski Ross (Coudersport) |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1874. ]
[data missing |
John I. Mitchell (Wellsboro) |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
Re-elected in 1878. .
Elected to United States Senate |
Robert J. C. Walker (Williamsport) |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880 .Declined renomination. |
William W. Brown (Bradford) |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
48th 49th |
Re-elected in 1884. ]
[data missing |
Henry C. McCormick )
(Williamsport |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Re-elected in 1888. ]
[data missing |
Albert C. Hopkins )
(Lock Haven |
Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd |
Re-elected in 1892. ]
[data missing |
Fred C. Leonard )
(Coudersport |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894. ]
[data missing |
Horace B. Packer )
(Wellsboro |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
55th 56th |
Re-elected in 1898. ]
[data missing |
Elias Deemer (Williamsport) |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | Elected in 1900. .
Redistricted to the 15th district |
Charles H. Dickerman (Milton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
58th | Elected in 1902 .Declined renomination. |
Edmund W. Samuel (Mount Carmel) |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 |
59th | Elected in 1904 .Lost re-election. |
Benton )
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Democratic | March 4, 1907 – December 27, 1912 |
60th 61st 62nd |
Re-elected in 1910 .Died. |
Vacant | December 27, 1912 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | ||
John V. Lesher )
(Sunbury |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921 |
63rd 64th 65th 66th |
Re-elected in 1918 .Lost re-election. |
I. Clinton Kline )
(Sunbury |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | Elected in 1920 .Lost re-election. |
Edgar R. Kiess )
(Williamsport |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – July 20, 1930 |
68th 69th 70th 71st |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1928 .Died. |
Vacant | July 20, 1930 – November 4, 1930 |
71st | ||
Robert F. Rich (Woolrich) |
Republican | November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1943 |
71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th |
Re-elected in 1940. ]
[data missing |
Pittsburgh )
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Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
78th | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1942 .Lost re-election. |
Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (Wynnewood) |
Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1950. .
Redistricted to the 13th district |
Walter M. Mumma (Harrisburg) |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – February 25, 1961 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1960 .Died. |
Vacant | February 25, 1961 – May 16, 1961 |
87th | ||
John C. Kunkel (Harrisburg) |
Republican | May 16, 1961 – December 30, 1966 |
87th 88th 89th |
Re-elected in 1964 .Resigned. |
Vacant | December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967 |
89th | ||
Edwin D. Eshleman )
(Lancaster |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
Re-elected in 1974 .Retired. |
Robert S. Walker )
(East Petersburg |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1997 |
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th |
Re-elected in 1994 .Retired. |
Joe Pitts (Kennett Square) |
Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2017 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th |
Re-elected in 1998. .Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014 Retired. |
Lloyd Smucker (Lancaster) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 |
115th | Elected in 2016. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
Mike Kelly (Butler) |
Republican | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
Election results
Source: [1]
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Third Party | Votes | Pct | Fourth Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
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2000
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Bob Yorczyk | 80,177 | 33.1% | Joe Pitts | 162,403 | 67.0% | ||||||||||
2002
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Joe Pitts | 119,046 | 88.5% | Will Todd | 8,720 | 6.5% | Kenneth Brenneman | 6,766 | 5.0% | |||||||
2004
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Lois Herr | 98,410 | 34.5% | Joe Pitts | 183,620 | 64.4% | William Hagen | 3,269 | 1.25 | |||||||
2006
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Lois Herr | 80,915 | 39.6% | Joe Pitts | 115,741 | 56.6% | John Murphy |
7,958 | 3.9% | |||||||
2008
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Bruce Slater | 120,193 | 39.4% | Joe Pitts | 170,329 | 55.8% | John Murphy |
11,768 | 3.9% | Daniel Frank | 2,877 | 0.9% | ||||
2010
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Lois Herr | 70,994 | 34.6% | Joe Pitts | 134,113 | 65.4% | ||||||||||
2012
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Aryanna Strader | 109,026 | 39% | Joe Pitts | 154,337 | 55% | John Murphy |
10,080 | 4% | Jim Bednarski | 4995 | 2% | ||||
2014
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Tom Houghton | 73,921 | 42.2% | Joe Pitts | 101,083 | 57.8% | ||||||||||
2016
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Christina Hartman | 134,586 | 42.89% | Lloyd Smucker | 168,669 | 53.76% | Shawn Patrick House | 10,518 | 3.35% | |||||||
2018 | Ronald DiNicola | 124,109 | 47.3% | Mike Kelly | 135,348 | 51.6% | Ebert "Bill" Beeman | 2,939 | 1.1% | |||||||
2020 | Kristy Gnibus | 143,962 | 40.7% | Mike Kelly | 210,088 | 59.3% | ||||||||||
2022 | Dan Pastore | 130,443 | 40.6% | Mike Kelly | 190,546 | 59.4% |
Historical district boundaries
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2003–2013
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2013–2019
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2019–2023
See also
References
- ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. 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.
- ^ "Fast Facts for Congress". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2006.
- ^ "2022 House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- 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