Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district
Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 760,257[1] | ||
Median household income | $104,881[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | EVEN[3] |
Pennsylvania's first congressional district includes all of Bucks County and a sliver of Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania. It has been represented by Brian Fitzpatrick since 2019.
The state congressional district map was redrawn by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering; the previous 1st district was geographically succeeded by the newly redrawn 2nd district which on November 6, 2018, elected Brendan Boyle, the incumbent from the 13th district. The new first district is similar to the previous eighth district, with the new boundaries going into effect for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter.[4]
Fitzpatrick, the incumbent from the previous 8th district, was elected on November 6, 2018, to the newly redrawn 1st district. Only minor changes were made to the district after redistricting following the 2020 census. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.
Prior to 2018, the district had generally been based in Philadelphia.
Recent statewide election results
Year | Office | Result |
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2020 | President | Biden 52–46% |
2022 | Governor | Shapiro 59–39% |
2022 | Senate | Fetterman 52–45% |
List of members representing the district
The district was organized from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district in 1791.
1791–1793: one seat
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | |
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District first established March 4, 1791 | |||||
Philadelphia )
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Pro-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
2nd | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1791. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
1795–1803: one seat
The district was organized from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district in 1795.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1795 – August 1, 1798 |
4th 5th |
Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Died. |
Vacant | August 1, 1798 – December 3, 1798 |
5th | ||
Philadelphia )
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Federalist
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December 3, 1798 – March 3, 1801 |
5th 6th |
Elected October 9, 1798 to finish Swanwick's term and seated December 3, 1798. Elected the same day to the next term. Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
7th | Elected in 1800. Retired. |
1803–1823: three seats, then four
The district was reorganized in 1803 to have 3 at-large seats on a general ticket. The district was apportioned a fourth seat in 1813, also elected on a general ticket.
Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | Seat D | ||||||||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
8th | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Resigned. |
Jacob Richards (Chester) |
Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Resigned. |
Fourth seat added in 1812. | ||||||
9th | March 4, 1805 – February 14, 1806 | ||||||||||||||||
February 14, 1806 – December 8, 1806 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
December 8, 1806 – March 3, 1807 |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1806. Later elected to finish Leib's term. Re-elected in 1808. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||||||
10th | March 4, 1807 – March 28, 1808 | ||||||||||||||||
March 28, 1808 – November 16, 1808 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
November 16, 1808 – March 3, 1809 |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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Elected to finish Clay's term. Re-elected in 1808. Resigned. | ||||||||||||||
11th | March 4, 1809 – June 1809 |
William Anderson (Chester) |
Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1812. Lost re-election. | |||||||||||||
June 1809 – October 10, 1809 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
October 10, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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Elected to finish Anderson's term. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1812. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||||||
12th | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
Philadelphia )
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Federalist
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Elected in 1810. Retired. | |||||||||||||
13th | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1812. Lost re-election. |
John Conard (Germantown) |
Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1812. Retired. | ||||||||||
14th | March 4, 1815 – May 16, 1815 |
Philadelphia )
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Federalist
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Elected in 1814. Lost re-election. |
Thomas Smith (Darby) |
Federalist
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Elected in 1814. Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Federalist
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Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1814. Died. | ||||
May 16, 1815 – October 10, 1815 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
October 10, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Philadelphia )
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Federalist
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Elected to finish Williams's term. Re-elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Retired. | ||||||||||||||
15th | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1816. Lost re-election. |
William Anderson (Chester) |
Democratic-Republican
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Elected in 1816. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
16th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Thomas Forrest (Germantown) |
Federalist
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Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Federalist
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Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 2nd district and won re-election. |
Samuel Edwards (Chester) |
Federalist
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Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 4th district and won re-election. | |||||||
17th | March 4, 1821 – May 8, 1822 |
Philadelphia )
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Federalist
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Elected in 1820. Resigned. | |||||||||||||
May 8, 1822 – October 8, 1822 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
October 8, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
Philadelphia )
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Federalist
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Elected to finish Milnor's term, but on the same day lost election to the next term when redistricted to the 3rd district. |
1823–present: one seat
The district was reorganized in 1823 to have one seat.
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
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Philadelphia )
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Adams-Clay
Federalist |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Elected in 1822. Retired. |
1823–1833 [data missing] |
Philadelphia )
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
19th | Elected in 1824. Retired. | |
Philadelphia )
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1827 – February 1833 |
20th 21st 22nd |
Re-elected in 1830. but resigned to become a judge.
Re-elected in 1832 | |
Vacant | February 1833 – October 8, 1833 |
22nd 23rd |
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1833–1843 [data missing] | |||||
Philadelphia )
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Jacksonian
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October 8, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
Re-elected in 1834 .Lost re-election. | |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
Re-elected in 1838 .Retired. | |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840 .Retired. | |
Philadelphia )
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Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843. ]
[data missing |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
Philadelphia )
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American | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
29th 30th 31st |
Re-elected in 1848 .Lost re-election. | |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1861 |
32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th |
Re-elected in 1858 .Lost re-election. | |
1853–1863 [data missing] | |||||
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860 .Lost re-election. | |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1875 |
38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th |
Re-elected in 1872. .
Redistricted to the 3rd district |
1863–1873 [data missing] |
1873–1883 [data missing] | |||||
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
45th 46th |
Re-elected in 1876 .Retired. | |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 22, 1912 |
47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Re-elected in 1910 .Died. | |
1883–1893 [data missing] | |||||
1893–1903 [data missing] | |||||
1903–1913 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | March 22, 1912 – May 24, 1912 |
62nd | |||
Philadelphia )
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Republican | May 24, 1912 – March 3, 1927 |
62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th |
Re-elected in 1924. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator | |
1913–1933 [data missing] | |||||
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1927 – October 20, 1927 |
70th | Elected in 1926 .Resigned. | |
Vacant | October 20, 1927 – November 8, 1927 | ||||
Philadelphia )
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Republican | November 8, 1927 – March 3, 1933 |
70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930. .
Redistricted to the 2nd district | |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 |
73rd 74th |
Re-elected in 1934 .Lost re-election. |
1933–1943 [data missing] |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
75th 76th 77th |
Re-elected in 1940 .Lost re-election. | |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
78th | Elected in 1942 .Lost re-election. |
1943–1953 [data missing] |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Elected in 1944 .Lost re-election. | |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946 .Lost re-election. | |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1949 – April 12, 1976 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
Re-elected in 1974 .Died. | |
1953–1963 [data missing] | |||||
1963–1973 [data missing] | |||||
1973–1983 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | April 12, 1976 – November 2, 1976 |
94th | |||
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | November 2, 1976 – October 2, 1980 |
94th 95th 96th |
Re-elected in 1978 .Expelled. | |
Vacant | October 2, 1980 – January 3, 1981 |
96th | |||
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1981 – November 11, 1997 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th |
U.S. Ambassador to Italy .
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1983–1993 [data missing] | |||||
1993–2003 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | November 11, 1997 – May 19, 1998 |
105th | |||
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | May 19, 1998 – January 3, 2019 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th |
Re-elected in 1998. and retired.
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. Re-elected in 2016. Redistricted to the 3rd district | |
2003–2013 | |||||
2013–2019 | |||||
Brian Fitzpatrick (Levittown) |
Republican | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
2019-2023 |
2023– |
Recent election results
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Brady (incumbent) | 235,394 | 85.0 | |
Republican | John Featherman | 41,708 | 15.0 | |
Total votes | 277,102 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Brady (incumbent) | 131,248 | 82.8 | |
Republican | Megan Rath | 27,193 | 17.2 | |
Total votes | 158,441 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Brady (incumbent) | 245,791 | 82.2 | |
Republican | Debbie Williams | 53,219 | 17.8 | |
Total votes | 299,010 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 169,053 | 51.3 | |
Democratic | Scott Wallace | 160,745 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 329,798 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 249,804 | 56.6 | |
Democratic | Christina Finello | 191,875 | 43.4 | |
Total votes | 441,679 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 201,571 | 54.9 | |
Democratic | Ashley Ehasz | 165,809 | 45.1 | |
Total votes | 367,380 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold
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See also
References
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- census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
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