Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district
Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 772,128 | ||
Median household income | $60,400 | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+39[1] |
Pennsylvania's third congressional district includes several areas of the city of Philadelphia, including West Philadelphia, most of Center City, and parts of North Philadelphia. It has been represented by Democrat Dwight Evans since 2019. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+39, it is the most Democratic district in Pennsylvania.[1]
Prior to 2018, the district was located in the northwestern part of the state and included the cities of Erie, Sharon, Hermitage, Butler and Meadville. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew this district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional. The new third district is similar to the old second district and was heavily Democratic for the 2018 election and representation thereafter.[2] Dwight Evans, the incumbent from the old 2nd district, ran for re-election in the new 3rd District.
The current version of the 3rd, like the old 2nd, is a heavily Democratic, black-majority district. In 2020, the district gave Joe Biden 91 percent of the vote, his best showing in the nation.[3]
Recent statewide election results
Year | Office | Result |
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2020 | President | Biden 91–8% |
2022 | Governor | Shapiro 92–6% |
2022 | Senate | Fetterman 91–8% |
History
From 1983 to 2003, the district was located in Northeast Pennsylvania and was represented by Rep. Robert Borski; much of that district was merged with the 13th district after the 2000 census, while the 3rd was reconfigured to take in most of the territory in the old 21st district. This version of the 3rd supported President George W. Bush in 2004 as well as John McCain in 2008, Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016.
List of members representing the district
The district was organized from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district in 1791
1791–1793: one seat
Cong ress |
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history | |
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District first established March 4, 1791 | |||||
2nd | Israel Jacobs (Providence Township) |
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
Elected in 1791. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election. |
1795–1823: one seat, then three, then two
The district was organized from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district in 1795. Two additional seats were added in 1803, elected on a general ticket. One of those seats was eliminated in 1813.
Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | |||||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | |||||
4th | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
Richard Thomas (West Whiteland) |
Federalist
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Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Retired. |
Second seat added in 1803 | Third seat added in 1803 | |||||||
5th | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 | ||||||||||||
6th | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | ||||||||||||
7th | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
Philadelphia )
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Federalist
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Elected in 1800. Lost re-election. | |||||||||
8th | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
Joseph Hiester (West Chester) |
Democratic-Republican | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1802. Retired. |
Isaac Anderson (Charlestown Township) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Retired. |
John Whitehill (Salisbury Township) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Lost re-election. | |||
9th | March 4, 1805 – December 19, 1806 |
Christian Lower (Tulpehocken) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1804. Died. | |||||||||
December 19, 1806 – March 3, 1807 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||
10th | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 |
John Hiester (Parker Ford) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1806. Retired. |
Matthias Richards (Pottstown) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired. |
Robert Jenkins (Churchtown) |
Federalist
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Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired. | |||
11th | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
Daniel Hiester (West Chester) |
Democratic-Republican | Re-elected in 1808. Lost re-election. | |||||||||
12th | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
Roger Davis (Charlestown) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
John M. Hyneman (Reading) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
Joseph Lefever (Paradise) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1810. Retired. | |||
13th | March 4, 1813 – August 2, 1813 |
John Gloninger (Lebanon) |
Federalist
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Elected in 1812. Resigned to become associate judge of Lebanon County. |
James Whitehill (Camp Hill) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1812. Resigned. |
Third seat eliminated in 1813. | |||||
August 2, 1813 – October 12, 1813 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||
October 12, 1813 – September 1, 1814 |
Edward Crouch (Paxtang) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected to finish Gloninger's term .Retired. | ||||||||||
September 1, 1814 – October 11, 1814 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||
October 11, 1814 – March 3, 1815 |
Amos Slaymaker (Harrisburg) |
Federalist
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Elected to finish Whitehill's term. .Re-elected in 1814 Resigned. | ||||||||||
14th | March 4, 1815 – July 3, 1815 |
John Whiteside (Lancaster) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Lost re-election. | |||||||||
July 3, 1815 – October 10, 1815 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||
October 10, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
James M. Wallace (Hummelstown) |
Democratic-Republican | . Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
15th | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | ||||||||||||
16th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Jacob Hibshman (Ephrata) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. | |||||||||
17th | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
James Buchanan (Lancaster) |
Federalist
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Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
John Phillips (Hummelstown) |
Federalist
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Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election. |
1823–present: one seat
The district was reorganized in 1823 to have one seat.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Philadelphia )
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th 21st |
Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Lost re-election. |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 | |||
Philadelphia )
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 |
22nd 23rd |
Elected in 1830. .Re-elected in 1832 Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th | Elected in 1834 .Retired. |
Frankford )
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Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 18, 1837 |
25th | Elected in 1836 .Died. |
Vacant | March 18, 1837 – June 29, 1837 |
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Philadelphia )
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Whig | June 29, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
26th | Re-elected in 1838. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. .
Redistricted to the 4th district |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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American | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1844 .Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846 .Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Re-elected in 1850 .Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1852 .Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. candidate.
Lost re-election as a Union |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1856 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
Re-elected in 1860 .Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
38th 39th 40th |
Re-elected in 1866 .. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1869 – April 9, 1869 |
40th | Lost contested election. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | April 9, 1869 – March 3, 1875 |
41st 42nd 43rd |
Re-elected in 1872 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1875 – April 13, 1890 |
44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1888 .Died. |
Vacant | April 13, 1890 – May 20, 1890 |
51st | ||
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | May 20, 1890 – March 3, 1891 |
Elected to finish Randall's term .Lost re-election. | |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 |
52nd 53rd |
Re-elected in 1892 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
55th 56th |
Re-elected in 1898 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1901 – December 5, 1903 |
57th 58th |
Re-elected in 1902 .Died. |
Vacant | December 5, 1903 – February 16, 1904 |
58th | ||
Philadelphia )
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Republican | February 16, 1904 – February 19, 1906 |
58th 59th |
Re-elected in 1904 .Died. |
Vacant | February 19, 1906 – November 6, 1906 |
59th | ||
Philadelphia )
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Republican | November 6, 1906 – January 4, 1920 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
Re-elected in 1918. .
Resigned to become Mayor of Philadelphia |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | November 2, 1920 – March 3, 1933 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930. .
Redistricted to the 1st district |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | Elected in 1932. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
74th | Elected in 1934. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947 |
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th |
Re-elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
80th 81st 82nd |
Re-elected in 1950. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Re-elected in 1970. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 |
93rd 94th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1974. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1977 – April 29, 1981 |
95th 96th 97th |
Re-elected in 1980 .Resigned. |
Vacant | April 29, 1981 – July 21, 1981 |
97th | ||
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | July 21, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
Elected to finish Lederer's term. ]
[data missing | |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th |
and Retired. |
Phil English (Erie) |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 |
108th 109th 110th |
Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election. |
Kathy Dahlkemper (Erie) |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
111th | Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
Mike Kelly )
(Butler |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 |
112th 113th 114th 115th |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Redistricted to the 16th district. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
Recent elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Robert A. Borski Jr. (incumbent)
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130,528 | 68.8% | |
Republican
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Charles F. Dougherty | 59,343 | 31.3% | |
Total votes | 189,871 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Phil English | 116,763 | 77.7% | |
Green
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Anndrea M. Benson | 33,554 | 22.3% | |
Total votes | 150,317 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Phil English (incumbent) | 166,580 | 60.1% | |
Democratic
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Steven Porter | 110,684 | 39.9% | |
Total votes | 277,264 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Phil English (incumbent) | 108,525 | 53.6% | |
Democratic
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Steven Porter | 85,110 | 42.1% | |
Constitution
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Timothy Hagberg | 8,706 | 4.3% | |
Total votes | 202,341 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Kathy Dahlkemper | 146,846 | 51.2% | |
Republican
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Phil English (incumbent) | 139,757 | 48.8% | |
Total votes | 286,603 | 100.0% | ||
Republican
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Mike Kelly
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109,909 | 55.7% | |
Democratic
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Kathy Dahlkemper (incumbent) | 88,924 | 44.3% | |
Total votes | 197,320 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Mike Kelly (incumbent) | 165,826 | 54.82% | |
Democratic
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Missa Eaton | 123,933 | 40.97% | |
Independent
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Steven Porter | 12,755 | 4.22% | |
Total votes | 302,514 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Mike Kelly (incumbent) | 113,859 | 60.63% | |
Democratic
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Daniel Lavallee | 73,931 | 39.37% | |
Total votes | 187,790 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Mike Kelly (incumbent) | 244,893 | 100% | |
Total votes | 244,893 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Dwight Evans | 287,610 | 93.4% | |
Republican
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Bryan E. Leib | 20,387 | 6.6% | |
Total votes | 307,997 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dwight Evans (incumbent) | 341,708 | 91.0 | |
Republican | Michael Harvey | 33,671 | 9.0 | |
Total votes | 375,379 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dwight Evans (incumbent) | 251,115 | 95.1 | |
Socialist Workers | Christopher Hoeppner | 12,820 | 4.9 | |
Total votes | 263,935 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Historical district boundaries
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2003–2013
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2013–2019
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2019–2023
See also
References
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