Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2022) | 768,063 | ||
Median household income | $79,416 | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+14[2] |
Pennsylvania's fifth congressional district encompasses all of
Prior to 2018, the fifth district was located in north-central
The 5th district is mostly suburban, but contains some urban and rural areas as well. The entirety of Delaware County and the majority of both the Main Line Suburbs and South Philadelphia are part of this district. The district is fairly diverse compared to others in Pennsylvania, and is roughly 25% African American.
Recent statewide election results
Year | Office | Result |
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2020 | President | Biden 65–34% |
2022 | Governor | Shapiro 70–28% |
2022 | Senate | Fetterman 65–32% |
Geography
Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district is located in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania and includes all or part of the following four counties:[4]
Cities in this district include:
- Philadelphia
- Chester
List of members representing the district
District created in 1791 from the at-large district.
1791–1793: one seat
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | |
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District first established March 4, 1791 | |||||
John W. Kittera (Lancaster) |
Pro-Administration | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
2nd | Elected in 1791. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
District redistricted in 1793 to the at-large district.
1795–1813: one seat
District restored in 1795.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Daniel Hiester (West Chester) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – July 1, 1796 |
4th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1794. Resigned. |
Vacant | July 1, 1796 – December 8, 1796 |
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George Ege (Womelsdorf) |
Federalist
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December 8, 1796 – March 3, 1797 |
Elected October 10, 1797, to finish Hiester's term. Also elected the next day to the next term. Resigned. | |
March 4, 1797 – October ??, 1797 |
5th | |||
Vacant | October ??, 1797 – December 1, 1797 |
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Joseph Hiester (Reading) |
Democratic-Republican | December 1, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
Elected to finish Ege's term. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | |
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 |
6th 7th | |||
Andrew Gregg (Bellefonte) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
8th 9th |
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Lost re-election. |
Daniel Montgomery Jr. (Danville) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 |
10th | Elected in 1806. Retired. |
George Smith | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 |
11th 12th |
Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 10th district and lost re-election. |
1813–1823: two seats
Years | Cong ress |
Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
March 4, 1813 – April 8, 1813 |
13th | William Crawford )
(Gettysburg |
Democratic-Republican | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election. |
Robert Whitehill (Camp Hill) |
Democratic-Republican | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1812. Died. | ||
April 8, 1813 – May 11, 1813 |
Vacant | ||||||||
May 11, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
John Rea (Chambersburg) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected to finish Whitehill's term. Retired. | ||||||
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | William Maclay )
(Fannettsburg |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Retired. | |||||
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Andrew Boden (Carlisle) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Retired. | |||||
March 4, 1819 – May 15, 1820 |
16th | David Fullerton (Greencastle) |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1818. Resigned. | |||||
May 15, 1820 – November 13, 1820 |
Vacant | ||||||||
November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1821 |
Thomas Grubb McCullough )
(Chambersburg |
Federalist
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Elected October 10, 1820, to finish Fullerton's term and seated November 13, 1820. Did not run in the same day's election to the next term. | ||||||
March 4, 1821 – December 12, 1821 |
17th | Vacant | Representative-elect James Duncan resigned before assembly of Congress. | James McSherry (Petersburg) |
Federalist
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Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 11th district and lost re-election. | |||
December 12, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
John Findlay )
(Chambersburg |
Democratic-Republican | Elected October 9, 1821, to finish Duncan's term and seated December 12, 1821. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
1823–present: one seat
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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Philip Swenk Markley )
(Norristown |
Jackson Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election. |
Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
John Benton Sterigere )
(Norristown |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
20th 21st |
Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Retired. |
Joel Keith Mann (Jenkintown) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 |
22nd 23rd |
Elected in 1830. .Re-elected in 1832 Retired. |
Jacob Fry Jr. (Trappe) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th |
Re-elected in 1836 .Retired. |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |||
Joseph Fornance (Norristown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Re-elected in 1840. ]
[data missing |
Jacob Senewell Yost (Pottstown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
Re-elected in 1844. ]
[data missing |
John Freedley (Norristown) |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
Re-elected in 1848. ]
[data missing |
John McNair (Norristown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd |
Re-elected in 1852. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1856 .Lost re-election. |
John Wood (Conshohocken) |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Elected in 1858 .Retired. |
Milestown )
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Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
Re-elected in 1864 .Declined to be a candidate for renomination. |
Caleb Newbold Taylor )
(Bristol |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected in 1866. ]
[data missing |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1869 – April 13, 1870 |
41st | Lost contested election. |
Caleb Newbold Taylor )
(Bristol |
Republican | April 13, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Won contested election. ]
[data missing | |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
42nd 43rd |
Re-elected in 1872 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | Elected in 1874 .Declined to be a candidate for re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1900 |
45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th |
Re-elected in 1898 .Died. |
Vacant | March 6, 1900 – November 6, 1900 |
56th | ||
Philadelphia )
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Republican | November 6, 1900 – March 3, 1907 |
56th 57th 58th 59th |
Re-elected in 1904 .Retired. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1907 – November 13, 1910 |
60th 61st |
Re-elected in 1908 .Died. |
Vacant | November 13, 1910 – March 3, 1911 |
61st | ||
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 |
62nd 63rd |
Re-elected in 1912 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
64th 65th 66th |
Re-elected in 1918 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd |
Re-elected in 1932 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
74th 75th |
Re-elected in 1936 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
76th | Elected in 1938 .Lost re-election. |
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
77th | 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. |
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 – December 21, 1963 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th |
Re-elected in 1962 .Died. |
Vacant | December 21, 1963 – April 28, 1964 |
88th | ||
Philadelphia )
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Democratic | April 28, 1964 – January 3, 1973 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Re-elected in 1970. .
Redistricted to the 3rd district |
John H. Ware III (Oxford) |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
93rd | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1972 .Retired. |
Dick Schulze (Berwyn) |
Republican | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Re-elected in 1990 .Retired. |
William Clinger (Warren) |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
103rd 104th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1994 .Retired. |
John E. Peterson )
(Pleasantville |
Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
. Retired. |
Glenn Thompson (Howard) |
Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019 |
111th 112th 113th 114th 115th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Redistricted to the 15th district. |
Mary Gay Scanlon (Swarthmore) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
Recent election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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John E. Peterson (incumbent)
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147,570 | 82.7% | |
Libertarian
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Thomas A. Martin | 17,020 | 9.5% | |
Green
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William M. Belitskus | 13,875 | 7.8% | |
Total votes | 178,465 | 100% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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John E. Peterson (incumbent)
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124,942 | 87.4% | |
Libertarian
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Thomas A. Martin | 18,078 | 12.6% | |
Total votes | 143,020 | 100% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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John E. Peterson (incumbent)
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192,852 | 88.0% | |
Libertarian
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Thomas A. Martin | 26,239 | 12.0% | |
Total votes | 219,091 | 100% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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John E. Peterson (incumbent)
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115,126 | 60.1% | |
Democratic
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Donald L. Hilliard | 76,456 | 39.9% | |
Total votes | 191,582 | 100% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Glenn Thompson | 155,513 | 56.7% | |
Democratic
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Mark B. McCracken | 112,509 | 41.0% | |
Libertarian
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James Fryman
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6,155 | 2.2% | |
Total votes | 274,177 | 99.9% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Glenn Thompson (incumbent) | 125,740 | 68.6% | |
Democratic
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Michael Pipe
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51,848 | 28.3% | |
Libertarian
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Vernon L. Etzel | 5,654 | 3.1% | |
Total votes | 182,972 | 100% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Glenn Thompson (incumbent) | 177,704 | 62.9% | |
Democratic
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Charles Dumas | 104,710 | 37.1% | |
Total votes | 282,414 | 100% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Glenn Thompson (Incumbent) | 115,018 | 63.60% | |
Democratic
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Kerith Strano Taylor | 65,839 | 36.40% | |
Total votes | 180,857 | 100% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Glenn Thompson (Incumbent) | 206,761 | 67.16% | |
Democratic
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Kerith Strano Taylor | 101,082 | 32.84% | |
Total votes | 307,843 | 100% | ||
Republican hold
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Mary Gay Scanlon | 198,639 | 65.2% | |
Republican
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Pearl Kim | 106,075 | 34.8% | |
Total votes | 304,714 | 100% | ||
Republican
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Gay Scanlon (incumbent) | 255,743 | 64.7 | |
Republican | Dasha Pruett | 139,552 | 35.3 | |
Total votes | 395,295 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Gay Scanlon (incumbent) | 205,128 | 65.1 | |
Republican | David Galluch | 110,058 | 34.9 | |
Total votes | 315,186 | 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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