Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Population (2022) | 766,586 |
Median household income | $63,172 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+4[1] |
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is located in the northeastern region of the state. It encompasses all of Wayne, Pike, and Lackawanna Counties; along with portions of Luzerne and Monroe counties.
The district had been anchored in Bucks County from the 1940s until 2018, even as most other districts in Pennsylvania changed drastically during that time frame due to population shifts and Pennsylvania's loss of seats in the House.[2]
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional due to gerrymandering. The 8th district was reassigned to the northeastern part of the state for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter. It is geographically the successor of the former 17th district, including the ancestrally Democratic cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in the Wyoming Valley. Portions of the new 8th district also came from the old 10th district, including the more conservative counties of Pike and Wayne. Meanwhile, the Bucks County district was renumbered as the 1st district.[3]
The district has a
The district is a mix of suburban and rural communities. It is predominantly white and middle-class. The bulk of its population is located in the ancestrally Democratic cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. However, the Democrats in this district are
Recent statewide election results
Year | Office | Result |
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2020 | President | Trump 51–47% |
2022 | Governor | Shapiro 54–44% |
2022 | Senate | Fetterman 49–48% |
List of members representing the district
The district was created in 1791.
1791–1793: one seat
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District first established March 4, 1791 | ||||
![]() William Findley (Youngstown) |
Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
2nd | Elected in 1791. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
District eliminated in 1793 and replaced by the at-large district.
1795–1813: one seat
District restored in 1795.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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![]() Thomas Hartley (York) |
Federalist
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March 4, 1795 – December 21, 1800 |
4th 5th 6th |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Retired and then died. |
Vacant | December 21, 1800 – January 15, 1801 |
6th | ||
John Stewart (York) |
Democratic-Republican
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January 15, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
6th 7th |
Elected January 15, 1801, to finish Hartley's term and seated February 3, 1801. .
Redistricted to the 6th district |
![]() William Findley (Youngstown) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th |
Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
William Piper (Bloodyrun) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
13th 14th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Retired. |
Alexander Ogle (Somerset) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1816. Retired. |
Robert Philson (Somerset) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
16th | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election as a Federalist. |
![]() John Tod (Bedford) |
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 13th district. |
1823–1833: two seats
Years | Cong ress |
Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
March 4, 1823 – April 20, 1824 |
18th | Thomas Jones Rogers )
(Easton |
Democratic-Republican
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Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1822. Resigned. |
![]() Samuel D. Ingham (New Hope) |
Democratic-Republican | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828 but resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. | ||
April 20, 1824 – December 9, 1824 |
Vacant | ||||||||
December 9, 1824 – March 3, 1825 |
![]() George Wolf (Easton) |
Democratic-Republican | Governor of Pennsylvania .
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
19th 20th |
Jacksonian
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Jacksonian
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March 4, 1829 – October 13, 1829 |
21st | Vacant | Vacant | ||||||
October 13, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
21st 22nd |
Samuel A. Smith (Rockhill) |
Jacksonian
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Re-elected in 1830 .Retired. |
Peter Ihrie Jr. (Easton) |
Jacksonian
|
Re-elected in 1830. and lost re-election.
Redistricted to the 7th district |
1833–present: one seat
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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Henry King (Allentown) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1832. Retired. |
1833–1843 [data missing] |
Edward Burd Hubley (Orwigsburg) |
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 | ||||
Peter Newhard (Allentown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Re-elected in 1840 .Retired. | |
![]() Jeremiah Brown (Goshen) |
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1843 .Retired. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
John Strohm (New Providence) |
Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
Re-elected in 1846. ]
[data missing | |
![]() Thaddeus Stevens (Lancaster) |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
31st 32nd |
Re-elected in 1850. ]
[data missing | |
Henry A. Muhlenberg (Reading) |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – January 9, 1854 |
33rd | Elected in 1852 .Died. |
1853–1863 [data missing] |
Vacant | January 9, 1854 – February 4, 1854 |
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![]() J. Glancy Jones (Reading) |
Democratic | February 4, 1854 – October 30, 1858 |
33rd 34th 35th |
United States Minister to Austria .
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Vacant | October 30, 1858 – December 7, 1858 |
35th | |||
![]() William H. Keim (Reading) |
Republican | December 7, 1858 – March 3, 1859 |
Elected to finish Jones's term. ]
[data missing | ||
John Schwartz (Reading) |
Anti-Lecompton Democratic | March 4, 1859 – June 20, 1860 |
36th | Elected in 1858 .Died. | |
Vacant | June 20, 1860 – December 3, 1860 |
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Jacob K. McKenty )
(Reading |
Democratic | December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861 |
Elected to finish Schwartz's term .Retired. | ||
![]() Sydenham E. Ancona (Reading) |
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867 |
37th 38th 39th |
Re-elected in 1864 .Lost renomination. | |
1863–1873 [data missing] | |||||
James L. Getz )
(Reading |
Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
40th 41st 42nd |
Re-elected in 1870 .Retired. | |
![]() Hiester Clymer (Reading) |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881 |
43rd 44th 45th 46th |
Re-elected in 1878. ]
[data missing |
1873–1883 [data missing] |
![]() Daniel Ermentrout (Reading) |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1889 |
47th 48th 49th 50th |
Re-elected in 1886 .Lost renomination. | |
1883–1893 [data missing] | |||||
![]() William Mutchler (Easton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – June 23, 1893 |
51st 52nd 53rd |
Re-elected in 1892 .Died. | |
1893–1903 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | June 23, 1893 – August 7, 1893 |
53rd | |||
![]() Howard Mutchler (Easton) |
Democratic | August 7, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Elected to finish his father's term .Retired. | ||
![]() Joseph J. Hart (Milford) |
Democratic | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894 .Retired. | |
William S. Kirkpatrick )
(Easton |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
55th | Elected in 1896 .Lost re-election. | |
Mauch Chunk )
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Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
56th | Elected in 1898 .Retired. | |
![]() Howard Mutchler (Easton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | Elected in 1900 .Retired. | |
![]() Irving P. Wanger (Norristown) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 |
58th 59th 60th 61st |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1908 .Lost re-election. |
1903–1913 [data missing] |
![]() Robert E. Difenderfer (Jenkintown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 |
62nd 63rd |
Re-elected in 1912 .Lost renomination. | |
1913–1933 [data missing] | |||||
![]() Henry W. Watson (Langhorne) |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
Re-elected in 1920. .
Redistricted to the Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district | |
![]() Thomas S. Butler (West Chester) |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – May 26, 1928 |
68th 69th 70th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1926 .Died. | |
Vacant | May 26, 1928 – November 6, 1928 |
70th | |||
![]() James Wolfenden (Upper Darby) |
Republican | November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1945 |
70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
Re-elected in 1942. .
Redistricted to the Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district | |
1933–1943 [data missing] | |||||
1943–1953 [data missing] | |||||
![]() Charles L. Gerlach (Allentown) |
Republican | January 3, 1945 – May 5, 1947 |
79th 80th |
Redistricted from the re-elected in 1944 .Died. | |
Vacant | May 5, 1947 – September 9, 1947 |
80th | |||
![]() Franklin H. Lichtenwalter (Center Valley) |
Republican | September 9, 1947 – January 3, 1951 |
80th 81st |
Re-elected in 1948. ]
[data missing | |
![]() Albert C. Vaughn (Fullerton) |
Republican | January 3, 1951 – September 1, 1951 |
82nd | Elected in 1950 .Died. | |
Vacant | September 1, 1951 – November 6, 1951 | ||||
![]() Karl C. King (Morrisville) |
Republican | November 6, 1951 – January 3, 1957 |
82nd 83rd 84th |
Re-elected in 1954 .Retired. | |
1953–1963 [data missing] | |||||
![]() Willard S. Curtin (Morrisville) |
Republican | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967 |
85th 86th 87th 88th 89th |
Re-elected in 1964 .Retired. | |
1963–1973 [data missing] | |||||
![]() Edward G. Biester Jr. (Furlong) |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
Re-elected in 1974 .Retired. | |
1973–1983 [data missing] | |||||
![]() Peter H. Kostmayer (Solebury) |
Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 |
95th 96th |
Re-elected in 1978 .Lost re-election. | |
James K. Coyne, III )
(Newtown |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
97th | Elected in 1980 .Lost re-election. | |
![]() Peter H. Kostmayer (Solebury) |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Re-elected in 1990 .Lost re-election. |
1983–1993 [data missing] |
James C. Greenwood )
(Erwinna |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th |
. Retired. |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013![]() | |||||
![]() Mike Fitzpatrick (Levittown) |
Republican | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
109th | Elected in 2004. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Patrick Murphy (Bristol) |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
110th 111th |
Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Mike Fitzpatrick (Levittown) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
112th 113th 114th |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired. | |
2013–2019![]() | |||||
![]() Brian Fitzpatrick (Langhorne) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 |
115th | Elected in 2016. Redistricted to the 1st district | |
![]() Matt Cartwright (Moosic) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
2019–2023![]() |
2023–![]() |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick | 183,229 | 55 | -9 | |
Democratic | Virginia Schrader | 143,427 | 44 | +7 | |
Libertarian | Arthur L. Farnsworth | 3,710 | 1 | +1 | |
Constitution | Erich Lukas | 898 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Turnout | 331,264 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick Murphy | 125,667 | 50 | +6 | |
Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 124,146 | 50 | -5 | |
Turnout | 249,813 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick Murphy (incumbent) | 197,869 | 57 | +7 | |
Republican | Tom Manion
|
145,103 | 42 | -8 | |
Independent
|
Tom Lingenfelter | 5,543 | 2 | ||
Turnout | 348,515 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick | 126,404 | 54 | +12 | |
Democratic | Patrick Murphy (incumbent) | 109,157 | 46 | -11 | |
Turnout | 235,561 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 199,379 | 56.6 | +2.6 | |
Democratic | Kathy Boockvar | 152,859 | 43.4 | -2.6 | |
Turnout | 352,238 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Fitzpatrick (Incumbent) | 137,731 | 61.90 | ||
Democratic | Kevin Strouse | 84,767 | 38.10 | ||
Turnout | 222,498 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brian Fitzpatrick | 207,263 | 54.4 | |
Democratic | Steve Santarsiero | 173,555 | 45.6 | |
Total votes | 380,818 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Matt Cartwright (incumbent) | 135,603 | 54.6 | |
Republican | John Chrin | 112,563 | 45.4 | |
Total votes | 248,166 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Matt Cartwright (incumbent) | 178,004 | 51.8 | |
Republican | Jim Bognet | 165,783 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 343,787 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Matt Cartwright (incumbent) | 146,956 | 51.2 | |
Republican | Jim Bognet | 139,930 | 48.8 | |
Total votes | 286,886 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
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