Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Mike Fitzpatrick (R)
Distribution	90.73% urban 9.27% rural
Population (2000)	646,403
Median income	59,207
Ethnicity	92.1% White 3.5% Black 2.4% Asian 1.3% Hispanic 0.1% Native American 0.1% other
Occupation	% Blue-collar % White-collar % Gray-collar
Cook PVI	R+1

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district serves Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County, in Pennsylvania. Republican Mike Fitzpatrick has represented this district since 2011.

Election results

US House election, 2004: Pennsylvania District 8
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
Majority
Turnout			331,264

US House election, 2006: Pennsylvania District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	125,667	50	+6
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick	124,146	50	-5
Majority
Turnout			249,813

US House election, 2008: Pennsylvania District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	197,869	57	+7
	Republican	Tom Manion	145,103	42	-8
	Independent	Tom Lingenfelter	5,543	2
Majority
Turnout			348,515

US House election, 2010: Pennsylvania District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick	126,404	54	+12
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	109,157	46	-11
Majority
Turnout			235,561

US House election, 2012: Pennsylvania District 8^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick	199,379	56.6	+2.6
	Democratic	Kathy Boockvar	152,859	43.4	-2.6
Majority
Turnout			352,238

Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick (Incumbent)	137,731	61.90
	Democratic	Kevin Strouse	84,767	38.10
Turnout			222,498

List of representatives

1791–1793: One seat

District created in 1791 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
William Findley	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793		Redistricted to At-large district

District redistricted in 1793 to Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

1795–1813: One seat

District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Thomas Hartley	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – December 21, 1800	York	Redistricted from the At-large District, Died
Vacant		December 21, 1800 – January 15, 1801
John Stewart	Democratic-Republican	January 15, 1801 – March 3, 1803	York	Redistricted to the 6th District
William Findley	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	Latrobe	Redistricted to the 11th District
William Piper	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Everett	Redistricted from the 7th District
Alexander Ogle	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	Somerset	Not a candidate for renomination
Robert Philson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Berlin
John Tod	Democratic-Republican	March 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823		Redistricted to the 13th District

1823–1833: Two seats

Seat A

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Thomas Jones Rogers	Jackson DR	March 4, 1823 – April 20, 1824	Berlin	Redistricted from the 6th District, Resigned
Vacant		April 20, 1824 – December 9, 1824
George Wolf	Jacksonian DR	December 9, 1824 – March 3, 1825
George Wolf	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – ????, 1829		Resigned before the convening of the 21st Congress
Samuel A. Smith	Jacksonian	October 13, 1829 – March 3, 1833

Seat B

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Samuel Delucenna Ingham	Jacksonian DR	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Redistricted from 6th District
Samuel Delucenna Ingham	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	Resigned before the convening of the 21st Congress
Peter Ihrie, Jr.	Jacksonian	October 13, 1829 – March 3, 1833

1833–present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Henry King	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Allentown	Redistricted from 7th District, Not a candidate for renomination
Edward Burd Hubley	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	Reading
Edward Burd Hubley	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Reading
Peter Newhard	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Allentown	Not a candidate for renomination
Jeremiah Brown	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Lancaster	Redistricted from 4th District, Not a candidate for renomination
John Strohm	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Lancaster
Thaddeus Stevens	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	York
Henry A. Muhlenberg	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – January 9, 1854	Reading	Died
Vacant		January 9, 1854 – February 4, 1854
J. Glancy Jones	Democratic	February 4, 1854 – October 30, 1858	Reading	appointed United States Minister to Austria
Vacant		October 30, 1858 – December 7, 1858
William H. Keim	Republican	December 7, 1858 – March 3, 1859	Reading
John Schwartz	Anti-Lecompton Democrat	March 4, 1859 – June 20, 1860	Reading	Died
Vacant		June 20, 1860 – December 3, 1860
Jacob K. McKenty	Democratic	December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861		Not a candidate for renomination
Sydenham E. Ancona	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
James L. Getz	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873		Not a candidate for renomination
Hiester Clymer	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881
Daniel Ermentrout	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1889		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
William Mutchler	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – June 23, 1893		Died
Vacant		June 23, 1893 – August 7, 1893
Howard Mutchler	Democratic	August 7, 1893 – March 3, 1895		Not a candidate for renomination
Joseph J. Hart	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Not a candidate for renomination
William S. Kirkpatrick	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Laird H. Barber	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901		Not a candidate for renomination
Howard Mutchler	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903		Not a candidate for renomination
Irving P. Wanger	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911		Redistricted from 7th District, Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Robert E. Difenderfer	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Henry W. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923		Redistricted to Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
Thomas S. Butler	Republican	March 4, 1923 – May 26, 1928		Redistricted from 7th District, Died
Vacant		May 26, 1928 – November 6, 1928
James Wolfenden	Republican	November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1945		Redistricted to Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
Charles L. Gerlach	Republican	January 3, 1945 – May 5, 1947		Redistricted from 9th District, Died
Vacant		May 5, 1947 – September 9, 1947
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter	Republican	September 9, 1947 – January 3, 1951
Albert C. Vaughn	Republican	January 3, 1951 – September 1, 1951		Died
Vacant		September 1, 1951 – November 6, 1951
Karl C. King	Republican	November 6, 1951 – January 3, 1957
Willard S. Curtin	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967
Edward G. Biester, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	Furlong
Peter H. Kostmayer	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981	New Hope
James K. Coyne, III	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	Upper Makefield
Peter H. Kostmayer	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	New Hope
James C. Greenwood	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005
Mike Fitzpatrick	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	Levittown	Defeated for re-election
Patrick Murphy	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Bristol	Defeated for re-election
Mike Fitzpatrick	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017	Levittown	Incumbent, Retiring
Brian Fitzpatrick	Republican	January 3, 2017 –	Middletown Township

Historical district boundaries

2005 - 2013

The district has been primarily based in Bucks County since the 1940s, even as most other districts in Pennsylvania have changed drastically due to population shifts and Pennsylvania's loss of seats in the House. ^[3]

References

↑ "2012 General Election—Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
↑ "Pennsylvania 2014 General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
↑ "Congressional Interactive District Map". Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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

External links

Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's congressional districts

All districts: At-large; 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st • 22nd • 23rd • 24th • 25th • 26th • 27th • 28th • 29th • 30th • 31st • 32nd • 33rd • 34th • 35th • 36th

The 19th–36th and At-large districts are obsolete

See also: Pennsylvania's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

Coordinates: 40°20′10″N 75°09′04″W / 40.33611°N 75.15111°W / 40.33611; -75.15111

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