Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district
Former U.S. House district in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district | |
---|---|
Obsolete district | |
Created | 1830 |
Eliminated | 2000 |
Years active | 1833-2003 |
Pennsylvania's twenty-first congressional district was a congressional district in northwestern Pennsylvania. It was created following the 1830 census and was disbanded after the 2000 census removed two representatives from Pennsylvania.
List of members representing the district
Representatives | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
District established March 4, 1833 | ||||
Thomas M. T. McKennan (Washington) | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839 | 23rd 24th 25th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. [data missing] |
Isaac Leet (Washington) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | 26th | Elected in 1838. [data missing] |
Joseph Lawrence (Washington) | Whig | March 4, 1841 – April 17, 1842 | 27th | Elected in 1840. Died. |
Vacant | April 17, 1842 – May 30, 1842 | |||
Thomas M. T. McKennan (Washington) | Whig | May 30, 1842 – March 3, 1843 | Elected to finish Lawrence's term. [data missing] | |
William Wilkins (Pittsburgh) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – February 14, 1844 | 28th | Elected in 1843. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia |
Vacant | February 14, 1844 – March 26, 1844 | |||
Cornelius Darragh (Pittsburgh) | Whig | March 26, 1844 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | Elected to finish Wilkins's term. Re-elected in 1844. [data missing] |
Moses Hampton (Pittsburgh) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | 30th 31st | Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. [data missing] |
Thomas M. Howe (Allegheny City) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
David Ritchie (Pittsburgh) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
James K. Moorhead (Pittsburgh) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
John L. Dawson (Brownsville) | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | 38th 39th | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. [data missing] |
John Covode (Lockport) | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | 40th | Elected in 1866. Lost election contest. |
Vacant | March 4, 1869 – February 9, 1870 | 41st | ||
John Covode (Lockport) | Republican | February 9, 1870 – January 11, 1871 | Won election contest. Died. | |
Vacant | January 11, 1871 – March 3, 1871 | 42nd | ||
Henry D. Foster (Greensburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. [data missing] | |
Alexander W. Taylor (Indiana) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. [data missing] |
Jacob Turney (Greensburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | 44th 45th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data missing] |
Morgan R. Wise (Waynesburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | 46th 47th | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing] |
Charles E. Boyle (Uniontown) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. [data missing] |
Welty McCullogh (Greensburg) | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | 50th | Elected in 1886. [data missing] |
Samuel A. Craig (Brookville) | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | Elected in 1888. [data missing] |
George F. Huff (Greensburg) | Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. [data missing] |
Daniel B. Heiner (Kittanning) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | 53rd 54th | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing] |
Edward E. Robbins (Greensburg) | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | 55th | Elected in 1896. [data missing] |
Summers M. Jack (Indiana) | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | 56th 57th | Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. [data missing] |
Solomon R. Dresser (Bradford) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | 58th 59th | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. [data missing] |
Charles F. Barclay (Sinnemahoning) | Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911 | 60th 61st | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing] |
Charles E. Patton (Curwensville) | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | 62nd 63rd | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. [data missing] |
Charles H. Rowland (Philispburg) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | 64th 65th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. [data missing] |
Evan J. Jones (Bradford) | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 | 66th 67th | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. [data missing] |
Jacob B. Kurtz (Altoona) | Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
Francis E. Walter (Easton) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945 | 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 20th district. |
Chester H. Gross (York) | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 | 79th 80th | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. [data missing] |
James F. Lind (York) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | 81st 82nd | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. [data missing] |
Augustine B. Kelley (Greensburg) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – November 20, 1957 | 83rd 84th 85th | Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Died. |
Vacant | November 20, 1957 – January 21, 1958 | 85th | ||
John H. Dent (Ligonier) | Democratic | January 21, 1958 – January 3, 1979 | 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th | Elected to finish Kelley's term. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. [data missing] |
Donald A. Bailey (Greensburg) | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | 96th 97th | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data missing] |
Tom Ridge (Erie) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania |
Phil English (Erie) | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
District dissolved January 3, 2003 |
Recent election history
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) |
Year | Democratic | Republican | Independent | Other and write-in | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||
1992 | John C. Harkins | 70,802 | 32% | √ Thomas J. Ridge | 150,729 | 68% | ||||||||||
1994 | Bill Leavens | 84,796 | 47% | √ Phil English | 89,439 | 49% | Arthur E. Drew | 6,588 | 4% | (assorted) | 6 | 0% | ||||
1996 | Ronald A. DiNicola | 104,004 | 49% | √ Phil English | 106,875 | 51% | (assorted) | 9 | 0% | |||||||
1998 | Larry Klemens | 54,591 | 37% | √ Phil English | 94,518 | 63% | (assorted) | 6 | 0% | |||||||
2000 | Marc A. Flitter | 87,018 | 39% | √ Phil English | 135,164 | 61% |
References
- 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
- "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
- v
- t
- e
- The 18th–36th and at-large districts are obsolete.
- See also
- Pennsylvania's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations