Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

; Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
	; Boundaries beginning January 2019; below statistics, except PVI, apply to old boundaries;
Current Representative	; Brian Fitzpatrick (R–Bucks County)
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; ; ;
Cook PVI	; R+1

Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district serves Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County, in Pennsylvania. Republican Brian Fitzpatrick has represented this district since 2017.

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. ^[2]

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional, also reassigning the number to a district in the northeastern part of the state for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter. Most of the 8th will be the successor to the old 17th district that included ancestrally Democratic cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in the Wyoming Valley along with the addition of the more conservative counties of Pike and Wayne.^[3] The district is rated slightly Republican with a Cook PVI of R+1; however, the Democratic incumbent of the 17th, Matthew Cartwright, is listed as likely to win in 2018.^[4]

District characteristics[edit]

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 not as liberal as their counterparts in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The old 17th swung from a 55-43 win for Barack Obama to a 54-43 win for Donald Trump--the first time much of this area had voted for a Republican since 1988.

Election results[edit]

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
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
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
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
Turnout			235,561

US House election, 2012: Pennsylvania District 8^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick	199,379	56.6	+2.6
	Democratic	Kathy Boockvar	152,859	43.4	-2.6
Turnout			352,238

US House election, 2014: Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fitzpatrick (Incumbent)	137,731	61.90
	Democratic	Kevin Strouse	84,767	38.10
Turnout			222,498

List of representatives[edit]

1791–1793: One seat[edit]

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

Representative	Party	Years	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[edit]

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

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Thomas Hartley	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – December 21, 1800	Redistricted from the at-large district. Retired and then died.
Vacant		December 21, 1800 – January 15, 1801
John Stewart	Democratic-Republican	January 15, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Elected to the next term and to finish Hartley's term. Redistricted to the 6th district.
William Findley	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	Redistricted to the 11th district.
William Piper	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Redistricted from the 7th district.
Alexander Ogle	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	Retired.
Robert Philson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Tod	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Redistricted to the 13th district.

1823–1833: Two seats[edit]

Seat A[edit]

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Thomas Jones Rogers	Jackson DR	March 4, 1823 – April 20, 1824	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[edit]

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[edit]

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history	District location
Henry King	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Redistricted from 7th District. Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Edward Burd Hubley	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing.]	[Data unknown/missing.]
Edward Burd Hubley	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	[Data unknown/missing.]	[Data unknown/missing.]
Peter Newhard	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Jeremiah Brown	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Redistricted from 4th District. Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Strohm	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	[Data unknown/missing.]	[Data unknown/missing.]
Thaddeus Stevens	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing.]	[Data unknown/missing.]
Henry A. Muhlenberg	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – January 9, 1854	Died.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant		January 9, 1854 – February 4, 1854	[Data unknown/missing.]
J. Glancy Jones	Democratic	February 4, 1854 – October 30, 1858	Resigned to become United States Minister to Austria.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant		October 30, 1858 – December 7, 1858	[Data unknown/missing.]
William H. Keim	Republican	December 7, 1858 – March 3, 1859	[Data unknown/missing.]	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Schwartz	Anti-Lecompton Democrat	March 4, 1859 – June 20, 1860	Died.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant		June 20, 1860 – December 3, 1860	[Data unknown/missing.]
Jacob K. McKenty	Democratic	December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Sydenham E. Ancona	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Lost renomination	[Data unknown/missing.]
James L. Getz	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Hiester Clymer	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing.]	[Data unknown/missing.]
Daniel Ermentrout	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1889	Lost renomination	[Data unknown/missing.]
William Mutchler	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – June 23, 1893	Died.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant		June 23, 1893 – August 7, 1893	[Data unknown/missing.]
Howard Mutchler	Democratic	August 7, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Joseph J. Hart	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
William S. Kirkpatrick	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	Lost reelection	[Data unknown/missing.]
Laird H. Barber	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Howard Mutchler	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Irving P. Wanger	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	Redistricted from 7th District. Lost reelection	[Data unknown/missing.]
Robert E. Difenderfer	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	Lost renomination	[Data unknown/missing.]
Henry W. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Redistricted to Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas S. Butler	Republican	March 4, 1923 – May 26, 1928	Redistricted from 7th District. Died.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant		May 26, 1928 – November 6, 1928	[Data unknown/missing.]
James Wolfenden	Republican	November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1945	Redistricted to Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Charles L. Gerlach	Republican	January 3, 1945 – May 5, 1947	Redistricted from 9th District. Died.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant		May 5, 1947 – September 9, 1947	[Data unknown/missing.]
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter	Republican	September 9, 1947 – January 3, 1951	[Data unknown/missing.]	[Data unknown/missing.]
Albert C. Vaughn	Republican	January 3, 1951 – September 1, 1951	Died.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant		September 1, 1951 – November 6, 1951	[Data unknown/missing.]
Karl C. King	Republican	November 6, 1951 – January 3, 1957	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Willard S. Curtin	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Edward G. Biester, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Peter H. Kostmayer	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981	Lost re-election.	[Data unknown/missing.]
James K. Coyne, III	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	Lost re-election.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Peter H. Kostmayer	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	Lost re-election.	[Data unknown/missing.]
James C. Greenwood	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	Retired.	[Data unknown/missing.]
Mike Fitzpatrick	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007	Lost re-election.	2005 – 2013
Patrick Murphy	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Lost re-election.
Mike Fitzpatrick	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017	Retired.
Mike Fitzpatrick	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017	Retired.	2013 – 2019
Brian Fitzpatrick	Republican	January 3, 2017 – Present	First elected in 2016. Redistricted to the 1st district.	2013 – 2019
TBD			To be determined in the 2018 elections.	From 2019

References[edit]

^ "New Pennsylvania Map Is a Major Boost for Democrats". The Cook Political Report. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ "Congressional Interactive District Map". Retrieved 30 August 2016.

^ Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

^ "Battle for the House 2018". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

^ "2012 General Election—Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. 2012-11-06. Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2013-01-01.

^ "Pennsylvania 2014 General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.

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[edit]

Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania

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

[Cook-1] "New Pennsylvania Map Is a Major Boost for Democrats". The Cook Political Report. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

[CongMap-2] "Congressional Interactive District Map". Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[new-3] Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

[4] "Battle for the House 2018". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[5] "2012 General Election—Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. 2012-11-06. Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2013-01-01.

[Generalelection-6] "Pennsylvania 2014 General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.

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