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Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district 
Current Representative Mike Fitzpatrick (R–Levittown) 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 D+2 The 8th Pennsylvania Congressional District serves Bucks County, along with a small portion of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. Republican Mike Fitzpatrick has represented this district since 2011.
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Election results
US House election, 2004: Pennsylvania District 8 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Virginia Schrader 143,427 44 +7 Republican Mike Fitzpatrick 183,229 55 -9 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 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 Jackson DR December 9, 1824 – March 3, 1825 Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 Resigned before the convening of the 21st Congress Samuel A. Smith Jacksonian October 13, 1829 – March 3, 1833 Seat B
Representative Party Years District home Note Samuel Ingham Jackson DR March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Redistricted from 6th District 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 Switched to the Democratic Party Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 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 Democrat December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861 Not a candidate for renomination Sydenham E. Ancona Democrat March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867 Unsuccessful candidate for renomination James L. Getz Democrat March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 Not a candidate for renomination Hiester Clymer Democrat March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881 Daniel Ermentrout Democrat March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1889 Unsuccessful candidate for renomination William Mutchler Democrat March 4, 1889 – June 23, 1893 Died Vacant June 23, 1893 – August 7, 1893 Howard Mutchler Democrat August 7, 1893 – March 3, 1895 Not a candidate for renomination Joseph J. Hart Democrat 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 Democrat March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 Not a candidate for renomination Howard Mutchler Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 New Hope James K. Coyne, III Republican January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 Upper Makefield Peter H. Kostmayer Democrat 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 Patrick Murphy Democrat January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 Bristol Defeated for re-election Mike Fitzpatrick Republican January 3, 2011 - present Levittown Incumbent 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
Pennsylvania's congressional districts All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
The 20th-36th and At-large districts are obsolete
See also: Pennsylvania's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- Congressional districts of Pennsylvania
- Government of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Government of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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