Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
(Delaware County outlined in red)
Representative
Population (2023)757,986
Median household
income		$81,754
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+14[2]

Pennsylvania's fifth congressional district encompasses all of Delaware County, an exclave of Chester County, a small portion of southern Montgomery County and a section of southern Philadelphia. Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon represents the district.

Prior to 2018, the fifth district was located in north-central Pennsylvania and was the largest in area, and therefore least densely populated, of all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts. It was Republican-leaning and represented by Glenn Thompson (R). However, in February 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew this district after ruling the previous congressional district map unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering, assigning its number to a more left-leaning district in southeastern Pennsylvania for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter–essentially, a successor to the old seventh district. Most of Thompson's territory became a new, heavily Republican 15th district.[3] He was re-elected there.

The 5th district is mostly suburban, but contains some urban and rural areas as well. The entirety of Delaware County and the majority of both the Main Line Suburbs and South Philadelphia are part of this district. The district is fairly diverse compared to others in Pennsylvania, and is roughly 25% African American.

Recent statewide election results

Year Office Result
2020 President Biden 65–34%
2022 Governor Shapiro 70–28%
2022 Senate Fetterman 65–32%

[citation needed]

Geography

Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district is located in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania and includes all or part of the following four counties:[4]

Cities in this district include:

List of members representing the district

District created in 1791 from the at-large district.

1791–1793: one seat

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District first established March 4, 1791
John W. Kittera
(Lancaster) 		Pro-Administration March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793 		2nd Elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the at-large district.

District redistricted in 1793 to the at-large district.

1795–1813: one seat

District restored in 1795.

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
Daniel Hiester
(West Chester) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
July 1, 1796 		4th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1794.
Resigned.
Vacant July 1, 1796 –
December 8, 1796
George Ege
(Womelsdorf) 		Federalist December 8, 1796 –
March 3, 1797 		Elected October 10, 1797, to finish Hiester's term.
Also elected the next day to the next term.
Resigned.
March 4, 1797 –
October ??, 1797 		5th
Vacant October ??, 1797 –
December 1, 1797

Joseph Hiester
(Reading) 		Democratic-Republican December 1, 1797 –
March 3, 1799 		Elected to finish Ege's term.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1803 		6th
7th

Andrew Gregg
(Bellefonte) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1807 		8th
9th 		Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
Daniel Montgomery Jr.
(Danville) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809 		10th Elected in 1806.
Retired.
George Smith Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813 		11th
12th 		Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the 10th district and lost re-election.

1813–1823: two seats

Years Cong
ress 		Seat A Seat B
Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history
March 4, 1813 –
April 8, 1813 		13th William Crawford
(Gettysburg) 		Democratic-Republican Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election. 		Robert Whitehill
(Camp Hill) 		Democratic-Republican Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1812.
Died.
April 8, 1813 –
May 11, 1813 		Vacant
May 11, 1813 –
March 3, 1815 		John Rea
(Chambersburg) 		Democratic-Republican Elected to finish Whitehill's term.
Retired.
March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817 		14th William Maclay
(Fannettsburg) 		Democratic-Republican Elected in 1814.
Re-elected in 1816.
Retired.
March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819 		15th Andrew Boden
(Carlisle) 		Democratic-Republican Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Retired.
March 4, 1819 –
May 15, 1820 		16th David Fullerton
(Greencastle) 		Democratic-Republican Elected in 1818.
Resigned.
May 15, 1820 –
November 13, 1820 		Vacant
November 13, 1820 –
March 3, 1821 		Thomas Grubb McCullough
(Chambersburg) 		Federalist Elected October 10, 1820, to finish Fullerton's term and seated November 13, 1820.
Did not run in the same day's election to the next term.
March 4, 1821 –
December 12, 1821 		17th Vacant Representative-elect James Duncan resigned before assembly of Congress.
James McSherry
(Petersburg) 		Federalist Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 11th district and lost re-election.
December 12, 1821 –
March 3, 1823 		John Findlay
(Chambersburg) 		Democratic-Republican Elected October 9, 1821, to finish Duncan's term and seated December 12, 1821.
Redistricted to the 11th district.

1823–present: one seat

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
Philip Swenk Markley
(Norristown) 		Jackson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th
19th 		Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Lost re-election.
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
John Benton Sterigere
(Norristown) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831 		20th
21st 		Elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Retired.
Joel Keith Mann
(Jenkintown) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1835 		22nd
23rd 		Elected in 1830.
Re-elected in 1832.
Retired.
Jacob Fry Jr.
(Trappe) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837 		24th
25th 		Elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
Retired.
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
Joseph Fornance
(Norristown) 		Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843 		26th
27th 		Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
[data missing]
Jacob Senewell Yost
(Pottstown) 		Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847 		28th
29th 		Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
[data missing]
John Freedley
(Norristown) 		Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851 		30th
31st 		Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
[data missing]
John McNair
(Norristown) 		Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855 		32nd
33rd 		Elected in 1850.
Re-elected in 1852.
[data missing]

John Cadwalader
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857 		34th Elected in 1854.
[data missing]

Owen Jones
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859 		35th Elected in 1856.
Lost re-election.
John Wood
(Conshohocken) 		Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861 		36th Elected in 1858.
Retired.
William M. Davis
(Milestown) 		Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863 		37th Elected in 1860.
[data missing]

Martin Russell Thayer
(Philadelphia) 		Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867 		38th
39th 		Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Declined to be a candidate for renomination.

Caleb Newbold Taylor
(Bristol) 		Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869 		40th Elected in 1866.
[data missing]

John Roberts Reading
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic March 4, 1869 –
April 13, 1870 		41st Lost contested election.

Caleb Newbold Taylor
(Bristol) 		Republican April 13, 1870 –
March 3, 1871 		Won contested election.
[data missing]

Alfred C. Harmer
(Philadelphia) 		Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875 		42nd
43rd 		Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.

John Robbins
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877 		44th Elected in 1874.
Declined to be a candidate for re-election.

Alfred C. Harmer
(Philadelphia) 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 6, 1900 		45th
46th
47th
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th 		Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Died.
Vacant March 6, 1900 –
November 6, 1900 		56th

Edward de Veaux Morrell
(Philadelphia) 		Republican November 6, 1900 –
March 3, 1907 		56th
57th
58th
59th 		Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired.

William Walker Foulkrod
(Philadelphia) 		Republican March 4, 1907 –
November 13, 1910 		60th
61st 		Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Died.
Vacant November 13, 1910 –
March 3, 1911 		61st

Michael Donohoe
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915 		62nd
63rd 		Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.

Peter E. Costello
(Philadelphia) 		Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1921 		64th
65th
66th 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.

James J. Connolly
(Philadelphia) 		Republican March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1935 		67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd 		Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.

Frank J. G. Dorsey
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1939 		74th
75th 		Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

Fred C. Gartner
(Philadelphia) 		Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		76th Elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.

Francis R. Smith
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943 		77th Elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.

C. Frederick Pracht
(Philadelphia) 		Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945 		78th Elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.

William J. Green Jr.
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		79th Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.

George W. Sarbacher Jr.
(Philadelphia) 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		80th Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

William J. Green Jr.
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic January 3, 1949 –
December 21, 1963 		81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th 		Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Died.
Vacant December 21, 1963 –
April 28, 1964 		88th

William J. Green III
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic April 28, 1964 –
January 3, 1973 		88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd 		Elected to finish his father's term.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.

John H. Ware III
(Oxford) 		Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975 		93rd Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1972.
Retired.

Dick Schulze
(Berwyn) 		Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1993 		94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd 		Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.

William Clinger
(Warren) 		Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997 		103rd
104th 		Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.

John E. Peterson
(Pleasantville) 		Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009 		105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th 		Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.

Glenn Thompson
(Howard) 		Republican January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2019 		111th
112th
113th
114th
115th 		Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Redistricted to the 15th district.

Mary Gay Scanlon
(Swarthmore) 		Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present 		116th
117th
118th 		Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Recent election results

2000 election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John E. Peterson (incumbent) 147,570 82.7%
Libertarian Thomas A. Martin 17,020 9.5%
Green William M. Belitskus 13,875 7.8%
Total votes 178,465 100%
Republican hold
2002 election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John E. Peterson (incumbent) 124,942 87.4%
Libertarian Thomas A. Martin 18,078 12.6%
Total votes 143,020 100%
Republican hold
2004 election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John E. Peterson (incumbent) 192,852 88.0%
Libertarian Thomas A. Martin 26,239 12.0%
Total votes 219,091 100%
Republican hold
2006 election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John E. Peterson (incumbent) 115,126 60.1%
Democratic Donald L. Hilliard 76,456 39.9%
Total votes 191,582 100%
Republican hold
2008 election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Thompson 155,513 56.7%
Democratic Mark B. McCracken 112,509 41.0%
Libertarian James Fryman 6,155 2.2%
Total votes 274,177 99.9%
Republican hold
2010 election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Thompson (incumbent) 125,740 68.6%
Democratic Michael Pipe 51,848 28.3%
Libertarian Vernon L. Etzel 5,654 3.1%
Total votes 182,972 100%
Republican hold
2012 election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Thompson (incumbent) 177,704 62.9%
Democratic Charles Dumas 104,710 37.1%
Total votes 282,414 100%
Republican hold
2014 election[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Thompson (Incumbent) 115,018 63.60%
Democratic Kerith Strano Taylor 65,839 36.40%
Total votes 180,857 100%
Republican hold
2016 election[citation needed]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Thompson (Incumbent) 206,761 67.16%
Democratic Kerith Strano Taylor 101,082 32.84%
Total votes 307,843 100%
Republican hold
2018 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Gay Scanlon 198,639 65.2%
Republican Pearl Kim 106,075 34.8%
Total votes 304,714 100%
Democratic gain from Republican
2020 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Gay Scanlon (incumbent) 255,743 64.7
Republican Dasha Pruett 139,552 35.3
Total votes 395,295 100.0
Democratic hold
2022 election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Gay Scanlon (incumbent) 205,128 65.1
Republican David Galluch 110,058 34.9
Total votes 315,186 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

  • 2003–2013
    2003–2013
  • 2013–2019
    2013–2019
  • 2019–2023
    2019–2023

See also

References

  1. ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  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. ^ [1]. pacourts.us. Retrieved on 2020-06-9.
  5. ^ "2000 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2000. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  6. ^ "2002 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 5, 2002. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  7. ^ "2004 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2004. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  8. ^ "2006 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  9. ^ "2008 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  10. ^ "2010 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  11. ^ "2012 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  12. ^ "2022 General Election Official Returns - Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Department of State.

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