Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
Boundaries beginning January 2019
Current Representative Tom Marino (R–Williamsport)
Cook PVI R+6[1]
The 10th congressional district's boundaries from January 3, 2013 to January 2019

Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District is newly located in the south-central region of the state. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional, adding State College while removing some Democratic-leaning areas and redesignating it the twelfth district. The new tenth district boundaries encompass the cities of Harrisburg and York in the south-central part of the state, with representation by Republican Scott Perry, of the old fourth district.[2]

The district was one of the 12 original districts created prior to the 4th Congress, and was represented by Republican Tom Marino, who defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Carney during the 2010 U.S. House elections. In 2006, the 10th district experienced one of the greatest party shifts among all House seats that switched party control: in 2004, Republican Don Sherwood won with an 86% margin of victory over his nearest opponent and two years later, Carney unseated Sherwood by a 53%–47% margin.[3] In 2008, Carney won reelection by 12 points but the district swung back in 2010, electing Tom Marino. The district is mostly Republican in its political composition, an aspect of the district that is reflected especially well in presidential elections. In 2004, President George W. Bush won 60 percent of the vote in the district and in 2008, Senator John McCain beat Senator Barack Obama here by a margin of 54 percent to 45 percent. Nonetheless, Carney easily won reelection as a Democrat the same year McCain won the district. However, in the 2010 midterm elections, Marino unseated Carney by a 55%–45% margin. In 2016, local business man and former mayor of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Mike Molesevich challenged Marino for the seat, but he fell to the Republican in November by more than two to one. Marino remains the congressman in the 10th district, but now lives in the newly drawn 12th Congressional District.

District boundaries 2013–2018

On June 8, 2012, The Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission adopted a revised final redistricting plan.[4] On May 8, 2013, The state Supreme Court unanimously approved the Legislative Reapportionment Commission's 2012 Revised Final Plan.[5] The district now encompasses the following areas:[6]

District boundaries 2003–2013

The Pennsylvania 10th was the third-largest congressional district in the state. The district encompassed the following counties and areas:[7][8]

2016 Election

Primary

Rep. Tom Marino declared his intent to run for his 4th term and was uncontested in the Republican Primary. Originally, no Democratic candidates filed to run for office, upon this revelation, Mike Molesevich, an environmental contractor and former Lewisburg Mayor, announced he would seek a write in campaign to get on the general election ballot.[9][10] Write-in candidates need over 1,000 votes in the Primary election to appear on the ballot in the 2016 general election.[11] Mike Molesevich succeeded in his effort, receiving 2425 votes, earning a spot on the general election ballot.[12] Jerry Kairnes of Lycoming County announced that he would seek to be on the November ballot as an Independent, but dropped out after Molesevich earned a spot on the ballot[13]

Recent elections

2006 election

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: Pennsylvania District 10[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Christopher Carney 110,115 52.90
Republican Don Sherwood 97,862 47.01

2008 election

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008: Pennsylvania District 10[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Christopher Carney 160,837 56.33
Republican Chris Hackett 124,681 43.67

2010 election

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010: Pennsylvania District 10[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Tom Marino 109,603 55
Democratic Christopher Carney 89,170 45

2012 election

2012 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Tom Marino (incumbent) 179,563 65.6
Democratic Phil Scollo 94,227 34.4

2014 election

2014 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania elections
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Tom Marino (incumbent) 112,851 62.6
Democratic Scott Brion 44,737 24.8
Independent Nick Troiano 22,734 12.6

2016 election

2016 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania elections[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Tom Marino (incumbent) 211,282 70.2
Democratic Michael Molesevich 89,823 29.8

Better Know A District

List of representatives

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

1795–1813: One seat

Cong
ress		 Years Representative Party Electoral history
4 March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1799		 David Bard Democratic-
Republican		 Elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Lost re-election.
5
6 March 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1803		 Henry Woods Federalist Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Retired.
7
8 March 4, 1803 –
October 15, 1804		 William Hoge Democratic-
Republican		 Elected in 1802.
Resigned
March 4, 1803 –
October 15, 1804		 Vacant
November 2, 1804 –
March 3, 1805		 John Hoge Democratic-
Republican		 Elected to finish his brother's term.
Retired.
9 March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807		 John Hamilton Democratic-
Republican		 Elected in 1804.
[Data unknown/missing.]
10 March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809		 William Hoge Democratic-
Republican		 Elected in 1806.
Retired.
11 March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813		 Aaron Lyle Democratic-
Republican		 Elected in 1808.
Elected in 1810.
Redistricted to 12th district
12

1813–1823: Two seats

Cong
ress		 Years   Seat A   Seat B
Representative Party Electoral history Representative Party Electoral history
13 March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815		 Isaac Smith Democratic-Republican [Data unknown/missing.] Jared Irwin Democratic-Republican [Data unknown/missing.]
14 March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817		 William Wilson Democratic-Republican [Data unknown/missing.]
15 March 4, 1817 –
?, 1817		 David Scott Democratic-Republican Resigned before Congress assembled
?, 1817 –
October 14, 1817		 Vacant
October 14, 1817 –
March 3, 1819		 John Murray Democratic-Republican Elected to finish Scott's term
16 March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821		 George Denison Democratic-Republican [Data unknown/missing.]
17 March 4, 1821 –
?, 1821		 William Cox Ellis Democratic-Republican Resigned before Congress assembled
?, 1821 –
October 9, 1821		 Vacant
October 9, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 Thomas Murray, Jr. Democratic-Republican Elected to finish Ellis's term

1823–present: One seat

Cong
ress		 Years Representative Party Electoral history
18 March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 James S. Mitchell Jacksonian
Democratic-Republican		 Redistricted from the 4th district
19 March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827		 Jacksonian
20 March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1833		 Adam King Jacksonian Lost re-election
21
22
23 March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 William Clark Anti-Masonic [Data unknown/missing.]
24
25 March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 Luther Reily Democratic [Data unknown/missing.]
26 March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843		 William Simonton Whig [Data unknown/missing.]
27
28 March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849		 Richard Brodhead Democratic Retired
29
30
31 March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853		 Milo M. Dimmick Democratic Retired
32
33 March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 Ner Middleswarth Whig [Data unknown/missing.]
34 March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 John C. Kunkel Opposition Reelected as a Republican
35 March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859		 Republican Retired
36 March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863		 John W. Killinger Republican Retired
37
38 March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867		 Myer Strouse Democratic Retired
39
40 March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871		 Henry L. Cake Republican Lost renomination
41
42 March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875		 John W. Killinger Republican Retired
43
44 March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 William Mutchler Democratic Retired
45 March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		 Samuel A. Bridges Democratic Retired
46 March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881		 Reuben K. Bachman Democratic Retired
47 March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885		 William Mutchler Democratic Retired
48
49 March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889		 William H. Sowden Democratic Retired
50
51 March 4, 1889 –
March 16, 1901		 Marriott Brosius Republican Elected in 1888
Re-elected in 1890
Re-elected in 1892
Re-elected in 1894
Re-elected in 1896
Re-elected in 1898
Re-elected in 1900
Died
52
53
54
55
56
57
March 16, 1901 –
November 5, 1901		 Vacant
November 5, 1901 –
March 3, 1903		 Henry B. Cassel Republican Elected to finish Brosius's term
Redistricted to the 9th district
58 March 4, 1903 –
February 10, 1904		 George Howell Democratic Lost election contest
February 10, 1904 –
March 3, 1905		 William Connell Republican Contested Howell's election
59 March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907		 Thomas H. Dale Republican Lost re-election
60 March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1911		 Thomas D. Nicholls Independent
Democratic		 Retired
61
62 March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1919		 John R. Farr Republican Lost re-election
63
64
65
66 March 4, 1919 –
February 25, 1921		 Patrick McLane Democratic Lost election contest
February 25, 1921 –
March 3, 1921		 John R. Farr Republican Contested McLane's election
Lost renomination
67 March 4, 1921 –
September 26, 1922		 Charles R. Connell Republican Elected in 1920
Died
September 26, 1922 –
March 3, 1923		 Vacant
68 March 4, 1923 –
December 5, 1929		 William W. Griest Republican Redistricted from the 9th district
Died
69
70
71
December 5, 1929 –
January 28, 1930		 Vacant  
January 28, 1930 –
January 3, 1945		 J. Roland Kinzer Republican Redistricted to the 9th district
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79 January 3, 1945 –
July 17, 1946		 John W. Murphy Democratic Redistricted from the 11th district
Resigned to become U.S. District Judge
80 November 5, 1946 –
January 3, 1949		 James P. Scoblick Republican Lost renomination
81 January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953		 Harry P. O'Neill Democratic Lost renomination
82
83 January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1959		 Joseph L. Carrigg Republican Redistricted from the 14th district
Lost renomination
84
85
86 January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961		 Stanley A. Prokop Democratic Lost renomination
87 January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963		 William Scranton Republican Elected Governor of Pennsylvania
88 January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1999		 Joseph M. McDade Republican Re-elected 17 times; Retired
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106 January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2007		 Don Sherwood Republican Lost re-election
107
108
109
110 January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011		 Christopher Carney Democratic Lost re-election
111
112 January 3, 2011 –
present		 Tom Marino Republican Incumbent
Redistricted to 12th district
113
114
115
116 from January 3, 2019 Awaiting November 2018 election

Historical district boundaries

2005–2013

See also

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

Notes

  1. ↑ "New Pennsylvania Map Is a Major Boost for Democrats". The Cook Political Report. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "2006 Election Results: U.S. House". New York Times. November 8, 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
  4. ↑ "PA Redistricting Press Release" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Pennsylvania Redistricting - Legislative Redistricting". www.redistricting.state.pa.us. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  6. ↑ "PA Final Redistricting Map PDF" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "109th Congressional District Wall Maps". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
  8. ↑ "Pennsylvania 109th Congressional Districts and Counties". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
  9. ↑ "Home". Mike for Congress. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  10. ↑ "Molesevich mounts campaign". standard-journal.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  11. ↑ "Mike Molesevich of Lewisburg is running for US congress". wkok.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  12. ↑ KRAWCZENIUK, BY BORYS. "Marino to have Dem opponent". Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  13. ↑ "North Central PA". Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ "State Races: Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania 2006 Midterm Election. The Green Papers. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  15. ↑ "State Races: Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania 2008 General Election. The Green Papers. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  16. ↑ "State Races: Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania 2010 Mid-Term Election. MSNBC. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  17. ↑ "2016 Presidential Election Official Returns: Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

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