Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
Map of the Pennsylvania 10th as of the 109th Congress
Map of the Pennsylvania 10th as of the 109th Congress
Current Representative Tom Marino (RWilliamsport)
Area 6,557.85[1] mi² (16,984.75 km²)
Distribution 44.65% urban, 55.35% rural
Population (2000) 646,534[2]
Median income $35,996
Ethnicity 96.3% White, 1.9% Black, 0.5% Asian, 1.4% Hispanic, 0.0% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI R+8

Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is located primarily in the northeast corner of the state. The district was one of the 12 original districts created prior to the 4th Congress. It is currently 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, 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, a GOP victory that is largely attributed to Carney's March 2010 vote for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, comprehensive health care reform legislation signed into law by President Obama. The legislation was incredibly unpopular in a district resistant to government-led efforts in economic affairs.

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District boundaries

The Pennsylvania 10th is the third-largest congressional district in the state. The district encompasses the following counties and areas:[4][5]

Recent elections

2006 election

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006: Pennsylvania District 10[6]
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[6]
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[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Marino 109,603 55
Democratic Christopher Carney 89,170 45

SOURCE: MSNBC [7]

Better Know A District

List of representatives

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

1795-1813: One seat

Congress Representative Party Years District home Notes
4th David Bard Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1799 Alexandria, Pennsylvania
5th
6th Henry Woods Federalist March 4, 1799 - March 3, 1803 Bedford, Pennsylvania
7th
8th William Hoge Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 - October 15, 1804 Washington, Pennsylvania Resigned
John Hoge Democratic-Republican November 2, 1804 - March 3, 1805 Washington, Pennsylvania
9th John Hamilton Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 - March 3, 1807 Washington, Pennsylvania
10th William Hoge Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 - March 3, 1809 Washington, Pennsylvania
11th Aaron Lyle Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1813 Redistricted to 12th district
12th

1813-1823: Two seats

Seat A

Congress Representative Party Years District home Notes
13th Isaac Smith Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815
14th
15th
William Wilson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1819
16th
17th
George Denison Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1823

Seat B

Congress Representative Party Years District home Notes
13th
14th
Jared Irwin Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1817
15th
16th
John Murray Democratic-Republican October 14, 1817 - March 3, 1821 elected after David Scott resigned his seat before Congress assembled in 1817
17th Thomas Murray, Jr. Democratic-Republican October 9, 1821 - March 3, 1823 elected after William Cox Ellis resigned his seat before Congress assembled in 1821

1823-present: One seat

Congress Representative Party Years District home Notes
18th James S. Mitchell Jacksonian DR March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
Redistricted from the 4th district
19th Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
20th Adam King Jacksonian March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1833 York, Pennsylvania
21st
22nd
23rd William Clark Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 Dauphin, Pennsylvania
24th
25th Luther Reily Democrat March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1839 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
26th William Simonton Whig March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1843
27th
28th Richard Brodhead Democrat March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1849 Easton, Pennsylvania Not a candidate for renomination
29th
30th
31st Milo M. Dimmick Democrat March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1853 Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Not a candidate for renomination
32nd
33rd Ner Middleswarth Whig March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855
34th John C. Kunkel Opposition March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
35th Republican March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859 Not a candidate for renomination
36th John W. Killinger Republican March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1863 Not a candidate for renomination
37th
38th Myer Strouse Democratic March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1867 Pottsville, Pennsylvania Not a candidate for renomination
39th
40th Henry L. Cake Republican March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871 Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
41st
42nd John W. Killinger Republican March 4, 1871 - March 4, 1875 Not a candidate for renomination
43rd
44th William Mutchler Democrat March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 Easton, Pennsylvania Not a candidate for renomination
45th Samuel A. Bridges Democrat March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879 Allentown, Pennsylvania Not a candidate for renomination
46th Reuben K. Bachman Democrat March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881 Not a candidate for renomination
47th William Mutchler Democrat March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1885 Easton, Pennsylvania Not a candidate for renomination
48th
49th William H. Sowden Democrat March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 Allentown, Pennsylvania Not a candidate for renomination
50th
51st Marriott Brosius Republican March 4, 1889 - March 16, 1901 Lancaster, Pennsylvania Died
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
Henry B. Cassel Republican November 5, 1901 - March 3, 1903 Marietta, Pennsylvania Redistricted to 9th district
58th George Howell Democratic March 4, 1903 - February 10, 1904 Scranton, Pennsylvania Election successfully contested by William Connell
William Connell Republican February 10, 1904 - March 3, 1905 Scranton, Pennsylvania
59th Thomas H. Dale Republican March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1907 Scranton, Pennsylvania Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
60th Thomas D. Nicholls Independent Democrat March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1911 Not a candidate for renomination
61st
62nd John R. Farr Republican March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1919 Scranton, Pennsylvania Successfully contested the election of Patrick McLane
63rd
64th
65th
66th Patrick McLane Democratic March 4, 1919 - February 25, 1921 Scranton, Pennsylvania Election successfully contested by John R. Farr
John R. Farr Republican February 25, 1921 - March 3, 1921 Scranton, Pennsylvania Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
67th Charles R. Connell Republican March 4, 1921 - September 26, 1922 Scranton, Pennsylvania Died
68th William W. Griest Republican March 4, 1923 - December 5, 1929 Redistricted from the 9th district, Died
68th
69th
70th
71st
J. Roland Kinzer Republican January 28, 1930 - January 3, 1945 Redistricted to 9th district
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th John W. Murphy Democratic January 3, 1945 - July 17, 1946 Redistricted from the 11th district, Resigned to become judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
80th James P. Scoblick Republican November 5, 1946 - January 3, 1949 Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
81st Harry P. O'Neill Democratic January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1953 Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
82nd
83rd Joseph L. Carrigg Republican January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1959 Redistricted from the 14th district, Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
84th
85th
86th Stanley A. Prokop Democratic January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1961 Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
87th William Scranton Republican January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1963 Elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1963
88th Joseph M. McDade Republican January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1999 Scranton, then Clarks Summit
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th Don Sherwood Republican January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2007 Tunkhannock Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
107th
108th
109th
110th Christopher Carney Democratic January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2011 Dimock Township Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
111th
112th Tom Marino Republican January 3, 2011 – present Lycoming Townnship Incumbent

SOURCE: MSNBC [7]

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