18th Congressional Constituency of Pennsylvania

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18. Pennsylvania Congressional Constituency
Limits of the electoral district until January 3, 2019, to which the following statistics also refer; then the geographic location changes
Limits of the electoral district until January 3, 2019, to which the following statistics also refer; then the geographic location changes
Current representative   Conor Lamb ( D )
distribution 84.05% urban, 15.95% rural
Population (2000) 709.728
Median income $ 44,938
Race or ethnicity 95.8% White, 2.0%  Black , 1.3% Asian, 0.6%  Hispanic , 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Other
Cook PVI R + 11 (until January 3, 2019)

D + 13 (from January 3, 2019)

The 18th congressional electoral district within the limits effective January 3, 2019.

The 18th Congressional constituency of Pennsylvania is an electoral district to the United States House of Representatives that was formed from portions of Greene County , Washington County , Allegheny County, and Westmoreland Counties . The constituency was represented from 2003 to October 21, 2017 by Republican Tim Murphy . His resignation triggered an extraordinary by-election that filled the vacant seat with the Democrat Conor Lamb . He has represented the district in Congress since April 12, 2018 .

Due to a ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that rejected the previous constituency as unfair ( Gerrymandering ), the 18th congressional constituency after the November 2018 election will encompass a large part of downtown Pittsburgh instead of rural southwest Pennsylvania, making it a Democratic stronghold . As of January 2019, most of the previous 18th district will be comprised of the future 14th congressional electoral district of Pennsylvania .

history

The district in its current form until January 2019 is focused on the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh . Its population consists mainly of whites , but this district is delimited according to different criteria. Its boundaries are drawn in such a way that in some places neighborhoods and even streets between the 18th congressional electoral district and neighboring districts 12 and 14 . In parts of the eastern part of the electoral district, one side of the street is in the 12th and the other in the 18th district and in the west of the electoral district one side of the street is in the 14th and the other in the 18th electoral district.

Although there are 70,000 more Democrats registered in the constituency than Republicans, the constituency has increasingly leaned towards Republicans since the mid-1990s. The constituency is characterized by numerous coal mines and the energy industry is an important employer in the district. The western part of the county also includes rural areas of Washington County as well as some affluent suburbs in the northern part of the county. This part of Washington County leans more towards Republicans than the part in the neighboring 9th Congressional District . A number of the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County are also part of the district. These range from traditionally affluent areas like Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair , middle-class towns like Bethel Park and Scott Township, to working-class cities like Elizabeth .

The constituency's population is aging, and the constituency has, on average, the second oldest electorate in the state.

The constituency extends along the eastern suburbs on the edge of Allegheny County, including most of Monroeville's mall , and in western Westmoreland County. The middle area of ​​Westmoreland County with Greensburg also belongs to this electoral district, as well as the rural areas in the foothills of the mountains at the eastern end of the electoral district. Westmoreland County has become a Republican stronghold in Pennsylvania.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the electoral district delimitation is against the state's constitution and set new boundaries in February 2018. 14th and 18th constituencies will swap designations and their boundaries have been adjusted. These measures do not yet apply to the special election in March 2018, but only to the general elections to the House of Representatives in November 2018 and representation in parliament afterwards.

For the 2018 election to the United States House of Representatives , Democrat Michael F. Doyle will run in the newly designed 18th electoral district in downtown Pittsburgh . He won his party's primary election on May 15, 2018 against Pastor Janis Brooks with 76 to 24 percent of the vote and had no Republican opponent in the main election in November.

List of MPs

Representatives Political party Electoral term Election history
No image.svg Patrick Farrelly Jacksonian
Republican 		March 4, 1823 -

March 3, 1825

Redistrictet from Pennsylviana's 15th Congressional District in
1822 and re-elected in 1824.
Died in office.
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 -

January 12, 1826

vacancy January 12, 1826 -

March 14, 1826

No image.svg Thomas Hale Sill Adams March 14, 1826 -

March 3, 1827

Elected to end Farrelly's term.
No image.svg Stephen Barlow Jacksonian March 4, 1827 -

March 3, 1829

Elected in 1826.

Not re-elected.

No image.svg Thomas Hale Sill Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 -

March 3, 1831

Elected in 1828.

Didn't run again.

No image.svg John Banks Anti-Masonic Party March 4, 1831 -

March 3, 1833

Elected in 1830.

Redistricts to the 24th Congressional District of Pennsylvania .

No image.svg George Burd Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 -

March 3, 1835

Redistrictet from the 13th district and re-elected in 1832.
JobMann.jpg Job man Jacksonian March 4, 1835 -

March 3, 1837

Elected in 1834.

Not re-elected.

Charles Ogle (Pennsylvania Congressman) .jpg Charles Ogle Anti-Masonic Party March 4, 1837 -

March 3, 1841

Elected in 1836.

Re-elected in 1838. Re-
elected in 1840.
Died in office.

Whig March 4, 1841 -

May 10, 1841

vacancy May 10, 1841 -

June 28, 1841

No image.svg Henry Black Whig June 28, 1841 -

November 28, 1841

Elected to end Ogle's term.

Died in office.

vacancy November 28, 1841 -

December 21, 1841

No image.svg James McPherson Russell Whig December 21, 1841 -

March 3, 1843

Elected to end Black's term.

Did not run again.

No image.svg Andrew Stewart Whig March 4, 1843 -

March 3, 1849

First elected in 1842.

Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Did not run again.

Andrew J. Ogle (Pennsylvania Congressman) .jpg Andrew Jackson Ogle Whig March 4, 1849 -

March 3, 1851

Elected in 1848.

Not re-elected.

John Littleton Dawson (Pennsylvania Congressman) .jpg John Littleton Dawson Democratic March 4, 1851 -

March 3, 1853

Elected in 1850.

Redistrictet to the 20th congressional electoral district .

No image.svg John McCulloch Whig March 4, 1853 -

March 3, 1855

Elected in 1852.

Did not run again.

No image.svg John Rufus Edie opposition March 4, 1855 -

March 3, 1857

First elected in 1854.

Re-elected in 1856.
Did not run again.

Republican March 4, 1857 -

March 3, 1859

Samuel S. Blair (Pennsylvania Congressman) .jpg Samuel Steel Blair Republican March 4, 1859 -

March 3, 1863

First elected in 1858.

Re-elected in 1860.
Not re-elected.

Hon. James T. Hale, Pa - NARA - 525352 (V2) .jpg James Tracy Hale Independent Republican March 4, 1863 -

March 3, 1865

Redistricted from the 15th Congressional District and re-elected in 1862.

[1864 is missing]

Hon. Stephen F. Wilson, Pa-NARA-527631.jpg Stephen Fowler Wilson Republican March 4, 1865 -

March 3, 1869

First elected in 1864.

Re-elected in 1866.
Resigned to serve as judge in the Pennsylvania Fourth Judicial District.

William Hepburn Armstrong (Pennsylvania Congressman) .jpg William Hepburn Armstrong Republican March 4, 1869 -

March 3, 1871

Elected in 1868.

Not re-elected.

Henry Sherwood (Pennsylvania Congressman) .jpg Henry Sherwood Democratic March 4, 1871 -

March 3, 1873

Elected in 1870.

Not re-elected.

Sobieski Ross - Brady-Handy.jpg Sobieski Ross Republican March 4, 1873 -

March 3, 1875

Elected in 1872.

Redistrictet to the 16th district

William Stenger-Brady-Handy.jpg William Stenger Democratic March 4, 1875 -

March 3, 1879

First elected in 1874.

Re-elected in 1876.
Not re-elected.

HoratioGatesFisher.jpg Horatio Gates Fisher Republican March 4, 1879 -

March 3, 1883

First elected in 1878.

Re-elected in 1880.
Did not run again.

Louis E. Atkinson.jpg Louis E. Atkinson Republican March 4, 1883 -

March 3, 1893

First elected in 1882.

Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected 186.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Withdrawn in 1892.

Thaddeus Maclay Mahon.jpg Thaddeus Maclay Mahon Republican March 4, 1893 -

March 3, 1903

First elected in 1892.

Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistrictet to 17th district.

Marlin Edgar Olmsted.jpeg Marlin Edgar Olmsted Republican March 4, 1903 -

March 3, 1913

Redistrictet from the 14th district re-elected in 1902.

Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired.

AaronShenkKreider.jpg Aaron Shenk Kreider Republican March 4, 1913 -

March 3, 1923

First elected in 1912.

Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Not re-elected.

EdwardMBeers.jpg Edward M. Beers Republican March 4, 1923 -

April 21, 1932

First elected in 1922.

Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Died in office.

vacancy April 11, 1932 -

November 8, 1932

Joseph F. Biddle (Pennsylvania Congressman) .jpg Joseph Franklin Biddle Republican November 8, 1932 -

March 3, 1933

Elected to end Beers' term.

Stepped back.

BenjaminKFocht.jpg Benjamin K. Focht Republican March 4, 1933 -

March 27, 1937

First elected in 1932.

Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Died in office.

vacancy March 27, 1937 -

May 11, 1937

Richard Murray Simpson.jpg Richard M. Simpson Republican May 11, 1937 -

January 3, 1945

First elected to end Focht's term.

Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistrictet to 17th district.

John C. Kunkel.jpg John C. Kunkel Republican January 3, 1945 -

January 3, 1951

Redistrictet from the 19th constituency and re-elected in 1944.

Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.

Walter M. Mumma (Pennsylvania Congressman) .jpg Walter M. Mumma Republican Jan 3, 1951 -

January 3, 1953

Elected in 1950.

Redistrictet to the 16th constituency.

Richard Murray Simpson.jpg Richard M. Simpson Republican Jan 03, 1953 -

January 7, 1960

Redistrictet from 17th constituency and re-elected in 1952.

Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Died in office.

vacancy Jan. 7, 1960 -

April 26, 1960

Douglas Hemphill Elliott.jpeg Douglas Hemphill Elliott Republican April 26, 1960 -

June 19, 1960

Voted to end Simpson's term.

Committed suicide in office.

vacancy June 19, 1960 -

November 8, 1960

J. Irving Whalley.jpg J. Irving Whalley Republican Nov. 8, 1960 -

January 3, 1963

First elected to end Elliot's term.

Re-elected for the next term in 1960.
Redistrictet to 12th electoral district.

Robert J. Corbett.jpg Robert J. Corbett Republican Jan 3, 1963 -

April 25, 1971

Redistrictet from the 29th constituency and re-elected in 1962.

Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Died in office.

vacancy Apr 25, 1971 -

November 2nd 1971

John Heinz.jpg Henry John Heinz III Republican Nov. 02, 1971 -

3rd January 1977

First elected to end Corbett's term.

Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Resigned to run for the United States Senate .

Doug Walgren.jpg Doug Walgren Democratic Jan 3, 1977 -

January 3, 1991

First 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.
Not re-elected.

Congressman Rick Santorum 1991.jpg Rick Santorum Republican January 3, 1991 -

January 3, 1995

First elected in 1990.

Re-elected in 1992.
Resigned to run for the United States Senate .

Michael F Doyle, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg Michael F. Doyle Democratic January 3, 1995 -

January 3, 2003

First elected in 1994.

Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistrictet to 14th constituency .

Tim Murphy, official portrait 112th Congress.JPG Tim Murphy Republican January 3, 2003 -

October 21, 2017

First elected in 2002.

Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned.

vacancy October 21, 2017 -

March 13, 2018

Conor Lamb (40636199252) (cropped) .jpg Conor Lamb Democratic March 13, 2018 -
January 3, 2019 		First elected in 2018 to end Murphy's term.

Redistricted to the 17th Congressional Constituency of Pennsylvania .

Michael F Doyle, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg Michael F. Doyle Democratic January 3, 2019 - Redistrictet of the 14th constituency.

Elected in 2018 in new district boundaries.

Historic district boundaries

2005-2013

literature

  • Kenneth C. Martis: The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress . Macmillan Publishing Company, New York 1989, ISBN 0-02-920170-5 .
  • Kenneth C. Martis: The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts . Macmillan Publishing Company, New York 1982, ISBN 0-02-920150-0 .

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Lamb, Saccone Both hope for blue-collar support in special congressional election . In: Pittsburgh Post Gazette . December 22, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down state's congressional districts . In: CBS News , 2018 CBS Interactive Inc., January 24, 2018. 
  3. ^ Nate Cohn: The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices. . In: The New York Times , February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018. 
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Primary Election Results. In: The New York Times , May 15, 2018.

Coordinates: 40 ° 10 ′  N , 80 ° 2 ′  W