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{{Short description|U.S. House district for Pennsylvania}}
'''Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district''' is one of [[Pennsylvania]]'s voting districts for the [[United States House of Representatives]].
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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
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| state = Pennsylvania
| district number = 7
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|image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
| representative = [[Susan Wild]]
| party = Democratic
| residence = Allentown
| english area =
| metric area =
| distribution ref =
| percent urban =
| percent rural =
| population = 778,593
| population year = 2023
| median income = $79,206
| percent white = 68.6
| percent hispanic = 19.1
| percent black = 5.5
| percent asian = 3.1
| percent more than one race = 3.1
| percent other race = 0.6
| percent blue collar =
| percent white collar =
| percent gray collar =
| cpvi = R+2<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district''' includes all of [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon]], [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh]], and [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton Counties]], and parts of [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]]. The district is represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Susan Wild]]. She was defeated by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Ryan Mackenzie]] and he will take office with the new [[119th United States Congress|congress]] in January 2025.
==Geography==
Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, is located in Southeast Pennsylvania. It contains the western and northwestern suburbs of [[Philadelphia]]. It is comprised of the majority of [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] (except for the City of [[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]] and some of the eastern boroughs), a portion of [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] east of [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]], and a portion of southern [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] in the affluent [[Pennsylvania Main Line|Main Line]] area.


From March 2003 through 2018, the district incorporated parts of the [[Philadelphia]] suburbs, including most of [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]], along with portions of [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]], [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks]], and [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster Counties]]. The district exhibited extreme non-congruity during that time as a result of [[gerrymandering]].<ref name=WashPost>{{cite news|last1=Ingraham|first1=Christopher|title=This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/01/this-is-the-best-explanation-of-gerrymandering-you-will-ever-see/|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=21 January 2023|ref=Web}}</ref> On January 22, 2018, the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] ruled that the map violated the state constitution, and in February, it issued its own district boundaries for use in the [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|2018 elections]] and representation thereafter.<ref>''League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'', No. 159 MM 2018, [https://www.pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs/20211214/194537-feb.19,2018-opinionandorderadoptingremedialplan.pdf] (PA February 19, 2018)</ref> Most of the population in the old 7th district became part of a new [[Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district|5th district]], encompassing all of Delaware County and parts of [[South Philadelphia]]; while most of the old [[Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district|15th district]] became the new 7th district.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down state's congressional districts|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-supreme-court-strikes-down-states-congressional-districts-gerrymandering/|access-date=24 January 2018|work=CBS News|agency=CBS News|publisher=2018 CBS Interactive Inc.|date=January 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name=cbq>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/19/upshot/pennsylvania-new-house-districts-gerrymandering.html |newspaper=The New York Times |department=The Upshot |title=The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices. |date=February 19, 2018 |access-date=February 20, 2018 |first1=Nate |last1=Cohn |first2=Matthew |last2=Bloch |first3=Kevin |last3=Quealy }}</ref> In the [[2020 United States redistricting cycle|2020 redistricting cycle]], [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon County]] was added into the district, in exchange for the area around [[East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania|East Stroudsburg]] in [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]].
==Demographics==
The PA 7th Congressional District encompasses an area of diverse wealth, ranging from blue collar and working class households in the southeastern portions of Delaware County (mostly around in the oil refinery areas of [[Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania|Marcus Hook]] and [[Trainer, Pennsylvania|Trainer]]) to the southern and western portions of the affluent [[Pennsylvania Main Line|Main Line]] area of Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties. The PA 7th Congressional District is the home of several major colleges and universities, including [[Widener University]] and [[Cheyney University]], the first traditionally black college in the U.S. The district is also the home of [[Boeing]]'s helicopter facility in [[Ridley Park, Pennsylvania|Ridley Park]]. [[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]], the largest municipality in Delaware County, is not represented by the PA 7th Congressional District (it is under the [[Pennsylvania 1st Congressional District]], which also includes [[South Philadelphia]]), but receives attention from the PA 7th due to Chester's influence to the rest of the county.


[[Pat Meehan]], who had represented the old 7th district since 2011, resigned on April 27, 2018, amid a sexual harassment case. [[Mary Gay Scanlon]] won the special election on November 6, 2018, to replace him for the remainder of his term, and she served for slightly less than two months as the last representative for the old 7th district before being transferred to the newly redrawn 5th district. [[Susan Wild]] won the general election in the newly redrawn 7th district, and she took office January 3, 2019.
==History==
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The district was identified as a presidential bellwether by ''[[Sabato's Crystal Ball]]'', having voted for the Electoral College winner in the past four presidential elections as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/districts-of-change-part-two-looking-beyond-the-straight-party-districts/|title=Districts of Change, Part Two: Looking Beyond the Straight-Party Districts}}</ref>
==Elections==
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==Recent statewide election results==
==Representatives==
The following table includes election results for previous incarnations of the 7th congressional district; see [[#Historical district boundaries]].
{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
|-
|- valign=bottom
! Year
! Presidential
! Representative
! Notes
|-
| [[2002 United States House of Representatives elections|2002]]
| align=center | –
| align=right {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Curt Weldon|Weldon]] [[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|66.1–33.9%]]
| New district boundaries
|-
| [[2004 United States elections|2004]]
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[John Kerry|Kerry]] [[2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|53–47%]]
| align=right {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Curt Weldon|Weldon]] [[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|58.8–40.3%]]
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[2006 United States House of Representatives elections|2006]]
| align=center | –
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Joe Sestak|Sestak]] [[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#7th Congressional district|56.4–43.6%]]
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[2008 United States elections|2008]]
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Barack Obama|Obama]] [[2008 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|56–43%]]
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Joe Sestak|Sestak]] [[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|59.6–40.4%]]
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections|2010]]
| align=center | –
| align=right {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Pat Meehan|Meehan]] [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|54.9–44.1%]]
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[2012 United States elections|2012]]
| align=right {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] [[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|50.4–48.5%]]
| align=right {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Pat Meehan|Meehan]] [[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|59.4–40.6%]]
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections|2014]]
| align=center | –
| align=right {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Pat Meehan|Meehan]] [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|62.0–38.0%]]
| New district boundaries
|-
| [[2016 United States elections|2016]]
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] [[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|49.3–47.0%]]
| align=right {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Pat Meehan|Meehan]] [[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|59.5–40.5%]]
| &nbsp;
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|2018]]
| rowspan=2 align=center | –
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Mary Gay Scanlon|Scanlon]] [[2018 Pennsylvania's 7th and 15th congressional district special elections#District 7|52.3–46.0%]]
| Special following Meehan's resignation
|-
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Susan Wild|Wild]] [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|53.5–43.5%]]
| New district boundaries
|-
| [[2020 United States elections|2020]]
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Joe Biden|Biden]] [[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|51.8–47.0%]]
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Susan Wild|Wild]] [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|51.9–48.1%]]
|
|-
| [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections|2022]]
| align=center | –
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Susan Wild|Wild]] [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|51.0–49.0%]]
| New district boundaries
|-
| [[2024 United States elections|2024]]
| align=right {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Donald Trump|Trump]] [[2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|51.1–47.9%]]
| align=right {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Ryan Mackenzie|Mackenzie]] [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|50.5–49.5%]]
|
|}
{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

==Geography==
The 2003–2012 version of the district was located in southeastern Pennsylvania. It contained the western and northwestern suburbs of [[Philadelphia]]. It consisted of the majority of [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] (except for the City of [[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]] and some of the eastern boroughs), a portion of [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] east of [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]] in the affluent [[Philadelphia Main Line]] area, and a portion of southern [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] centered on [[Upper Merion Township]].

The 2013–2018 version of the district contained most of Delaware County outside of the City of Chester and the heavily African American townships and boroughs in the eastern portion of the county. It also contained parts of central Montgomery County, southern portions of [[Berks County]], southern and central portions of Chester County, and a small portion of eastern [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]]. The District as it stood in October 2016 was named on NPR's ''[[On the Media]]'' as an egregious example of [[gerrymandering]]. The shape of the district was described as "[[Goofy]] kicking [[Donald Duck]]. The only point that is essentially contiguous there is Goofy's foot in Donald Duck's rear end. ... However these district lines are the building blocks of democracy, and when they get as perverted and twisted as this, it leads to deeply undemocratic outcomes."<ref>{{cite news|title=The System Is Rigged|url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/on-the-media-2016-10-21|work=On the Media|date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' listed it as one of the ten most gerrymandered districts in the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/05/15/americas-most-gerrymandered-congressional-districts/ |title=America's most gerrymandered congressional districts |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 15, 2014 |first=Christopher |last=Ingraham |access-date=December 17, 2021 }}</ref>

On February 19, 2018, the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] released a new congressional map after lawmakers had failed to agree on a map that would reduce gerrymandering. The map substantially redrew the District, relocating it to the [[Lehigh Valley]].<ref name=cbq /> The newly redrawn district includes all of [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh County]] and [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton County]] as well as parts of [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]].

==List of members representing the district==

===1791–1793: one seat===
District created in 1791.

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|- style="height:3em" valign=bottom
! Representative
! Representative
! Party
! Party
! Years
! Years
! Cong<br/>ress
! District home
! Electoral history
! Note
|-
| colspan=5 |District created in 1795 from [[Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district]]


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Federalist}}
| colspan=5 | District first established March 4, 1791
| [[John W. Kittera]] || [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] || [[1795]] - [[1801]] || ||


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Federalist}}
| align=left | [[File:Thomas Hartley 1748-1800.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Thomas Hartley]]'''<br>{{Small|([[York, Pennsylvania|York]])}}
| [[Thomas Boude]] || [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] || [[1801]] - [[1803]] || ||
| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Pro-Administration
| nowrap | March 4, 1791 –<br/>March 3, 1793
| {{USCongressOrdinal|2}}
| Redistricted from the {{ushr|PA|AL|C}} and [[1791 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|re-elected in 1791]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|PA|AL|C}}.


|}
|- {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
| [[John Rea (politician)|John Rea]] || [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] || [[1803]] - [[1811]] || ||


District redistricted in 1793 to the {{ushr|PA|AL|C}}.
|- {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
| [[William Piper]] || [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] || [[1811]] - [[1813]] || ||


===1795–1823: one seat===
|- {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
| [[John M. Hyneman]] || [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] || [[1813]] || || Resigned from office on August 2, 1813


District restored in 1795.
|- {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
| [[Daniel Udree]] || [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] || [[1813]] – [[1815]] || || Unsuccessful candidate for reelection


{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|- {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
| [[Joseph Hiester]] || [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] || [[1815]] – [[1820]] || || Resigned to become [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|Governor of Pennsylvania]]


|- style="height:3em" valign=bottom
|- {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
! Member
| [[Daniel Udree]] || [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] || [[1820]] – [[1821]] || ||
! Party
! Years
! Cong<br/>ress
! Electoral history


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Federalist}}
| align=left | [[File:JohnWKittera.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John W. Kittera]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]])}}
| [[Ludwig Worman]] || [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] || [[1821]] – [[1822]] || [[Earl Township, Pennsylvania|Earl Township]] || Died in office
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1795 –<br/>March 3, 1801
| {{USCongressOrdinal|4|6}}
| Redistricted from the {{ushr|PA|AL|C}} and [[1794 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|re-elected in 1794]].<br/>[[1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1796]].<br/>[[1798 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1798]].<br/>Retired.


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
| align=left | '''[[Thomas Boude]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Columbia, Pennsylvania|Columbia]])}}
| [[Daniel Udree]] || [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] || [[1822]] – [[1823]] || ||
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1801 –<br/>March 3, 1803
| {{USCongressOrdinal|7}}
| [[1800 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1800]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|PA|3|C}} and lost re-election.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | '''[[John Rea (politician)|John Rea]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Chambersburg, Pennsylvania|Chambersburg]])}}
| colspan=5 |District reorganized in 1831 to have two seats
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1803 –<br/>March 3, 1811
| {{USCongressOrdinal|8|11}}
| [[1802 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1802]].<br/>[[1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1804]].<br/>[[1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1806]].<br/>[[1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1808]].<br/>Lost re-election.


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}}
| align=left | '''[[William Piper]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Everett, Pennsylvania|Bloodyrun]])}}
| [[Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania)|Henry Wilson]] <br> [[Daniel Udree]] || [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] || [[1823]] – [[1825]] || ||
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1811 –<br/>March 3, 1813
| {{USCongressOrdinal|12}}
| [[1810 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1810]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}}.


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Jacksonian}}
| align=left | '''[[John M. Hyneman]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]])}}
| [[Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania)|Henry Wilson]] <br> [[Jacob Krebs]] || [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] || [[1825]] – [[1826]] || || Henry Wilson died in office
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1813 –<br/>August 2, 1813
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|13}}
| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|C}} and [[1812 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|re-elected in 1812]].<br/>Resigned.


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Jacksonian}}
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| [[William Addams]] <br> [[Jacob Krebs]] || [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] || [[1826]] – [[1827]] || ||
| nowrap | August 2, 1813 –<br/>October 12, 1813
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:DanielUdree.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Daniel Udree]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | October 12, 1813 –<br/>March 3, 1815
| [[1813 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election|Elected October 12, 1813, to finish Hyneman's term]] and seated December 6, 1813.<br/>Lost re-election.


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Jacksonian}}
| align=left | [[File:Joseph Hiester.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Joseph Hiester]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]])}}
| [[William Addams]] <br> [[Joseph Fry, Jr.]] || [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] || [[1827]] – [[1829]] || ||
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1815 –<br/>December ????, 1820
| {{USCongressOrdinal|14|16}}
| [[1814 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1814]].<br/>[[1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1816]].<br/>Resigned to become [[Governor of Pennsylvania]].


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Jacksonian}}
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| [[Henry A. P. Muhlenberg]] <br> [[Joseph Fry, Jr.]] || [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] || [[1829]] – [[1831]] || ||
| nowrap | December ????, 1820 –<br/>December 26, 1820
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|16}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:DanielUdree.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Daniel Udree]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | December 26, 1820 –<br/>March 3, 1821
| [[1820 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election|Elected December 10, 1820, to finish Hiester's term]] and seated January 8, 1821.<ref name="16thRoster">{{cite web | url=https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40206 | title=Sixteenth Congress March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821 | access-date=January 23, 2019 | publisher=Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives | via=History.house.gov}}</ref><br/>Had not been a candidate for the next term.


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | '''[[Ludwig Worman]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown]])}}
| colspan=5 |District reorganized in 1831 to have one seat
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1821 –<br/>October 17, 1822
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|17}}
| [[1820 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1820]].<br/>Lost re-election and then died.


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Jacksonian}}
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| [[Henry A. P. Muhlenberg]] || [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] || [[1831]] – [[1833]] || ||
| nowrap | October 17, 1822 –<br/>December 10, 1822
|


|- style="height:3em"
|-
| align=left | [[File:DanielUdree.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Daniel Udree]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]])}}
| rowspan=2 | [[David D. Wagener]] || {{party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] || {{party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[1833]] – [[1837]] || rowspan=2 | [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]] ||
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | December 10, 1822 –<br/>March 3, 1823
| [[1822 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1822]].<br/>[[1822 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election|Later elected December 10, 1822, to finish Worman's term]] and seated December 23, 1822.


|}
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1837]] – [[1841]] ||


=== 1823–1833: two seats ===
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
| [[John Westbrook (Pennsylvania)|John Westbrook]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1841]] – [[1843]] || [[Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania|Dingmans Ferry]] || Declined to be a candidate for reelection


|- style="height:3em" valign=bottom
|- {{party shading/Whig}}
! Member
| [[Abraham R. McIlvaine]] || [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] || [[1843]] – [[1849]] || [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania|Downingtown]] || Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
! Party
! Years
! Cong<br/>ress
! Electoral history
! rowspan=99 |
! Member
! Party
! Years
! Cong<br/>ress
! Electoral history


|- style="height:3em"
|- {{party shading/Whig}}
| rowspan=2 align=left | '''[[Henry Wilson (Pennsylvania politician)|Henry Wilson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]])}}
| [[Jesse C. Dickey]] || [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] || [[1849]] – [[1851]] || [[New London Township, Pennsylvania|New London]] || Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]{{Efn|name="Jackson"|Supported the Jackson faction in the [[1824 United States presidential election]].}}
| nowrap | March 4, 1823 –<br/>March 3, 1825
| {{USCongressOrdinal|18}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1822 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1822]].<br/>[[1824 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1824]].<br/>Died.
| align=left | [[File:DanielUdree.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Daniel Udree]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]{{Efn|name="Jackson"}}
| nowrap | March 4, 1823 –<br/>March 3, 1825
| {{USCongressOrdinal|18}}
| [[1822 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1822]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1825 –<br/>August 24, 1826
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|19}}
| rowspan=4 align=left | '''[[William Addams]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]])}}
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| rowspan=4 nowrap | March 4, 1825 –<br/>March 3, 1829
| rowspan=4 | {{USCongressOrdinal|19|20}}
| rowspan=4 | [[1824 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1824]].<br/>[[1826 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1826]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | August 24, 1826 –<br/>December 4, 1826
|

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Jacob Krebs]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania|Orwigsburg]])}}
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | December 4, 1826 –<br/>March 3, 1827
| [[1826 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election|Elected October 10, 1826, to finish Wilson's term]] and seated December 4, 1826.<br/>Was not a candidate for the next term.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | '''[[Joseph Fry Jr.]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Fryburg, Pennsylvania|Fryburg]])}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1827 –<br/>March 3, 1831
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|20|21}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1826 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1826]].<br/>[[1828 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1828]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Henry A. Muhlenberg (US Congressman from Pennsylvania).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Henry A. P. Muhlenberg]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]])}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1829 –<br/>March 3, 1833
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|21|22}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1828 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1828]].<br/>[[1830 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1830]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|9|C}}.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Henry King (congressman)|Henry King]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1831 –<br/>March 3, 1833
| {{USCongressOrdinal|22}}
| [[1830 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1830]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}}.


|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[John A. Morrison]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1851]] – [[1853]] || [[Cochranville, Pennsylvania|Cochranville]] ||
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Samuel A. Bridges]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1853]] – [[1855]] || [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] || Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
|- {{party shading/Opposition}}
| [[Samuel C. Bradshaw]] || [[Opposition Party (United States)|Opposition]] || [[1855]] – [[1857]] || [[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]] || Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Henry Chapman]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1857]] – [[1859]] || [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]] || Declined to be a candidate for renomination
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Henry C. Longnecker]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1859]] – [[1861]] || [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] ||
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Thomas B. Cooper]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1861]] – [[1862]] || [[Coopersburg, Pennsylvania|Coopersburg]] || Died in office
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[John D. Stiles]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1862]] – [[1863]] || [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] || Moved to [[Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[John M. Broomall]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1863]] – [[1869]] || [[Media, Pennsylvania|Media]] || Not a candidate for renomination
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Washington Townsend]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1869]] – [[1875]] || [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]] || Declined to be a candidate for renomination
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Alan Wood, Jr.]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1875]] – [[1877]] || [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] || Declined to be a candidate for renomination
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Isaac N. Evans]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1877]] – [[1879]] || [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]] || Declined to be a candidate for renomination
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[William Godshalk]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1879]] – [[1883]] || [[Hatboro, Pennsylvania|Hatboro]] || Declined to be a candidate for renomination
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Isaac N. Evans]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1883]] – [[1887]] || [[Hatboro, Pennsylvania|Hatboro]] || Declined to be a candidate for renomination
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Robert M. Yardley]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1887]] – [[1891]] || [[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]] || Declined to be a candidate for renomination
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Edwin Hallowell]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1891]] – [[1893]] || || Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Irving P. Wanger]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1893]] – [[1903]] || || Moved to [[Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Thomas S. Butler]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1903]] – [[1923]] || [[Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania|Uwchlan Township]] || Moved to [[Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[George P. Darrow]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1923]] – [[1937]] || [[Philadelphia, PA|Philadelphia]] || Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in [[1936]]
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Ira W. Drew]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1937]] – [[1939]] || [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] || Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in [[1938]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[George P. Darrow]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1939]] – [[1941]] || [[Philadelphia, PA|Philadelphia]] || Not a candidate for renomination in [[1940]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Hugh Scott]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1941]] – [[1945]] || [[Philadelphia, PA|Philadelphia]] || Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in [[1944]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[James Wolfenden]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1945]] – [[1947]] || [[Upper Darby Township, PA|Upper Darby Township]] || Did not run in [[1946]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[E. Wallace Chadwick]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1947]] – [[1949]] || [[Radnor Township, PA|Radnor Township]] || Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in [[1948]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Benjamin F. James]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1949]] – [[1959]] || [[Radnor Township, PA|Radnor Township]] || Not a candidate for renomination in [[1958]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[William H. Milliken, Jr.]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1959]] – [[1965]] || [[Sharon Hill, PA|Sharon Hill]] || Not a candidate for renomination in [[1964]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[G. Robert Watkins]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1965]] – [[1967]] || [[West Chester, PA|West Chester]] || Moved to [[Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Lawrence G. Williams]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1967]] – [[1975]] || [[Springfield, PA|Springfield]] || Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Robert W. Edgar]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[1975]] – [[1987]] || [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] || Did not seek reelection to the House in [[1986]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Curt Weldon]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[1987]] – [[2007]] || [[Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania|Thornbury Township]] || Defeated for Reelection on [[November 7]], [[2006]]
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Joe Sestak]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[2007]] – Incumbent || [[Springfield, PA|Springfield]] || Elected on [[November 7]], [[2006]]; was sworn in on [[January 4]], [[2007]]
|}
|}


=== 1833–present: one seat ===
== Election results ==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|- style="height:3em" valign=bottom
! Member
! Party
! Years
! Cong<br/>ress
! Electoral history

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | '''[[David D. Wagener]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]])}}
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1833 –<br/>March 3, 1837
| {{USCongressOrdinal|23|24}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1832 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1832]]<br/>[[1834 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1834]]<br/>[[1836 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1836]]<br/>[[1838 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1838]]<br/>{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:3em"
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1837 –<br/>March 3, 1841
| {{USCongressOrdinal|25|26}}

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[John Westbrook (Pennsylvania politician)|John Westbrook]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania|Dingmans Ferry]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1841 –<br/>March 3, 1843
| {{USCongressOrdinal|27}}
| [[1840 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1840]].<br />Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Abraham R. McIlvaine]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Brandywine]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –<br/>March 3, 1849
| {{USCongressOrdinal|28|30}}
| [[1843 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1843]].<br/>[[1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1844]].<br/>[[1846 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1846]].<br/>Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Jesse C. Dickey]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New London, Pennsylvania|New London]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1849 –<br/>March 3, 1851
| {{USCongressOrdinal|31}}
| [[1848 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1848]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[John A. Morrison]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Cochranville, Pennsylvania|Cochranville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1851 –<br/>March 3, 1853
| {{USCongressOrdinal|32}}
| [[1850 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1850]].<br/>{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Samuel Augustus Bridges - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Samuel A. Bridges]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –<br/>March 3, 1855
| {{USCongressOrdinal|33}}
| [[1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1852]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Samuel C. Bradshaw]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Opposition}} | [[Opposition Party (Northern U.S.)|Opposition]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –<br/>March 3, 1857
| {{USCongressOrdinal|34}}
| [[1854 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1854]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Henry Chapman, 1804–1891.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Henry Chapman (American politician)|Henry Chapman]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1857 –<br/>March 3, 1859
| {{USCongressOrdinal|35}}
| [[1856 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1856]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Henry C. Longnecker]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1859 –<br/>March 3, 1861
| {{USCongressOrdinal|36}}
| [[1858 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1858]].<br/>{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Thomas B. Cooper]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Coopersburg, Pennsylvania|Coopersburg]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1861 –<br/>April 4, 1862
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|37}}
| [[1860 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1860]].<br/>Died.

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | April 4, 1862 –<br/>June 3, 1862
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:John Dodson Stiles - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John D. Stiles]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | June 3, 1862 –<br/>March 3, 1863
| [[1862 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election|Elected to finish Cooper's term]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|C}}.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:JohnMartinBroomall.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John M. Broomall]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Media, Pennsylvania|Media]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1863 –<br/>March 3, 1869
| {{USCongressOrdinal|38|40}}
| [[1862 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1862]].<br/>[[1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1864]].<br/>[[1866 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1866]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Washington Townsend - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Washington Townsend]]'''<br>{{Small|([[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1869 –<br/>March 3, 1875
| {{USCongressOrdinal|41|43}}
| [[1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1868]].<br/>[[1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1870]].<br/>[[1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1872]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|C}}.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Alan Wood Jr. (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Alan Wood Jr.]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Conshohocken, Pennsylvania|Conshohocken]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –<br/>March 3, 1877
| {{USCongressOrdinal|44}}
| [[1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1874]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Isaac Newton Evans - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Isaac N. Evans]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Hatboro, Pennsylvania|Hatboro]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1877 –<br/>March 3, 1879
| {{USCongressOrdinal|45}}
| [[1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1876]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:William Godshalk - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Godshalk]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Britain, Pennsylvania|New Britain]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1879 –<br/>March 3, 1883
| {{USCongressOrdinal|46|47}}
| [[1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1878]].<br/>[[1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1880]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Isaac Newton Evans - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Isaac N. Evans]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Hatboro, Pennsylvania|Hatboro]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1883 –<br/>March 3, 1887
| {{USCongressOrdinal|48|49}}
| [[1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1882]].<br/>[[1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1884]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Robert M. Yardley (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Robert M. Yardley]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1887 –<br/>March 3, 1891
| {{USCongressOrdinal|50|51}}
| [[1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1886]].<br/>[[1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1888]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Edwin Hallowell (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Edwin Hallowell]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Willow Grove, Pennsylvania|Willow Grove]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1891 –<br/>March 3, 1893
| {{USCongressOrdinal|52}}
| [[1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1890]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:IrvingPWanger.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Irving P. Wanger]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Norristown, Pennsylvania|Norristown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –<br/>March 3, 1903
| {{USCongressOrdinal|53|57}}
| [[1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1892]].<br/>[[1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1894]].<br/>[[1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1896]].<br/>[[1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1898]].<br/>[[1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1900]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}}.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Thomas S. Butler (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Thomas S. Butler]]'''<br>{{Small|([[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1903 –<br/>March 3, 1923
| {{USCongressOrdinal|58|67}}
| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|C}} and [[1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|re-elected in 1902]].<br/>[[1904 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1904]].<br/>[[1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1906]].<br/>[[1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1908]].<br/>[[1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1910]].<br/>[[1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1912]].<br/>[[1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1914]].<br/>[[1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1916]].<br/>[[1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1918]].<br/>[[1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1920]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}}.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:George P. Darrow (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George P. Darrow]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1923 –<br/>January 3, 1937
| {{USCongressOrdinal|68|74}}
| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|C}} and [[1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|re-elected in 1922]].<br/>[[1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1924]].<br/>[[1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1926]].<br/>[[1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1928]].<br/>[[1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1930]].<br/>[[1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1932]].<br/>[[1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1934]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:IraWDrew.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ira W. Drew]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1937 –<br/>January 3, 1939
| {{USCongressOrdinal|75}}
| [[1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1936]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:George P. Darrow (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George P. Darrow]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1939 –<br/>January 3, 1941
| {{USCongressOrdinal|76}}
| [[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1938]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Hugh Scott.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Hugh Scott]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1941 –<br/>January 3, 1945
| {{USCongressOrdinal|77|78}}
| [[1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1940]].<br/>[[1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1942]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:JamesPaineWolfenden.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Wolfenden]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –<br/>January 3, 1947
| {{USCongressOrdinal|79}}
| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}} and [[1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|re-elected in 1944]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:CHADWICK, E. WALLACE. HONORABLE LCCN2016862809 (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[E. Wallace Chadwick]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Rose Valley, Pennsylvania|Rose Valley]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1947 –<br/>January 3, 1949
| {{USCongressOrdinal|80}}
| [[1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1946]].<br/>Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Benjamin F. James (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Benjamin F. James]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Rosemont, Pennsylvania|Rosemont]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1949 –<br/>January 3, 1959
| {{USCongressOrdinal|81|85}}
| [[1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1948]].<br/>[[1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1950]].<br/>[[1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1952]].<br/>[[1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1954]].<br/>[[1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1956]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:WmHMilliken.JPG|100px]]<br/>'''[[William H. Milliken Jr.]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania|Sharon Hill]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1959 –<br/>January 3, 1965
| {{USCongressOrdinal|86|88}}
| [[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1958]].<br/>[[1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1960]].<br/>[[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1962]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:G. Robert Watkins.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[G. Robert Watkins]]'''<br>{{Small|([[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1965 –<br/>January 3, 1967
| {{USCongressOrdinal|89}}
| [[1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1964]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|9|C}}.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Lawrence G. Williams 92nd Congress 1971.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Lawrence G. Williams]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Springfield]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1967 –<br/>January 3, 1975
| {{USCongressOrdinal|90|93}}
| [[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1966]].<br/>[[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1968]].<br/>[[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1970]].<br/>[[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1972]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Robert W. Edgar.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Robert W. Edgar]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Middletown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1975 –<br/>January 3, 1987
| {{USCongressOrdinal|94|99}}
| [[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1974]].<br/>[[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1976]].<br/>[[1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1978]].<br/>[[1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1980]].<br/>[[1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1982]].<br/>[[1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1984]].<br/>Retired to [[1986 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania|run for U.S. Senator]].

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Curt Weldon photo.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Curt Weldon]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Thornbury]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1987 –<br/>January 3, 2007
| {{USCongressOrdinal|100|109}}
| [[1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 1986]].<br/>[[1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1988]].<br/>[[1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1990]].<br/>[[1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1992]].<br/>[[1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1994]].<br/>[[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1996]].<br/>[[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 1998]].<br/>[[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 2000]].<br/>[[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 2002]].<br/>[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 2004]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Joe Sestak Official House Photo.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Joe Sestak]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Springfield]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2007 –<br/>January 3, 2011
| {{USCongressOrdinal|110|111}}
| [[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 2006]].<br/>[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 2008]].<br/>Retired to [[2010 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania|run for U.S. Senator]].

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Pat Meehan, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Pat Meehan]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania|Drexel Hill]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2011 –<br/>April 27, 2018
| {{USCongressOrdinal|112|115}}
| [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Elected in 2010]].<br/>[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 2012]].<br/>[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 2014]].<br/>[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|Re-elected in 2016]].<br/>Resigned.

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | April 27, 2018 –<br/>November 13, 2018
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|115}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Mary Gay Scanlon, official portrait, 2018.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Mary Gay Scanlon]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Swarthmore, Pennsylvania|Swarthmore]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | November 13, 2018 –<br/>January 3, 2019<!--Service begins when elected and qualified, not when sworn-->
| [[2018 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election|Elected to finish Meehan's term]].<br/>Redistricted to the {{ushr|PA|5|C}}.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Susan Wild, Official Portrait, 115th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Susan Wild]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2019 –<br/>present
| {{USCongressOrdinal|116|118}}
| Redistricted from the {{ushr|PA|15|C}} and [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania|elected to full term in 2018]].<br/> [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|Re-elected in 2020]].<br />[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|Re-elected in 2022]].<br>Lost re-election.
|-
|align=left |[[File:Mackenziemtg (cropped).jpg|frameless|125x125px]]<br />'''[[Ryan Mackenzie]]''' ''(elect)''<br>{{Small|([[Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Macungie Township]])}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|''January 3, 2025''
|{{USCongressOrdinal|119|present}}
|[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 7|Elected in 2024]].
|}

==Historical district boundaries==
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==See also==
{{portal|United States|Pennsylvania|Philadelphia}}
*[[List of United States congressional districts]]
*[[Pennsylvania's congressional districts]]


== Notes ==
*[[Pennsylvania 7th congressional district election, 2006]]
{{Notelist}}


==External link==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |year = 1989 |publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company |location = New York}}
* {{cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}


==External links==
*[http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/pa07_109.gif District Map]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120045708/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/PA07_109.gif District map]
*[https://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/congressional/ Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania]
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]


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Latest revision as of 03:16, 9 December 2024

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Population (2023)778,593
Median household
income		$79,206
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+2[1]

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district includes all of Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties, and parts of Monroe County. The district is represented by Democrat Susan Wild. She was defeated by Republican Ryan Mackenzie and he will take office with the new congress in January 2025.

From March 2003 through 2018, the district incorporated parts of the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County, along with portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Lancaster Counties. The district exhibited extreme non-congruity during that time as a result of gerrymandering.[2] On January 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the map violated the state constitution, and in February, it issued its own district boundaries for use in the 2018 elections and representation thereafter.[3] Most of the population in the old 7th district became part of a new 5th district, encompassing all of Delaware County and parts of South Philadelphia; while most of the old 15th district became the new 7th district.[4][5] In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Carbon County was added into the district, in exchange for the area around East Stroudsburg in Monroe County.

Pat Meehan, who had represented the old 7th district since 2011, resigned on April 27, 2018, amid a sexual harassment case. Mary Gay Scanlon won the special election on November 6, 2018, to replace him for the remainder of his term, and she served for slightly less than two months as the last representative for the old 7th district before being transferred to the newly redrawn 5th district. Susan Wild won the general election in the newly redrawn 7th district, and she took office January 3, 2019.

The district was identified as a presidential bellwether by Sabato's Crystal Ball, having voted for the Electoral College winner in the past four presidential elections as of 2020.[6]

Recent statewide election results

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The following table includes election results for previous incarnations of the 7th congressional district; see #Historical district boundaries.

Year Presidential Representative Notes
2002 – Weldon 66.1–33.9% New district boundaries
2004 Kerry 53–47% Weldon 58.8–40.3%  
2006 – Sestak 56.4–43.6%  
2008 Obama 56–43% Sestak 59.6–40.4%  
2010 – Meehan 54.9–44.1%  
2012 Romney 50.4–48.5% Meehan 59.4–40.6%  
2014 – Meehan 62.0–38.0% New district boundaries
2016 Clinton 49.3–47.0% Meehan 59.5–40.5%  
2018 – Scanlon 52.3–46.0% Special following Meehan's resignation
Wild 53.5–43.5% New district boundaries
2020 Biden 51.8–47.0% Wild 51.9–48.1%
2022 – Wild 51.0–49.0% New district boundaries
2024 Trump 51.1–47.9% Mackenzie 50.5–49.5%

[citation needed]

Geography

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The 2003–2012 version of the district was located in southeastern Pennsylvania. It contained the western and northwestern suburbs of Philadelphia. It consisted of the majority of Delaware County (except for the City of Chester and some of the eastern boroughs), a portion of Chester County east of West Chester in the affluent Philadelphia Main Line area, and a portion of southern Montgomery County centered on Upper Merion Township.

The 2013–2018 version of the district contained most of Delaware County outside of the City of Chester and the heavily African American townships and boroughs in the eastern portion of the county. It also contained parts of central Montgomery County, southern portions of Berks County, southern and central portions of Chester County, and a small portion of eastern Lancaster County. The District as it stood in October 2016 was named on NPR's On the Media as an egregious example of gerrymandering. The shape of the district was described as "Goofy kicking Donald Duck. The only point that is essentially contiguous there is Goofy's foot in Donald Duck's rear end. ... However these district lines are the building blocks of democracy, and when they get as perverted and twisted as this, it leads to deeply undemocratic outcomes."[7] The Washington Post listed it as one of the ten most gerrymandered districts in the country.[8]

On February 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania released a new congressional map after lawmakers had failed to agree on a map that would reduce gerrymandering. The map substantially redrew the District, relocating it to the Lehigh Valley.[5] The newly redrawn district includes all of Lehigh County and Northampton County as well as parts of Monroe County.

List of members representing the district

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1791–1793: one seat

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District created in 1791.

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District first established March 4, 1791

Thomas Hartley
(York) 		Pro-Administration March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793 		2nd Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the at-large district.

District redistricted in 1793 to the at-large district.

1795–1823: one seat

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District restored in 1795.

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history

John W. Kittera
(Lancaster) 		Federalist March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1801 		4th
5th
6th 		Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired.
Thomas Boude
(Columbia) 		Federalist March 4, 1801 –
March 3, 1803 		7th Elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.
John Rea
(Chambersburg) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1811 		8th
9th
10th
11th 		Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
William Piper
(Bloodyrun) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813 		12th Elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
John M. Hyneman
(Reading) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
August 2, 1813 		13th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1812.
Resigned.
Vacant August 2, 1813 –
October 12, 1813

Daniel Udree
(Reading) 		Democratic-Republican October 12, 1813 –
March 3, 1815 		Elected October 12, 1813, to finish Hyneman's term and seated December 6, 1813.
Lost re-election.

Joseph Hiester
(Reading) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
December ????, 1820 		14th
15th
16th 		Elected in 1814.
Re-elected in 1816.
Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania.
Vacant December ????, 1820 –
December 26, 1820 		16th

Daniel Udree
(Reading) 		Democratic-Republican December 26, 1820 –
March 3, 1821 		Elected December 10, 1820, to finish Hiester's term and seated January 8, 1821.[9]
Had not been a candidate for the next term.
Ludwig Worman
(Pottstown) 		Federalist March 4, 1821 –
October 17, 1822 		17th Elected in 1820.
Lost re-election and then died.
Vacant October 17, 1822 –
December 10, 1822

Daniel Udree
(Reading) 		Democratic-Republican December 10, 1822 –
March 3, 1823 		Elected in 1822.
Later elected December 10, 1822, to finish Worman's term and seated December 23, 1822.

1823–1833: two seats

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Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
Henry Wilson
(Allentown) 		Democratic-Republican[a] March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Died.
Daniel Udree
(Reading) 		Democratic-Republican[a] March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
August 24, 1826 		19th William Addams
(Reading) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829 		19th
20th 		Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election.
Vacant August 24, 1826 –
December 4, 1826
Jacob Krebs
(Orwigsburg) 		Jacksonian December 4, 1826 –
March 3, 1827 		Elected October 10, 1826, to finish Wilson's term and seated December 4, 1826.
Was not a candidate for the next term.
Joseph Fry Jr.
(Fryburg) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831 		20th
21st 		Elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Retired.

Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
(Reading) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833 		21st
22nd 		Elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the 9th district.
Henry King
(Allentown) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833 		22nd Elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the 8th district.

1833–present: one seat

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Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
David D. Wagener
(Easton) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837 		23rd
24th 		Elected in 1832
Re-elected in 1834
Re-elected in 1836
Re-elected in 1838
[data missing]
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841 		25th
26th
John Westbrook
(Dingmans Ferry) 		Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 		27th Elected in 1840.
Retired.
Abraham R. McIlvaine
(Brandywine) 		Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849 		28th
29th
30th 		Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Lost renomination.
Jesse C. Dickey
(New London) 		Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851 		31st Elected in 1848.
Lost re-election.
John A. Morrison
(Cochranville) 		Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853 		32nd Elected in 1850.
[data missing]

Samuel A. Bridges
(Allentown) 		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 		33rd Elected in 1852.
Lost re-election.
Samuel C. Bradshaw
(Quakertown) 		Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857 		34th Elected in 1854.
Lost re-election.

Henry Chapman
(Doylestown) 		Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859 		35th Elected in 1856.
Retired.
Henry C. Longnecker
(Allentown) 		Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861 		36th Elected in 1858.
[data missing]
Thomas B. Cooper
(Coopersburg) 		Democratic March 4, 1861 –
April 4, 1862 		37th Elected in 1860.
Died.
Vacant April 4, 1862 –
June 3, 1862

John D. Stiles
(Allentown) 		Democratic June 3, 1862 –
March 3, 1863 		Elected to finish Cooper's term.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

John M. Broomall
(Media) 		Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869 		38th
39th
40th 		Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.

Washington Townsend
(West Chester) 		Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875 		41st
42nd
43rd 		Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

Alan Wood Jr.
(Conshohocken) 		Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877 		44th Elected in 1874.
Retired.

Isaac N. Evans
(Hatboro) 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879 		45th Elected in 1876.
Retired.

William Godshalk
(New Britain) 		Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883 		46th
47th 		Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.

Isaac N. Evans
(Hatboro) 		Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887 		48th
49th 		Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.

Robert M. Yardley
(Doylestown) 		Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891 		50th
51st 		Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.

Edwin Hallowell
(Willow Grove) 		Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893 		52nd Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.

Irving P. Wanger
(Norristown) 		Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1903 		53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th 		Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 8th district.

Thomas S. Butler
(West Chester) 		Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1923 		58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th 		Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Redistricted to the 8th district.

George P. Darrow
(Philadelphia) 		Republican March 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1937 		68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th 		Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.

Ira W. Drew
(Philadelphia) 		Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939 		75th Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

George P. Darrow
(Philadelphia) 		Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		76th Elected in 1938.
Retired.

Hugh Scott
(Philadelphia) 		Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1945 		77th
78th 		Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.

James Wolfenden
(Upper Darby) 		Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		79th Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1944.
Retired.

E. Wallace Chadwick
(Rose Valley) 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		80th Elected in 1946.
Lost renomination.

Benjamin F. James
(Rosemont) 		Republican January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1959 		81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th 		Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired.

William H. Milliken Jr.
(Sharon Hill) 		Republican January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1965 		86th
87th
88th 		Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Retired.

G. Robert Watkins
(West Chester) 		Republican January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967 		89th Elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the 9th district.

Lawrence G. Williams
(Springfield) 		Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975 		90th
91st
92nd
93rd 		Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.

Robert W. Edgar
(Middletown) 		Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1987 		94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th 		Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Curt Weldon
(Thornbury) 		Republican January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2007 		100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th 		Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.

Joe Sestak
(Springfield) 		Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011 		110th
111th 		Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Pat Meehan
(Drexel Hill) 		Republican January 3, 2011 –
April 27, 2018 		112th
113th
114th
115th 		Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned.
Vacant April 27, 2018 –
November 13, 2018 		115th

Mary Gay Scanlon
(Swarthmore) 		Democratic November 13, 2018 –
January 3, 2019 		Elected to finish Meehan's term.
Redistricted to the 5th district.

Susan Wild
(Allentown) 		Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present 		116th
117th
118th 		Redistricted from the 15th district and elected to full term in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Lost re-election.

Ryan Mackenzie (elect)
(Lower Macungie Township) 		Republican January 3, 2025 Elected in 2024.

Historical district boundaries

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Ingraham, Christopher. "This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see". Washington Post. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  3. ^ League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, No. 159 MM 2018, [1] (PA February 19, 2018)
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down state's congressional districts". CBS News. 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. CBS News. January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ "Districts of Change, Part Two: Looking Beyond the Straight-Party Districts".
  7. ^ "The System Is Rigged". On the Media. October 21, 2016.
  8. ^ Ingraham, Christopher (May 15, 2014). "America's most gerrymandered congressional districts". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Sixteenth Congress March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 23, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
  • 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.
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