Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district

Pennsylvania's twenty-first congressional district was a congressional district in northwestern Pennsylvania. It was created following the 1830 Census and was disbanded after the 2000 Census removed two representatives from Pennsylvania.

List of representatives

Representatives	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created in 1833
Thomas M. T. McKennan	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839	Redistricted from the 15th district
Isaac Leet	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Joseph Lawrence	Whig	March 4, 1841 – April 17, 1842	Died
Vacant		April 17, 1842 – May 30, 1842
Thomas M. T. McKennan	Whig	May 30, 1842 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William Wilkins	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – February 14, 1844	Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia
Vacant		February 14, 1844 – March 26, 1844
Cornelius Darragh	Whig	March 26, 1844 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Moses Hampton	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas M. Howe	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Redistricted to the 22nd district
David Ritchie	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
James K. Moorhead	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Redistricted to the 22nd district
John L. Dawson	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Covode	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	Lost election contest
Vacant		March 4, 1869 – February 9, 1870
John Covode	Republican	February 9, 1870 – January 11, 1871	Won election contest Died
Vacant		January 11, 1871 – March 3, 1871
Henry D. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Alexander W. Taylor	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jacob Turney	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Morgan R. Wise	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles E. Boyle	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Welty McCullogh	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel A. Craig	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George F. Huff	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Daniel B. Heiner	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edward E. Robbins	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Summers M. Jack	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Solomon R. Dresser	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles F. Barclay	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles E. Patton	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles H. Rowland	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Evan J. Jones	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jacob B. Kurtz	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	Redistricted to the 23rd district
Francis E. Walter	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945	Redistricted to the 20th district
Chester H. Gross	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949	Redistricted from the 22nd district
James F. Lind	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Augustine B. Kelley	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – November 20, 1957	Redistricted from the 27th district Died
Vacant		November 20, 1957 – January 21, 1958
John H. Dent	Democratic	January 21, 1958 – January 3, 1979	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Donald A. Bailey	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Tom Ridge	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995	Retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania
Phil English	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	Redistricted to the 3rd district
District eliminated		January 3, 2003

Recent election history

Year		Democratic		Republican		Independent		Other and write-in
		Candidate		Votes		Pct		Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct
1992		John C. Harkins		70,802		32%		√ Thomas J. Ridge	150,729	68%
1994		Bill Leavens		84,796		47%		√ Phil English	89,439	49%	Arthur E. Drew	6,588	4%	(assorted)	6	0%
1996		Ronald A. Dinicola		104,004		49%		√ Phil English	106,875	51%				(assorted)	9	0%
1998		Larry Klemens		54,591		37%		√ Phil English	94,518	63%				(assorted)	6	0%
2000		Marc A. Flitter		87,018		39%		√ Phil English	135,164	61%

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 2007-08-08.