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Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district

Former U.S. House district in Pennsylvania

Summary

Former U.S. House district in Pennsylvania

FieldValue
statePennsylvania
district number20
obsoleteyes
created1830
eliminated2000
years1833-2003
population year1990

Pennsylvania's twentieth congressional district was a congressional district in southwestern Pennsylvania. It was created following the 1830 census and was disbanded after the 2000 census removed two representatives from Pennsylvania. The is generally considered to be its successor, although the contains some of its territory.

List of members representing the district

RepresentativesPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District established March 4, 1833
[[File:Andrew Stewart (1791-1872, Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
Andrew Stewart
(Uniontown)Anti-MasonicnowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1832.
Andrew Buchanan
(Waynesburg)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
Enos Hook
(Waynesburg)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1839 –
April 18, 1841Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Resigned.
VacantnowrapApril 18, 1841 –
May 31, 1841
Henry W. Beeson
(Uniontown)DemocraticnowrapMay 31, 1841 –
March 3, 1843Elected to finish Hook's term.
[[File:John Dickey (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
John Dickey
(Beaver)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1843.
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John H. Ewing
(Washington)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1844.
[[File:John Dickey (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
John Dickey
(Beaver)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1846.
Robert R. Reed
(Washington)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1848.
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John Allison
(Beaver)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1850.
[[File:John Littleton Dawson (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
John L. Dawson
(Brownsville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852.
Jonathan Knight
(East Bethlehem)OppositionnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1854.
[[File:William Montgomery Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
William Montgomery
(Washington)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
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Jesse Lazear
(Waynesburg)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the .
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Amos Myers
(Clarion)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865Elected in 1862.
Charles V. Culver
(Franklin)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867Elected in 1864.
Darwin A. Finney
(Meadville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1867 –
August 25, 1868Elected in 1866.
Died.
VacantnowrapAugust 25, 1868 –
December 7, 1868
[[File:Solomon Newton Pettis - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
S. Newton Pettis
(Meadville)RepublicannowrapDecember 7, 1868 –
March 3, 1869Elected to finish Finney's term.
[[File:Calvin Willard Gilfillan - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Calvin W. Gilfillan
(Franklin)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1868.
[[File:SamuelGriffithPA.jpg100px]]
Samuel Griffith
(Mercer)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1870.
[[File:Hiram Lawton Richmond - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Hiram L. Richmond
(Meadville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
[[File:Levi A. Mackey - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Levi A. Mackey
(Lock Haven)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
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Seth H. Yocum
(Bellefonte)GreenbacknowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881Elected in 1878.
[[File:Andrew Curtin2.jpg100px]]
Andrew G. Curtin
(Bellefonte)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1887Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
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John Patton
(Curwensville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889Elected in 1886.
[[File:Edward Scull (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
Edward Scull
(Somerset)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
[[File:Josiah Duane Hicks.jpg100px]]
Josiah D. Hicks
(Altoona)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
[[File:Joseph E. Thropp (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
Joseph E. Thropp
(Everett)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901Elected in 1898.
[[File:AlvinEvans.jpg100px]]
Alvin Evans
(Ebensburg)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Daniel Lafean (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
Daniel F. Lafean
(York)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
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Andrew R. Brodbeck
(Hanover)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915Elected in 1912.
[[File:C. William Beales (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
Cyrus W. Beales
(Gettysburg)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917Elected in 1914.
[[File:AndrewRBrodbeck2.jpg100px]]
Andrew R. Brodbeck
(Hanover)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1916.
[[File:EdwardSchroederBrooks2.jpg100px]]
Edward S. Brooks
(York)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
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George M. Wertz
(Johnstown)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925Elected in 1922.
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Anderson H. Walters
(Johnstown)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1927Elected in 1924.
J. Russell Leech
(EbensburgRepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1927 –
January 29, 1932Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Resigned to become a member of the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals
VacantnowrapJanuary 29, 1932 –
April 26, 1932
Howard W. Stull
(Johnstown)RepublicannowrapApril 26, 1932 –
March 3, 1933Elected to finish Leech's term.
[[File:Thomas Cunningham Cochran, c. 1927–1935.jpg100px]]
Thomas C. Cochran
(Mercer)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
[[File:DenisJDriscoll.jpg100px]]
Denis J. Driscoll
(St. Marys)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937Elected in 1934.
Benjamin Jarrett
(Farrell)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
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Leon H. Gavin
(Oil City)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945Elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the .
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Francis E. Walter
(Easton)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:James E. Van Zandt (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg100px]]
James E. Van Zandt
(Altoona)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
[[File:Elmer J. Holland.jpg100px]]
Elmer J. Holland
(Pittsburgh)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
August 9, 1968Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Died.
VacantnowrapAugust 9, 1968 –
November 5, 1968
[[File:Joseph Matthew Gaydos.jpg100px]]
Joseph M. Gaydos
(McKeesport)DemocraticnowrapNovember 5, 1968 –
January 3, 1993Elected to finish Holland's term.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-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.
Re-elected in 1990.
[[File:Austin Murphy.jpg100px]]
Austin Murphy
(Monongahela)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.
[[File:Frank Mascara.jpg100px]]
Frank Mascara
(Charleroi)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the but moved to and lost renomination in the .
District dissolved January 3, 2003

Recent electoral history

YearDemocraticRepublicanWrite-insCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPctVotes
1992Austin J. Murphy114,89851%Bill Townsend111,59149%
1994Frank Mascara95,25153%Mike McCormick84,15647%12
1996Frank Mascara113,39454%Mike McCormick97,00446%4
1998Frank Mascara97,885100%(no candidate)190
2000Frank Mascara145,13164%Ronald J. Davis80,31236%

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