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Portions of the new 8th district also came from the old 10th district, including the more conservative counties of Pike and Wayne. Meanwhile, the Bucks County district was renumbered as the 1st district. [3] The district has a Cook PVI of R+4; [1] however, the Democratic incumbent of the old 17th district, Matt Cartwright, won in 2018. [4]
A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district on October 13, 1829, to fill two vacancies in the state's congressional delegation before the first session of the 21st Congress.
Robert Paul Bresnahan Jr. (/ ˈ b r ɛ z n ə h æ n / BREZ-nə-han; born April 22, 1990) is an American businessman and politician who is the United States representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district.
8th congressional district may refer to: ... Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district; South Carolina's 8th congressional district (defunct)
U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1818 to 1823 and for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1823 to 1824 [3] John Erwin: Democratic-Republican: 1817 – 1818: Joseph Fry, Jr. Democratic-Republican: 1817 – 1820: Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1816 to 1817.
The 8th district was in Southeastern Pennsylvania and included Bucks County, along with portions of Montgomery County. The incumbent was Republican Mike Fitzpatrick, who had represented the district since 2011, and previously represented it from 2005 to 2007. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014, and the district had a PVI of R+1.
A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district on January 15, 1801, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Thomas Hartley (F) on December 21, 1800 [1] Election results [ edit ]
In 2006, Altmire defeated incumbent Hart in a 52% to 48% upset. Hart had won 63% of the vote in 2004, when George W. Bush carried this suburban Pittsburgh district with 53%. In 2006, Pennsylvania was perhaps the most disastrous state for incumbent GOP House members, who lost four seats here.