Pennsylvania's first congressional district includes all of Bucks County and a sliver of Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania. It has been represented by Brian Fitzpatrick since 2019.
Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Population (2021) | 730,085 | ||
Median household income | $98,993 | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | Even[1] |
The state congressional district map was redrawn by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering; the previous 1st district was geographically succeeded by the newly redrawn 2nd district which on November 6, 2018, elected Brendan Boyle, the incumbent from the 13th district. The new first district is similar to the previous eighth district, with the new boundaries going into effect for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter.[2]
Fitzpatrick, the incumbent from the previous 8th district, was elected on November 6, 2018, to the newly redrawn 1st district. Only minor changes will be made to the district after redistricting following the 2020 census. As of 2022[update], it is one of nine districts that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election while being held or won by a Republican.
The district was organized from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district in 1791.
The district was organized from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district in 1795.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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John Swanwick | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – August 1, 1798 |
4th 5th |
Elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Died. |
Vacant | August 1, 1798 – December 3, 1798 |
5th | ||
![]() Robert Waln |
Federalist | December 3, 1798 – March 3, 1801 |
5th 6th |
Elected October 9, 1798 to finish Swanwick's term and seated December 3, 1798. Elected the same day to the next term. Retired. |
![]() William Jones |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
7th | Elected in 1800. Retired. |
The district was reorganized in 1803 to have 3 At-large seats on a general ticket. The district was apportioned a fourth seat in 1813, also elected on a general ticket.
Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | Seat D | ||||||||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
8th | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
![]() Joseph Clay |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Resigned. |
Jacob Richards | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired. |
![]() Michael Leib |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Resigned. |
Fourth seat added in 1812. | ||||||
9th | March 4, 1805 – February 14, 1806 | ||||||||||||||||
February 14, 1806 – December 8, 1806 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
December 8, 1806 – March 3, 1807 |
John Porter | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1806. Later elected to finish Leib's term. Re-elected in 1808. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||||||
10th | March 4, 1807 – March 28, 1808 | ||||||||||||||||
March 28, 1808 – November 16, 1808 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
November 16, 1808 – March 3, 1809 |
Benjamin Say | Democratic-Republican | Elected to finish Clay's term. Re-elected in 1808. Resigned. | ||||||||||||||
11th | March 4, 1809 – June 1809 |
William Anderson | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1812. Lost re-election. | |||||||||||||
June 1809 – October 10, 1809 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
October 10, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
Adam Seybert | Democratic-Republican | Elected to finish Anderson's term. Re-elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1812. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||||||
12th | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
James Milnor | Federalist | Elected in 1810. Retired. | |||||||||||||
13th | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
![]() Charles J. Ingersoll |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1812. Lost re-election. |
John Conard | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1812. Retired. | ||||||||||
14th | March 4, 1815 – May 16, 1815 |
William Milnor | Federalist | Elected in 1814. Lost re-election. |
Thomas Smith | Federalist | Elected in 1814. Retired. |
![]() Joseph Hopkinson |
Federalist | Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Retired. |
![]() Jonathan Williams |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1814. Died. | ||||
May 16, 1815 – October 10, 1815 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
October 10, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
![]() John Sergeant |
Federalist | Elected to finish Williams's term. Re-elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Retired. | ||||||||||||||
15th | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
Adam Seybert | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816. Lost re-election. |
William Anderson | Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1816. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
16th | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
![]() Thomas Forrest |
Federalist | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. |
![]() Joseph Hemphill |
Federalist | Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 2nd district and won re-election. |
![]() Samuel Edwards |
Federalist | Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 4th district and won re-election. | |||||||
17th | March 4, 1821 – May 8, 1822 |
William Milnor | Federalist | Elected in 1820. Resigned. | |||||||||||||
May 8, 1822 – October 8, 1822 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
October 8, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
![]() Thomas Forrest |
Federalist | Elected to finish Milnor's term, but on the same day lost election to the next term when redistricted to the 3rd district. |
The district was reorganized in 1823 to have one seat.
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
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Samuel Breck |
Adams-Clay Federalist |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Elected in 1822. Retired. |
1823–1833 [data unknown/missing] |
John Wurts | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
19th | Elected in 1824. Retired. | |
Joel B. Sutherland | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – February 1833 |
20th 21st 22nd |
Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1832 but resigned to become a judge. | |
Vacant | February 1833 – October 8, 1833 |
22nd 23rd |
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1833–1843 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Joel B. Sutherland | Jacksonian | October 8, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
Elected to finish his vacant term. Re-elected in 1834. Lost re-election. | |
Lemuel Paynter | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Retired. | |
Charles Brown | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. Retired. | |
![]() Edward J. Morris |
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843. [data unknown/missing] |
1843–1853 [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Lewis C. Levin |
American | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
29th 30th 31st |
Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Thomas B. Florence |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1861 |
32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th |
Elected in 1850. Re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Lost re-election. | |
1853–1863 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
William Eckart Lehman | Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Samuel J. Randall |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1875 |
38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th |
Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
1863–1873 [data unknown/missing] |
1873–1883 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
![]() Chapman Freeman |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
45th 46th |
Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Retired. | |
![]() Henry H. Bingham |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 22, 1912 |
47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Died. | |
1883–1893 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1893–1903 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1903–1913 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | March 22, 1912 – May 24, 1912 |
62nd | |||
![]() William S. Vare |
Republican | May 24, 1912 – March 3, 1927 |
62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th |
Elected to finish Bingham's term. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
1913–1933 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
![]() James M. Hazlett |
Republican | March 4, 1927 – October 20, 1927 |
70th | Elected in 1926. Resigned. | |
Vacant | October 20, 1927 – November 8, 1927 | ||||
![]() James M. Beck |
Republican | November 8, 1927 – March 3, 1933 |
70th 71st 72nd |
Elected to finish Hazlett's term. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
![]() Harry C. Ransley |
Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 |
73rd 74th |
Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost re-election. |
1933–1943 [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Leon Sacks |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
75th 76th 77th |
Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. | |
![]() James A. Gallagher |
Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
78th | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
1943–1953 [data unknown/missing] |
![]() William A. Barrett |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. | |
![]() James A. Gallagher |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. | |
![]() William A. Barrett |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – April 12, 1976 |
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Died. | |
1953–1963 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1963–1973 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1973–1983 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | April 12, 1976 – November 2, 1976 |
94th | |||
![]() Michael Myers |
Democratic | November 2, 1976 – October 2, 1980 |
94th 95th 96th |
Elected to finish Barrett's term. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Expelled. | |
Vacant | October 2, 1980 – January 3, 1981 |
96th | |||
![]() Tom Foglietta |
Democratic | January 3, 1981 – November 11, 1997 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th |
Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Italy. | |
1983–1993 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
1993–2003 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | November 11, 1997 – May 19, 1998 |
105th | |||
![]() Bob Brady |
Democratic | May 19, 1998 – January 3, 2019 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th |
Elected to finish Foglietta's term. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Redistricted to the 3rd district and retired. | |
2003–2013![]() | |||||
2013–2019![]() | |||||
![]() Brian Fitzpatrick |
Republican | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th |
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
2019-2023![]() |
2023–![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Brady (incumbent) | 235,394 | 85.0 | |
Republican | John Featherman | 41,708 | 15.0 | |
Total votes | 277,102 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Brady (incumbent) | 131,248 | 82.8 | |
Republican | Megan Rath | 27,193 | 17.2 | |
Total votes | 158,441 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Brady (incumbent) | 245,791 | 82.2 | |
Republican | Debbie Williams | 53,219 | 17.8 | |
Total votes | 299,010 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 169,053 | 51.3 | |
Democratic | Scott Wallace | 160,745 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 329,798 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 249,804 | 56.6 | |
Democratic | Christina Finello | 191,875 | 43.4 | |
Total votes | 441,679 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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