Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District is located in the central and northeast regions of the state. The district was one of the 12 original districts created prior to the 4th Congress. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Marino, who defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Carney during the 2010 U.S. House elections. In 2006, the 10th district experienced one of the greatest party shifts among all House seats that switched party control: in 2004, Republican Don Sherwood won with an 86% margin of victory over his nearest opponent and two years later, Carney unseated Sherwood by a 53%–47% margin.^[4] In 2008, Carney won reelection by 12 points but the district swung back in 2010, electing Tom Marino. The district is mostly Republican in its political composition, an aspect of the district that is reflected especially well in presidential elections. In 2004, President George W. Bush won 60 percent of the vote in the district and in 2008, Senator John McCain beat Senator Barack Obama here by a margin of 54 percent to 45 percent. Nonetheless, Carney easily won reelection as a Democrat the same year McCain won the district. However, in the 2010 midterm elections, Marino unseated Carney by a 55%–45% margin.

District Boundaries 2014-2024

On June 8, 2012, The Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission adopted a revised final redistricting plan.^[5] On May 8, 2013, The PA Supreme Court unanimously approved the Legislative Reapportionment Commission's 2012 Revised Final Plan.^[6] The district now encompasses the following areas:^[7]

• Bradford County
• Juniata County
• Parts of Lackawanna County
  • Including: Abington Township, Benton Township, Ransom, Newton, South Abington, Clarks Summit, Clarks Green, Glenburn, West Abington, Dalton, La Plume, North Abington,Scott, Greenfield, Fell, Vandling, Jefferson, Olyphant, Madison, Covington, Clifton, Moscow, Elmhurst, Roaring Brook, parts of Carbondale, and parts of Archbald.
• Lycoming County
• Mifflin County
• Parts of Monroe County
  • Including: Barrett, East Stroudsburg, Jackson, Mount Pocono, Paradise, Pocono, Price, Stroudsburg, and parts of Stroud.
• Parts of Northumberland County
  • Including: Delaware, East Chillisquaque, West Chillisquaque, Watsontown, Lewis, Turbotville, Turbot, Milton, Point, Northumberland
• Parts of Perry County
  • Including: Toboyne, Jackson, Blain, Northeast Madison, Southwest Madison, Landisburg, Tyrone, Saville, Centre, New Bloomfield, Tuscarora, Juniata, Greenwood, Millerstown, Oliver, Newport, Miller, Howe, Liverpool Township, Liverpool, Buffalo, Watts, and New Buffalo.
• Pike County
• Snyder County
• Sullivan County
• Susquehanna County
• Majority of Tioga County
  • With the exception of Clymer Township, Chatham Township, Gaines Township, and the majority of Shippen Township
• Union County
• Wayne County

District Boundaries 2003-2013

The Pennsylvania 10th was the third-largest congressional district in the state. The district encompassed the following counties and areas:^[8][9]

• Bradford County
• Lackawanna County
  • excluding Old Forge, Moosic, Scranton, and Dunmore but including Clarks Summit
• Luzerne County
  • Back Mountain area, including Dallas, Shavertown, Trucksville, Kingston, Wyoming, and Swoyersville
• Lycoming County
  • Sullivan/Columbia/Montour County boundaries west to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River (except Montoursville), north to Cogan House
• Montour County
• Northumberland County
• Pike County
• Snyder County
• Sullivan County
• Susquehanna County
• Tioga County
  • Ward Township
• Union County
• Wayne County
• Wyoming County

2016 Election

Primary

Rep. Tom Marino declared his intent to run for his 4th term and was uncontested in the Republican Primary. Originally, no Democratic candidates filed to run for office, upon this revelation, Mike Molesevich, an environmental contractor and former Lewisburg Mayor, announced he would seek a write in campaign to get on the general election ballot.^[10][11] Write-in candidates need over 1,000 votes in the Primary election to appear on the ballot in the 2016 general election.^[12] Mike Molesevich succeeded in his effort, receiving 2425 votes, earning a spot on the general election ballot.^[13] Jerry Kairnes of Lycoming County announced that he would seek to be on the November ballot as an Independent, but dropped out after Molesevich earned a spot on the ballot^[14]

Recent elections

2006 election

2008 election

2010 election

2012 Election

2014 Election

Better Know A District

• The Pennsylvania 10th was the 46th congressional district mentioned on the recurring The Colbert Report segment, "Better Know A District," when the December 12, 2006 episode featured incoming House freshmen, including Representative-elect Chris Carney, at the Kennedy School of Government.

List of representatives

District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

1795–1813: One seat

1813–1823: Two seats

Cong ress	Years		Seat A				Seat B
			Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history
13	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815		Isaac Smith	Democratic-Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		Jared Irwin	Democratic-Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
14	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817		William Wilson	Democratic-Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
15	March 4, 1817 – ?, 1817			David Scott			Democratic-Republican	Resigned before Congress assembled
	?, 1817 – October 14, 1817			Vacant
	October 14, 1817 – March 3, 1819			John Murray	Democratic-Republican		Elected to finish Scott's term
16	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821		George Denison		Democratic-Republican			[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
17	March 4, 1821 – ?, 1821			William Cox Ellis	Democratic-Republican		Resigned before Congress assembled
	?, 1821 – October 9, 1821			Vacant
	October 9, 1821 – March 3, 1823			Thomas Murray, Jr.	Democratic-Republican		Elected to finish Ellis's term

1823–present: One seat

Cong ress	Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history
18	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	James S. Mitchell	Jacksonian Democratic-Republican	Redistricted from the 4th district
19	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827		Jacksonian
20	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833	Adam King	Jacksonian	Lost re-election
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23	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	William Clark	Anti-Masonic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
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25	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839	Luther Reily	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
26	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	William Simonton	Whig	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
27
28	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849	Richard Brodhead	Democratic	Retired
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31	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	Milo M. Dimmick	Democratic	Retired
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33	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Ner Middleswarth	Whig	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
34	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	John C. Kunkel	Opposition	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
35	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859		Republican	Retired
36	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	John W. Killinger	Republican	Retired
37
38	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	Myer Strouse	Democratic	Retired
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40	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	Henry L. Cake	Republican	Lost renomination
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42	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875	John W. Killinger	Republican	Retired
43
44	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	William Mutchler	Democratic	Retired
45	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Samuel A. Bridges	Democratic	Retired
46	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	Reuben K. Bachman	Democratic	Retired
47	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	William Mutchler	Democratic	Retired
48
49	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	William H. Sowden	Democratic	Retired
50
51	March 4, 1889 – March 16, 1901	Marriott Brosius	Republican	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 Died
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57	November 5, 1901 – March 3, 1903	Henry B. Cassel	Republican	Elected to finish Brosius's term Redistricted to the 9th district
58	March 4, 1903 – February 10, 1904	George Howell	Democratic	Lost election contest
	February 10, 1904 – March 3, 1905	William Connell	Republican	Contested Howell's election
59	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	Thomas H. Dale	Republican	Lost re-election
60	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	Thomas D. Nicholls	Independent Democratic	Retired
61
62	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919	John R. Farr	Republican	Lost re-election
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66	March 4, 1919 – February 25, 1921	Patrick McLane	Democratic	Lost election contest
	February 25, 1921 – March 3, 1921	John R. Farr	Republican	Contested McLane's election Lost renomination
67	March 4, 1921 – September 26, 1922	Charles R. Connell	Republican	Elected in 1920 Died
	September 26, 1922 – March 4, 1923	Vacant
68	March 4, 1923 – December 5, 1929	William W. Griest	Republican	Redistricted from the 9th district Died
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71	December 5, 1929 – January 28, 1930	Vacant
	January 28, 1930 – January 3, 1945	J. Roland Kinzer	Republican	Redistricted to the 9th district
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79	January 3, 1945 – July 17, 1946	John W. Murphy	Democratic	Redistricted from the 11th district Resigned to become U.S. District Judge
80	November 5, 1946 – January 3, 1949	James P. Scoblick	Republican	Lost renomination
81	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	Harry P. O'Neill	Democratic	Lost renomination
82
83	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	Joseph L. Carrigg	Republican	Redistricted from the 14th district Lost renomination
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86	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Stanley A. Prokop	Democratic	Lost renomination
87	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	William Scranton	Republican	Elected Governor of Pennsylvania
88	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1999	Joseph M. McDade	Republican	Re-elected eighteen times; Retired
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106	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2007	Don Sherwood	Republican	Lost re-election
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108
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110	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	Christopher Carney	Democratic	Lost re-election
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112	January 3, 2011 – present	Tom Marino	Republican	Incumbent
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Historical district boundaries

2005 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• Pennsylvania's congressional districts

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

Notes

External links

• Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°22′22″N 76°31′24″W / 41.37278°N 76.52333°W / 41.37278; -76.52333