# 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 members representing the district

| Representatives | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1833 |||||
| Thomas M. T. McKennan (Washington) | Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839 | 23rd 24th 25th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. [data missing] |
| Isaac Leet (Washington) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | 26th | Elected in 1838. [data missing] |
| Joseph Lawrence (Washington) | Whig | March 4, 1841 – April 17, 1842 | 27th | Elected in 1840. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 17, 1842 – May 30, 1842 | 27th | |
| Thomas M. T. McKennan (Washington) | Whig | May 30, 1842 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Elected to finish Lawrence's term. [data missing] |
| William Wilkins (Pittsburgh) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – February 14, 1844 | 28th | Elected in 1843. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia |
| Vacant | Vacant | February 14, 1844 – March 26, 1844 | 28th | |
| Cornelius Darragh (Pittsburgh) | Whig | March 26, 1844 – March 3, 1847 | 28th 29th | Elected to finish Wilkins's term. Re-elected in 1844. [data missing] |
| Moses Hampton (Pittsburgh) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | 30th 31st | Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. [data missing] |
| Thomas M. Howe (Allegheny City) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
| David Ritchie (Pittsburgh) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| David Ritchie (Pittsburgh) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| David Ritchie (Pittsburgh) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 33rd 34th 35th | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| James K. Moorhead (Pittsburgh) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
| John L. Dawson (Brownsville) | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | 38th 39th | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. [data missing] |
| John Covode (Lockport) | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | 40th | Elected in 1866. Lost election contest. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 4, 1869 – February 9, 1870 | 41st | |
| John Covode (Lockport) | Republican | February 9, 1870 – January 11, 1871 | 41st | Won election contest. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 11, 1871 – March 3, 1871 | 42nd | |
| Henry D. Foster (Greensburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. [data missing] |
| Alexander W. Taylor (Indiana) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. [data missing] |
| Jacob Turney (Greensburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | 44th 45th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. [data missing] |
| Morgan R. Wise (Waynesburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | 46th 47th | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing] |
| Charles E. Boyle (Uniontown) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. [data missing] |
| Welty McCullogh (Greensburg) | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | 50th | Elected in 1886. [data missing] |
| Samuel A. Craig (Brookville) | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | Elected in 1888. [data missing] |
| George F. Huff (Greensburg) | Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. [data missing] |
| Daniel B. Heiner (Kittanning) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | 53rd 54th | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing] |
| Edward E. Robbins (Greensburg) | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | 55th | Elected in 1896. [data missing] |
| Summers M. Jack (Indiana) | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | 56th 57th | Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. [data missing] |
| Solomon R. Dresser (Bradford) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | 58th 59th | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. [data missing] |
| Charles F. Barclay (Sinnemahoning) | Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911 | 60th 61st | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing] |
| Charles E. Patton (Curwensville) | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | 62nd 63rd | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. [data missing] |
| Charles H. Rowland (Philispburg) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | 64th 65th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. [data missing] |
| Evan J. Jones (Bradford) | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 | 66th 67th | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. [data missing] |
| Jacob B. Kurtz (Altoona) | Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
| Francis E. Walter (Easton) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945 | 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 20th district. |
| Chester H. Gross (York) | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 | 79th 80th | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. [data missing] |
| James F. Lind (York) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | 81st 82nd | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. [data missing] |
| Augustine B. Kelley (Greensburg) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – November 20, 1957 | 83rd 84th 85th | Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 20, 1957 – January 21, 1958 | 85th | |
| John H. Dent (Ligonier) | Democratic | January 21, 1958 – January 3, 1979 | 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th | Elected to finish Kelley's term. 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. Re-elected in 1976. [data missing] |
| Donald A. Bailey (Greensburg) | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | 96th 97th | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data missing] |
| Tom Ridge (Erie) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd | Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania |
| Phil English (Erie) | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
| District dissolved January 3, 2003 |||||

## Recent election history

| Year | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Republican | Republican | Republican | Independent | Independent | Independent | Other and write-in | Other and write-in | Other and write-in |
| Year | 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% | | | | | | |