Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

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Pennsylvania's fourth district is located in western Pennsylvania and includes suburbs of Pittsburgh as well as Beaver County and Lawrence County

The district has a slight Democratic registration edge, though has voted for Republicans in several federal elections over the past decade, including for President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004.

Democratic Congressman Jason Altmire, has represented the district since January 4, 2007.

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Representative Party Years District home Note
District created in 1795 with two seats from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district
Samuel Sitgreaves
John Richards		 Federalist 1795 - 1797
Robert Brown Democratic-Republican 1797 - 1799
John Chapman Federalist
Robert Brown
Peter G. Muhlenberg		 Democratic-Republican 1799 - 1801
Robert Brown
Isaac Van Horne		 Democratic-Republican 1801 - 1803 Due to redistricting, Brown and Van Horne moved to Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district
John Andre Hanna
David Bard		 Democratic-Republican 1803 - 1805 John Andre Hanna died in office, July 23, 1805
Robert Whitehill
David Bard		 Democratic-Republican 1805 - 1813
District reorganized in 1813 to contain one seat
Hugh Glasgow Democratic-Republican 1813 - 1817
Jacob Spangler Democratic-Republican 1817 - 1818 Resigned from office
Jacob Hostetter Democratic-Republican 1818 - 1821
James S. Mitchell Democratic-Republican 1821 - 1823
District reorganized in 1823 to contain three seats
James Buchanan
Samuel Edwards
Isaac Wayne		 Jackson Federalist 1823 - 1825
James Buchanan
Samuel Edwards
Charles Miner		 Jacksonian 1825 - 1827
James Buchanan
Samuel Anderson
Charles Miner		 Jacksonian 1827 - 1829
James Buchanan
George G. Leiper
Joshua Evans, Jr.		 Jacksonian 1829 - 1831
William M. Hiester
David Potts, Jr.		 Anti-Masonic 1831 - 1833
Joshua Evans, Jr. Jacksonian
William M. Hiester
David Potts, Jr.
Edward Darlington		 Anti-Masonic 1833 – 1837
Edward Davies
David Potts, Jr.
Edward Darlington		 Anti-Masonic 1837 – 1839
Edward Davies
Francis James
John Edwards		 Anti-Masonic 1839 – 1841
Jeremiah Brown
Francis James
John Edwards		 Whig 1841 – 1843
District reorganized in 1843 to contain one seat
Charles J. Ingersoll Democrat 1843 – 1849 Philadelphia Not a candidate for renomination
John Robbins Democrat 1849 – 1853 Philadelphia Moved to Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district
William H. Witte Democrat 1853 – 1855 Philadelphia
Jacob Broom American 1855 – 1857 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Henry M. Phillips Democrat 1857 – 1859 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
William Millward Republican 1859 - 1861 Philadelphia
William D. Kelley Republican 1861 - 1890 Philadelphia Died in office
John E. Reyburn Republican 1890 - 1897 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896
James R. Young Republican 1897 - 1903 Philadelphia
Robert H. Foerderer Republican 1903 Philadelphia Died in office
Reuben O. Moon Republican 1903 - 1913 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912
George W. Edmonds Republican 1913 - 1925 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1924
Benjamin M. Golder Republican 1925 - 1933 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932
George W. Edmonds Republican 1933 - 1935 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934
J. Burrwood Daly Democrat 1935 – 1939 Philadelphia Died in office
John E. Sheridan Democrat 1939 – 1947 Philadelphia Not a candidate for reelection in 1946
Franklin J. Maloney Republican 1947 - 1949 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948
Earl Chudoff Democrat 1949 – 1958 Philadelphia Resigned in 1958 to become judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Democrat 1959 – 1963 Philadelphia Moved to Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district in 1963 due to redistricting
Herman Toll Democrat 1963 – 1967 Philadelphia Not a candidate for reelection in 1966
Joshua Eilberg Democrat 1967 – 1979 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1978
Charles F. Dougherty Republican 1979 - 1983 Philadelphia Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1982, District moved to Western Pennsylvania in 1983
Joseph P. Kolter Democrat 1983 – 1993 New Brighton Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1992
Ron Klink Democrat 1993 – 2001 Butler Unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in 2000
Melissa Hart Republican 2001 - 2007 Bradford Woods Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Jason Altmire Democrat 2007 – McCandless Incumbent

US House election, 2006: Pennsylvania District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jason Altmire 130,480 52
Republican Melissa Hart 120,822 48
Majority
Turnout 251,302

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  1. ^ CNN Elections Results 2006. Retrieved on November 9, 2007.


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