Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district

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Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Elections
5 Representatives

[edit] Geography

From 1873 to 1875 the district was held at-large. The district was eliminated in 1973.

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[edit] Demographics

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[edit] History

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This district was created in 1873. The district was held at-large until 1875. The district was eliminated in 1973.

[edit] Elections

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[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created in 1873
At-large on a general ticket: Charles Albright Glenni W. Scofield Lemuel Todd	Republican	1873 – 1875
James Sheakley	Democrat	1875 - 1877
John M. Thompson	Republican	1877 - 1879	Not a candidate for renomination
Samuel B. Dick	Republican	1879 - 1881	Not a candidate for reelection
Samuel H. Miller	Republican	1881 - 1885	Declined to be a candidate for renomination
George W. Fleeger	Republican	1885 - 1887
Norman Hall	Democrat	1887 - 1889
William C. Culbertson	Republican	1889 - 1891	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Matthew Griswold	Republican	1891 - 1895	Not a candidate for renomination
Joseph C. Sibley	Democrat	1893 - 1895	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Matthew Griswold	Republican	1895 - 1897	Not a candidate for renomination
John C. Sturtevant	Republican	1897 - 1899	Not a candidate for renomination
Athelston Gaston	Democrat	1899 - 1901	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Arthur L. Bates	Republican	1901 - 1903	Moved to Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district
Joseph H. Shull	Democrat	1903 - 1905	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Gustav A. Schneebeli	Republican	1905 - 1907	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
J. Davis Brodhead	Democrat	1907 - 1909	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
A. Mitchell Palmer	Democrat	1909 - 1915	Not a candidate for renomination
Henry J. Steele	Democrat	1915 - 1921	Did not seek renomination
William H. Kirkpatrick	Republican	1921 - 1923	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr.	Republican	1923 - 1927	Did not seek renomination
J. Howard Swick	Republican	1927 - 1935	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Augustine B. Kelley	Democrat	1935 - 1939	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Louis E. Graham	Republican	1939 - 1945	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Harve Tibbott	Republican	1945 - 1949	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Robert L. Coffey	Republican	1949	Died in office
John P. Saylor	Republican	1949 – 1953	Moved to Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district
Thomas E. Morgan	Republican	1953 – 1973	District eliminated, moved to Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district
District eliminated in 1973

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