Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district

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Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Boundaries in 1903 1.2 Boundaries in 1950 2 Demographics 2.1 Population 3 History 4 Elections 5 Representatives 6 Election results 7 References

[edit] Geography

Created in 1903, the district served portions of the city of Pittsburgh. The district later expanded to serve portions of Allegheny County

[edit] Boundaries in 1903

During the 58th Congress, the district served Pittsburgh Wards 1-19 and Ward 23.^[1]

[edit] Boundaries in 1950

During the 81st Congress, the district served Wards 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, and 32 in Pittsburgh and the following portions of Allegheny County.^[2]

Boroughs served by the 31st District

Brentwood	Coraopolis	Heidelberg	McKees Rocks
Bridgeville	Crafton	Ingram	Oakdale
Carnegie	Dormont	Mount Oliver	Rosslyn Farms
Castle Shannon	Green Tree	McDonald (5th election district)	Thornburg

Townships served by the 31st District

Baldwin	Findlay	Neville	South Fayette
Bethel	Kennedy	North Fayette	Upper St. Clair
Collier	Moon	Robinson	Stowe
Crescent	Mount Lebanon	Scott

[edit] Demographics

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[edit] Population

• 188,099 (1900 Census)
• 295,063 (1940 Census)

[edit] History

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This district was created in 1903. The district was eliminated in 1953.

[edit] Elections

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[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created in 1903
Henry K. Porter	Independent Republican	1903 – 1905	Pittsburgh	Unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1905
James F. Burke	Republican	1905 – 1915	Pittsburgh	Was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1914
John M. Morin	Republican	1915 – 1923	Pittsburgh	Moved to Pennsylvania's 34th congressional district in 1922
Adam M. Wyant	Republican	1923 – 1933	Greensburg	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932
M. Clyde Kelly	Republican	1933 – 1935	Braddock	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934
James L. Quinn	Democrat	1935 – 1939	Braddock	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938
John McDowell	Democrat	1939 – 1941	Wilkinsburg	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940
Samuel A. Weiss	Democrat	1941 – 1943	Glassport	Switched to Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district in 1943
Herman P. Eberharter	Democrat	1943 – 1945	Pittsburgh	Switched to Pennsylvania's 32nd congressional district in 1945
James G. Fulton	Republican	1945 – 1953	Mount Lebanon	Moved to Pennsylvania's 27th congressional district
District eliminated in 1953

[edit] Election results

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[edit] References

v • d • e Pennsylvania's congressional districts At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 The 20th-36th and At-large districts are obsolete See also: Pennsylvania's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps