Population (2000) 646,534 | Median income 35,996 | |
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Area 6,557.85 sq mi (16,984.8 km) Distribution 44.65% urban55.35% rural Ethnicity 96.3% White1.9% Black0.5% Asian1.4% Hispanic0.0% Native American0.1% other | ||
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. 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. In 2016, local business man and former mayor of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Mike Molesevich challenged Marino for the seat. Despite the campaign's tireless efforts, Molesevich fell to Marino in November. Marino remains the congressman in the 10th district until his reelection campaign in 2018 in which a challenger hasn't yet be determined. The current representative has expressed interest in a gubernatorial run.
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District Boundaries 2014-2024
On June 8, 2012, The Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission adopted a revised final redistricting plan. On May 8, 2013, The PA Supreme Court unanimously approved the Legislative Reapportionment Commission's 2012 Revised Final Plan. The district now encompasses the following areas:
District Boundaries 2003-2013
The Pennsylvania 10th was the third-largest congressional district in the state. The district encompassed the following counties and areas:
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. Write-in candidates need over 1,000 votes in the Primary election to appear on the ballot in the 2016 general election. Mike Molesevich succeeded in his effort, receiving 2425 votes, earning a spot on the general election ballot. 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
Better Know A District
List of representatives
District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district