Talk:Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

Latest comment: 6 years ago by Grahamboat in topic Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 2018 redistricting

2006 Election

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I added the 2006 Election results, they are from http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/PA/ as of 2334UTC, November 8, 2006. Should the 2004 results be deleted or not?

Lifthrasir1 23:37, 8 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 2018 redistricting

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In February 2018 the court redrew the district map on the grounds that the old map was unconstitutional because of gerrymandering. The new districts appear more homogeneous minimizing county or municipal splits. Adding to the confusion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court essentially threw out all the old district numbers and renumbered all but one of 18 seats making for a more logical and sequential numbering system. This article needs to be rewritten to reflect the new boundaries and related history. Grahamboat (talk) 19:32, 4 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

It is not a matter of what’s missing – the fact that the 8th will be a different entity makes Election results and List of representatives meaningless. The results of the old 17th would be a better fit. Of course, this will be true for all of the Pennsylvania's congressional districts. Cheers. Grahamboat (talk) 21:42, 4 May 2018 (UTC)Reply
I see what you mean. However, the same could be said of almost all the districts throughout the country. It's become standard on Wikipedia to refer to the districts by their names at the time, even if the boundaries change radically over the years. Therefore, the lists in this article are sufficient.—GoldRingChip 20:03, 5 May 2018 (UTC)Reply
OK – I buy that. Any changes would be too complicated and would only confused the issue. Cheers. Grahamboat (talk) 03:59, 6 May 2018 (UTC)Reply