Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 51

Pennsylvania's 51st State House of Representatives district
Representative	Charity Grimm Krupa R – Smithfield
Population (2022)	65,033

The 51st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Charity Grimm Krupa since 2023.

District profile

The 51st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Fayette County and includes the following areas: ^[1]

• Fairchance
• Georges Township
• German Township
• Henry Clay Township
• Markleysburg
• Masontown
• Menallen Township
• Nicholson Township
• North Union Township
• Point Marion
• Smithfield
• South Union Township
• Springhill Township
• Uniontown
• Wharton Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Fred Taylor	Democrat	1969 – 1972
Pat C. Trusio	Democrat	1973 – 1974
Fred Taylor	Democrat	1975 – 1992
Lawrence Roberts	Democrat	1992 – 2006
Timothy S. Mahoney	Democrat	2007 – 2016	Uniontown
Matt Dowling	Republican	2017 – 2023
Charity Grimm Krupa	Republican	2023 – present

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 51

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charity Grimm Krupa (incumbent)	19,945	65.67
	Democratic	George Huck Rattay	10,425	34.33
Total votes			30,370	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 51

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charity Grimm Krupa	13,383	61.81
	Democratic	Richard Ringer	8,269	38.19
Total votes			21,652	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 51

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Dowling (incumbent)	19,592	68.64
	Democratic	Kevin Jones	8,953	31.36
Total votes			28,545	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 51

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Dowling (incumbent)	10,773	55.47
	Democratic	Timothy Mahoney	8,650	44.53
Total votes			19,423	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 51

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Dowling	13,318	53.07
	Democratic	Timothy Mahoney (incumbent)	11,779	46.93
Total votes			25,097	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.

1. 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps