Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 13

Pennsylvania's 13th State House of Representatives district
Representative	John Lawrence R – Franklin Township, Chester County
Population (2022)	64,075

The 13th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented by John Lawrence since 2010.

District profile

The 13th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Chester County and includes the following areas: ^[1]

• East Nottingham Township
• Elk Township
• Franklin Township
• Highland Township
• London Britain Township
• London Grove Township
• Londonderry Township
• Lower Oxford Township
• New London Township
• Oxford
• Penn Township
• Upper Oxford Township
• West Fallowfield Township
• West Grove
• West Nottingham Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Robert O. Davis	Republican	1969 – 1972		Subsequently, represented the 15th district
District moved from Beaver County to Chester & Lancaster Counties after 1972
Earl H. Smith	Republican	1973 – 1982
Arthur D. Hershey	Republican	1983 – 2008	Cochranville	Retired
Tom Houghton	Democrat	2009 – 2011	Cochranville	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election
John Lawrence	Republican	2011 – present		Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lawrence (incumbent)	20,571	58.01
	Democratic	Cristian Luna	14,890	41.99
Total votes			35,461	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lawrence (incumbent)	16,325	59.35
	Democratic	David Cunningham	11,181	40.65
Total votes			27,506	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lawrence (incumbent)	20,247	58.95
	Democratic	Richard Ruggieri	14,097	41.05
Total votes			34,344	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lawrence (incumbent)	13,796	54.40
	Democratic	Susannah Walker	11,250	44.36
	Libertarian	Dominic Pirocchi	313	1.23
Total votes			25,359	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lawrence (incumbent)	18,446	62.49
	Democratic	Nancy Dean	11,074	37.51
Total votes			29,520	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lawrence (incumbent)	10,280	62.91
	Democratic	Ann Schott	6,061	37.09
Total votes			16,341	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lawrence (incumbent)	17,855	53.26
	Democratic	Eric Schott	15,672	46.74
Total votes			33,527	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lawrence	12,790	54.97
	Democratic	Tom Houghton (incumbent)	10,476	45.03
Total votes			23,266	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

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 13 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.