Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 146

Pennsylvania's 146th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Joe Ciresi D – Limerick Township
Demographics	87.4%  White 6.8%  Black 3.2%  Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	61,171 45,381

The 146th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2019 by Joe Ciresi.

District profile

The 146th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Montgomery County. It is made up of the following areas: ^[1]

• Limerick Township
• Lower Pottsgrove Township
• Perkiomen Township
• Pottstown (PART, Districts 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07 [PART, Division 02])
• Royersford
• Trappe

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William H. Yohn, Jr.	Republican	1969 – 1980
Robert D. Reber, Jr.	Republican	1981 – 1998
Mary Ann Dailey	Republican	1999 – 2004
Tom Quigley	Republican	2005 – 2012	Royersford
Mark Painter	Democrat	2013 – 2015	Limerick Township
Tom Quigley	Republican	2015 – 2019	Royersford
Joe Ciresi	Democrat	2019 – present	Limerick Township	Incumbent

Recent election results

2010 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Quigley (incumbent)	11,060	56.18
	Democratic	Mark Painter	8,625	43.82
Turnout			19,685	100
Margin of victory			2,435	12.36
	Republican hold

2012 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Painter	14,888	50.35
	Republican	Tom Quigley (incumbent)	14,680	49.65
Total votes			29,568	100.00
Margin of victory			208	0.7
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Quigley	8,840	52.15
	Democratic	Mark Painter (incumbent)	8,111	47.85
Total votes			16,951	100.00
Margin of victory			729	4.3
	Republican gain from Democratic

2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Quigley (incumbent)	15,060	51.15
	Democratic	Joe Ciresi	14,381	48.45
Total votes			29,441	100.00
Margin of victory			679	2.7
	Republican hold

2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Ciresi	14,093	55.51
	Republican	Thomas J. Quigley (incumbent)	11,286	44.46
	Write-in		7	0.03
Total votes			25,386	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Ciresi (incumbent)	20,681	56.84
	Republican	Tom Neafcy	15,706	43.16
Total votes			36,387	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

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

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved 2015-02-19.
2. "2018 General Election Results". Montgomery County Voter Services. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 146 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.