Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 147

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Pennsylvania's 147th State
House of Representatives
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Representative
  Donna Scheuren
R – Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County
Demographics93.3%  White
2.6%  Black
2.2%  Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		62,015
45,991

The 147th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2023 by Donna Scheuren.

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District profile

The 147th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is located in Montgomery County. It is made up of the following areas: [1]

Representatives

Representative [2] Party [2] Years [2] District homeNotes
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
G. Sieber Pancoast Republican 1969 – 1978
Marilyn Lewis Republican1979 – 1982
Raymond Bunt Republican1983 – 2006
Bob Mensch Republican2007 – 2009 Marlborough Township Resigned after being elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Marcy Toepel Republican2010 – 2020 Douglass Township Elected in a special election on May 18 [3]
Tracy Pennycuick Republican2020 – 2023 Lower Salford Township Elected to Pennsylvania Senate, District 24 in 2022
Donna Scheuren Republican2023 – presentLower Salford TownshipIncumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 14,27566.68
Democratic Robert Dodge7,13333.32
Margin of victory7,14233.36
Turnout 21,408100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 18,81261.36Decrease2.svg 5.32
Democratic Betty White11,84638.64Increase2.svg 5.32
Margin of victory6,96622.72Decrease2.svg 10.64
Turnout 30,658100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 13,064100Increase2.svg 38.64
Margin of victory13,064100
Turnout 13,064100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 20,04563.35Decrease2.svg 36.65
Democratic Rachel Hendricks11,59736.65Increase2.svg 36.65
Margin of victory8,44826.70Decrease2.svg 73.30
Turnout 31,642100
PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 15,76656.67Decrease2.svg 6.68
Democratic Joshua Camson12,05643.33Increase2.svg 6.68
Margin of victory3,71013.34Decrease2.svg 13.36
Turnout 27,822100
PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tracy Pennycuick21,12554.73Decrease2.svg 1.94
Democratic Jill Dennin16,28342.19Decrease2.svg 1.14
Libertarian Jared Martin1,1873.08Increase2.svg 3.08
Margin of victory4,84212.54Decrease2.svg 0.80
Turnout 38,595100
PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donna Scheuren 17,667 54.2 Decrease2.svg 0.52
Democratic Alexandra Wisser14,62644.8Increase2.svg 1.64
Margin of victory3,0419.4Decrease2.svg 3.12
Turnout 32,293100

References

  1. ↑ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Cox, Harold (2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2006". Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University . Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  3. ↑ "2010 Special Election for the 147th Legislative District". Pennsylvania Department of State. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
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