Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 147

Pennsylvania's 147th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Donna Scheuren R – Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County
Demographics	93.3%  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.

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]

• Douglass Township
• Green Lane
• Lower Frederick Township
• Lower Salford Township
• Marlborough Township
• New Hanover Township
• Schwenksville
• Upper Frederick Township
• Upper Pottsgrove Township
• Upper Salford Township
• West Pottsgrove Township

Representatives

Representative [2]	Party [2]	Years [2]	District home	Notes
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
G. Sieber Pancoast	Republican	1969 – 1978
Marilyn Lewis	Republican	1979 – 1982
Raymond Bunt	Republican	1983 – 2006
Bob Mensch	Republican	2007 – 2009	Marlborough Township	Resigned after being elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Marcy Toepel	Republican	2010 – 2020	Douglass Township	Elected in a special election on May 18 [3]
Tracy Pennycuick	Republican	2020 – 2023	Lower Salford Township	Elected to Pennsylvania Senate, District 24 in 2022
Donna Scheuren	Republican	2023 – present	Lower Salford Township	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 147

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marcy Toepel	14,275	66.68
	Democratic	Robert Dodge	7,133	33.32
Margin of victory			7,142	33.36
Turnout			21,408	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 147

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marcy Toepel	18,812	61.36	5.32
	Democratic	Betty White	11,846	38.64	5.32
Margin of victory			6,966	22.72	10.64
Turnout			30,658	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 147

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marcy Toepel	13,064	100	38.64
Margin of victory			13,064	100
Turnout			13,064	100

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 147

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marcy Toepel	20,045	63.35	36.65
	Democratic	Rachel Hendricks	11,597	36.65	36.65
Margin of victory			8,448	26.70	73.30
Turnout			31,642	100

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 147

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marcy Toepel	15,766	56.67	6.68
	Democratic	Joshua Camson	12,056	43.33	6.68
Margin of victory			3,710	13.34	13.36
Turnout			27,822	100

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 147

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tracy Pennycuick	21,125	54.73	1.94
	Democratic	Jill Dennin	16,283	42.19	1.14
	Libertarian	Jared Martin	1,187	3.08	3.08
Margin of victory			4,842	12.54	0.80
Turnout			38,595	100

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 147

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Donna Scheuren	17,667	54.2	0.52
	Democratic	Alexandra Wisser	14,626	44.8	1.64
Margin of victory			3,041	9.4	3.12
Turnout			32,293	100

References

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved February 19, 2015.
2. 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.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 147 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.