Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 148

Pennsylvania's 148th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Mary Jo Daley D – Narberth
Demographics	87.8%  White 5.1%  Black 2.8%  Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	63,904 50,014

The 148th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2013 by Mary Jo Daley.

District profile

The 148th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Montgomery County. It includes the Narbrook Park Historic District. It is made up of the following areas: ^[1]

• Ambler
• Conshohocken
• Lower Merion Township (PART)
  • Ward 01
  • Ward 02
  • Ward 12
  • Ward 13 [PART, Divisions 01 and 02]
• Narberth
• Plymouth Township (PART)
  • District 01 [PART, Division 02]
  • District 03
  • District 04
• Whitemarsh Township
• Whitpain Township (PART, Districts 04 and 05)

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Joseph L. Torak	Republican	1969 – 1970
Anthony Joseph Scirica	Republican	1971 – 1980		Resigned January 7, 1980 [2]
Lois Sherman Hagerty	Republican	1980 – 1992		Elected March 11, 1980, to fill vacancy [3]
Lita Indzel Cohen	Republican	1993 – 2002
Melissa Murphy Weber	Republican	2003 – 2004
Michael F. Gerber	Democrat	2005 – 2013	Whitpain Township
Mary Jo Daley	Democrat	2013 – present	Narberth	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 148

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Michael F. Gerber	16,876	61.95
	Republican	Matt Maguire	10,367	38.05
Margin of victory			6,509	23.90
Turnout			27,243	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 148

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary Jo Daley	21,414	58.67
	Republican	Mike Ludwig	15,088	41.33
Margin of victory			6,326	17.34
Turnout			36,502	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 148

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary Jo Daley	14,726	61.97
	Republican	Ed Flocco	9,039	38.03
Margin of victory			5,687	23.94	6.60
Turnout			5,687	100

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 148

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary Jo Daley	24,669	63.48
	Republican	Ed Flocco	14,193	36.52
Margin of victory			10,476	26.96	3.02
Turnout			38,862	100

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 February 19, 2015.
2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1979-1980" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1979-1980" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 148 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.