Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 50

Pennsylvania's 50th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Bud Cook R
Population (2022)	66,562

The 50th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented by Bud Cook since 2023.

District profile

The 50th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Washington County and all of Greene County and includes the following areas: ^[1]

Greene County

Washington County

• Allenport
• Beallsville
• Bentleyville
• California
• Centerville
• Charleroi
• Coal Center
• Cokeburg
• Deemston
• Dunlevy
• East Bethlehem Township
• Elco
• Ellsworth
• Long Branch
• Marianna
• North Bethlehem Township
• North Charleroi
• Roscoe
• Speers
• Stockdale
• Twilight
• West Bethlehem Township
• West Brownsville
• West Pike Run Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Russell Headlee	Democrat	1969 – 1970
Ben L. Parker	Democrat	1971 – 1972
Donald M. Davis	Democrat	1973 – 1976		Died on October 23, 1976 [2]
H. William DeWeese	Democrat	1976 – 2012	Waynesburg	Elected in 1976 special election. [3] Resigned on April 24, 2012. [4]
Pam Snyder	Democrat	2013 – 2022
Bud Cook	Republican	2023 – present		Redistricted from 49th District

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 50

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill DeWeese	8,514	52.48
	Republican	Richard Yeager	7,708	47.52
Total votes			16,222	100.00
Margin of victory			806	4.97
	Democratic hold

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 50

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Snyder	13,089	61.65
	Republican	Mark Fischer	8,143	38.35
Total votes			21,232	100.00
Margin of victory			4,946	23.30
	Democratic hold

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 50

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Snyder	Unopposed
Total votes			11,517	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

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

1. 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps
2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1975-1976" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1975-1976" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
4. Olson, Laura (April 24, 2012). "DeWeese sentenced after resignation from Pa. House". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 50 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.