Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81

Pennsylvania's 81st State House of Representatives district
Representative	Rich Irvin R – Spruce Creek Township
Population (2022)	64,708

The 81st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented by Rich Irvin since 2015.

District profile

The 81st District is located in Franklin County and Huntingdon County and includes the following areas: ^[1]

Franklin County

• Fannett Township
• Letterkenny Township
• Lurgan Township
• Metal Township
• Orrstown
• Shippensburg (Franklin County Portion)
• Southampton Township
• St. Thomas Township

Huntingdon County

• Alexandria
• Barree Township
• Brady Township
• Broad Top City
• Carbon Township
• Cass Township
• Cassville
• Clay Township
• Coalmont
• Cromwell Township
• Dublin Township
• Dudley
• Henderson Township
• Hopewell Township
• Huntingdon
• Jackson Township
• Juniata Township
• Lincoln Township
• Logan Township
• Mapleton
• Marklesburg
• Mill Creek
• Miller Township
• Morris Township
• Mount Union
• Oneida Township
• Orbisonia
• Penn Township
• Petersburg
• Porter Township
• Rockhill
• Saltillo
• Shade Gap
• Shirley Township
• Shirleysburg
• Smithfield Township
• Springfield Township
• Spruce Creek Township
• Tell Township
• Three Springs
• Todd Township
• Union Township
• Walker Township
• West Township
• Wood Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Orville E. Snare	Republican	1969 – 1970
Samuel E. Hayes, Jr.	Republican	1971 – 1992
Larry O. Sather	Republican	1993 – 2006	McConnellstown
Mike Fleck	Republican	2007 – 2014	Three Springs
Rich Irvin	Republican	2015 – present	Spruce Creek Township [2]

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 81

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Irvin (incumbent)	26,840	79.37
	Democratic	Sean Steeg	6,975	20.63
Total votes			33,815	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 81

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Irvin (incumbent)	20,424	75.14
	Democratic	Ian Kidd	6,759	24.86
Total votes			27,183	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 81

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Irvin (incumbent)	23,361	68.75
	Democratic	Ian Kidd	10,618	31.25
Total votes			33,979	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 81

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Irvin (incumbent)	15,579	62.52
	Democratic	Richard Rogers, Sr.	8,619	34.59
	Libertarian	Joseph Soloski	721	2.89
Total votes			24,919	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 81

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Irvin (incumbent)	18,974	63.74
	Democratic	Richard Rogers, Sr.	10,796	36.26
Total votes			29,770	100.00
	Republican hold

References

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

1. 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps
2. "Meet Rich Irvin". PA State Rep. Rich Irvin. PA House Republican Caucus. Retrieved July 29, 2022.