Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 85

Pennsylvania's 85th State House of Representatives district
Representative	David H. Rowe R – East Buffalo Township
Population (2022)	66,424

The 85th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented by David H. Rowe since 2019.

District profile

The 85th District encompasses part of Juniata County, Mifflin County, and Union County and all of Snyder County, and includes the following areas: ^[1]

Juniata County

• Fayette Township
• Monroe Township

Mifflin County

• Burnham
• Decatur Township
• Derry Township

Snyder County

• Middleburg
• Selinsgrove
• Shamokin Dam

Union County

• East Buffalo Township
• Union Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Reno Thomas	Republican	1969 – 1980
John Showers	Democrat	1981 – 1988
Russ Fairchild	Republican	1989 – 2010	Lewisburg
Fred Keller	Republican	2011 – 2019		Resigned after elected to United States House of Representatives
David H. Rowe	Republican	2019 – present

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 85

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David H. Rowe (incumbent)	24,977	71.83
	Democratic	Nick Jacobson	9,793	28.17
Total votes			34,770	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 85

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David H. Rowe (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			21,244	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 85

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David H. Rowe (incumbent)	20,783	68.14
	Democratic	Kathleen Evans	9,719	31.86
Total votes			30,502	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House special election, 2019:
Pennsylvania House, District 85

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David H. Rowe	6,489	62.59
	Democratic	Jennifer Rager-Kay	3,879	37.41
Total votes			10,368	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 85

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Keller (incumbent)	14,714	67.73
	Democratic	Jennifer Rager-Kay	7,012	32.27
Total votes			21,726	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 85

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Keller (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			21,304	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