Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 87

Pennsylvania's 87th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Thomas Kutz R – Lower Allen Township
Population (2022)	66,300

The 87th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented by Thomas Kutz since 2023.

District profile

The 87th District is located in Cumberland County and includes the following areas: ^[1]

• Lower Allen Township (part)
  • Precinct 02
• Monroe Township
• Mount Holly Springs
• Silver Spring Township
• South Middleton Township (part)
  • Precinct 01
  • Precinct 02
  • Precinct 06
  • Precinct 07
  • Precinct 08
  • Precinct 09
• Upper Allen Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Guy A. Kistler	Republican	1969 – 1976
Harold F. Mowery, Jr.	Republican	1977 – 1990
Pat Vance	Republican	1991 – 2004	Mechanicsburg	Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Glen Grell	Republican	2005 – 2015	Mechanicsburg	Resigned April 30, 2015
Greg Rothman	Republican	2015 – 2023	Silver Spring Township [2]	Won special election August 4, 2015; elected to State Senate in 2022 [2]
Thomas Kutz	Republican	2023 – present	Lower Allen Township	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 87

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Kutz (incumbent)	24,755	61.73
	Democratic	John Flood	15,349	38.27
Total votes			40,104	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 87 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Kutz	18,878	58.29
	Democratic	Kristal Markle	13,510	41.71
Total votes			32,388	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 87 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Rothman (incumbent)	24,239	55.92
	Democratic	Nicole Miller	19,104	44.08
Total votes			43,343	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 87 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Rothman (incumbent)	18,546	56.61
	Democratic	Sean Patrick Quinlan	14,214	43.39
Total votes			32,760	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 87 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Rothman (incumbent)	22,991	62.68
	Democratic	James Massey	13,687	37.32
Total votes			36,678	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House special election, 2015:
Pennsylvania House, District 87 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Rothman	4,202	59.76
	Democratic	Robert Charles	2,829	40.24
Total votes			7,031	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 87 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glen Grell (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			19,685	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. Murphy, Jan (February 8, 2022). "Central Pa. House member looks to move on to the state Senate". PennLive Patriot-News . Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
3. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
4. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
5. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
6. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
7. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
8. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2023.