Pennsylvania Senate, District 49

Pennsylvania's 49th State Senate district
Senator	Dan Laughlin R – Millcreek Township, Erie County
Population (2021)	261,100

Pennsylvania State Senate District 49 includes part of Erie County. It is currently represented by Republican Dan Laughlin.

District profile

The district includes the following areas: ^[1]

Erie County:

• Albion
• Amity Township
• Conneaut Township
• Cranesville
• Edinboro
• Elk Creek Township
• Erie
• Fairview Township
• Franklin Township
• Girard
• Girard Township
• Greene Township
• Greenfield Township
• Harborcreek Township
• Lake City
• Lawrence Park Township
• LeBoeuf Township
• McKean
• McKean Township
• Mill Village
• Millcreek Township
• North East
• North East Township
• Platea
• Springfield Township
• Summit Township
• Union City
• Union Township
• Venango Township
• Washington Township
• Waterford
• Waterford Township
• Wattsburg
• Wesleyville

Senators

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note	Counties
William G. Sesler	Democratic	1961–1972			Erie [2]
Quentin R. Orlando	Democratic	1973–1980			Erie (part) [3]
Anthony Andrezeski	Democratic	1981–1996			Erie (part) [4]
Jane Earll	Republican	1997–2012			Erie (part) [5] [6]
Sean D. Wiley	Democratic	2013–2016			Erie (part) [7]
Dan Laughlin	Republican	2017–present			Erie (part) [7]

Recent election results

PA Senate election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Laughlin (incumbent)	69,813	59.8
	Democratic	Julie Slomski	46,900	40.2
Total votes			116,713	100.0
	Republican hold

PA Senate election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Laughlin	57,790	53.4
	Democratic	Sean Wiley (incumbent)	50,356	46.6
Total votes			108,146	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

PA Senate election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Wiley	60,921	60.0
	Republican	Janet Anderson	40,592	40.0
Total votes			101,513	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

PA Senate election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Earll (incumbent)	61,134	58.1
	Democratic	Cindy Purvis	44,173	41.9
Total votes			105,307	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
2. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "S"". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
3. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "O"". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
4. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "A"". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
5. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "E"". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
6. "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
7. "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 16, 2020.