Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 145

Pennsylvania's 145th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Craig Staats
R–Richland Township, Bucks County
Demographics94.3% White
1.4% Black
3.0% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		62,991
48,065

The 145th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2015 by Craig Staats.

District profile

The 145th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Bucks County. It is made up of the following areas:[1]

Representatives

Representative Party Years District home Note
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Marvin D. Weidner Republican 1969 – 1980 Died in office on July 29, 1980[2]
Paul Clymer Republican 1981 – 2014 Sellersville
Craig Staats Republican 2015 – present Richland Township

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Paul Clymer 14,470 65.58
Democratic Mary Whitesell 6,559 29.73
Margin of victory 7,911 35.85
Turnout 21,029 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Paul Clymer 19,692 64.71
Democratic Mary Whitesell 10,739 35.29
Margin of victory 8,953 29.42 Decrease 6.43
Turnout 30,431 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig Staats 11,268 58.74
Democratic Karen Chellew 7,914 41.26
Margin of victory 3,354 17.48
Turnout 19,182 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig Staats 18,695 58.30
Democratic Vera Cole 13,372 41.70
Margin of victory 5,323 16.60 Decrease 0.88
Turnout 32,067 100

References

  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  1. ^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1979-1980" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.