Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 147

Pennsylvania's 147th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Donna Scheuren
R–Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County
Demographics93.3% White
2.6% Black
2.2% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		62,015
45,991

The 147th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2023 by Donna Scheuren.

District profile

The 147th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is located in Montgomery County. It is made up of the following areas:[1]

Representatives

Representative[2] Party[2] Years[2] District home Notes
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
G. Sieber Pancoast Republican 1969 – 1978
Marilyn Lewis Republican 1979 – 1982
Raymond Bunt Republican 1983 – 2006
Bob Mensch Republican 2007 – 2009 Marlborough Township Resigned after being elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Marcy Toepel Republican 2010 – 2020 Douglass Township Elected in a special election on May 18[3]
Tracy Pennycuick Republican 2020 – 2023 Lower Salford Township Elected to Pennsylvania Senate, District 24 in 2022
Donna Scheuren Republican 2023 – present Lower Salford Township Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 14,275 66.68
Democratic Robert Dodge 7,133 33.32
Margin of victory 7,142 33.36
Turnout 21,408 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 18,812 61.36 Decrease 5.32
Democratic Betty White 11,846 38.64 Increase 5.32
Margin of victory 6,966 22.72 Decrease 10.64
Turnout 30,658 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 13,064 100 Increase 38.64
Margin of victory 13,064 100
Turnout 13,064 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 20,045 63.35 Decrease 36.65
Democratic Rachel Hendricks 11,597 36.65 Increase 36.65
Margin of victory 8,448 26.70 Decrease 73.30
Turnout 31,642 100
PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Marcy Toepel 15,766 56.67 Decrease 6.68
Democratic Joshua Camson 12,056 43.33 Increase 6.68
Margin of victory 3,710 13.34 Decrease 13.36
Turnout 27,822 100
PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tracy Pennycuick 21,125 54.73 Decrease 1.94
Democratic Jill Dennin 16,283 42.19 Decrease 1.14
Libertarian Jared Martin 1,187 3.08 Increase 3.08
Margin of victory 4,842 12.54 Decrease 0.80
Turnout 38,595 100
PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donna Scheuren 17,667 54.2 Decrease 0.52
Democratic Alexandra Wisser 14,626 44.8 Increase 1.64
Margin of victory 3,041 9.4 Decrease 3.12
Turnout 32,293 100

References

  1. ^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Cox, Harold (2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2006". Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  3. ^ "2010 Special Election for the 147th Legislative District". Pennsylvania Department of State. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2010.