Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 122

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Pennsylvania's 122nd State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Doyle Heffley
R–Lower Towamensing Township
Demographics95.7% White
1.5% Black
0.3% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		62,215
49,303

The 122nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Carbon County and has been represented by Doyle Heffley since 2011. The district includes the following areas:[1]

Representatives[]

Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Joseph Semanoff Republican 1969 – 1975
Thomas J. McCall Democrat 1975 – 1981 Summit Hill Died on December 24, 1981[2]
Keith R. McCall Democrat 1982 – 2010 Summit Hill Retired
Doyle Heffley Republican 2011 – present Palmerton Incumbent

McCall did not seek re-election in 2010. Republicans won numerous Democratic seats in Pennsylvania in 2010, including Keith McCall's.

On November 4, 2008, Keith McCall won re-election to the 122nd District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 16,981 votes, defeating Republican Doyle Heffley (9,549).[2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 122
Candidates Votes Percent
Keith McCall (D) 16,981 64.0%
Doyle M. Heffley (R) 9,549 36.0%

Recent election results[]

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 122
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doyle Heffley 10,825 56.34
Democratic Justin Yaich 8,390 43.66
Margin of victory 2,435 12.68
Turnout 19,215 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 122
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doyle Heffley 15,006 59.06
Democratic Ronald Rabenold 10,403 40.94
Margin of victory 4,603 18.12 Increase 5.44
Turnout 25,409 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 122
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doyle Heffley 10,427 64.49
Democratic Patricia Borger 5,741 35.51
Margin of victory 4,686 28.98 Increase 10.86
Turnout 16,168 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 122
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doyle Heffley 16,269 59.48
Democratic Neil Makhija 10,569 38.64
Libertarian Matthew Schutter 514 1.88
Margin of victory 5,700 20.84 Decrease 8.14
Turnout 27,352 100

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 2015-02-19.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

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