Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 17

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Pennsylvania's 17th State
House of Representatives
district
Pennsylvania House District 17.png
Representative
  Parke Wentling
R–Greenville
Demographics96% White
2.1% Black
1% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		62,402
48,774

The 17th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in northwestern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Republican Parke Wentling since 2015.

District profile[]

The 17th District comprises parts of Crawford County, Erie County, Lawrence County, and Mercer County. It is home to Westminster College (Pennsylvania). The following areas are included in the 17th District:

Representatives[]

Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Eugene F. Scanlon Democrat 1969 – 1974
Leonard E. Sweeney Democrat 1975 Convicted of mail fraud and expelled on August 27, 1975[1]
Robert P. Ravenstahl Democrat 1975 – 1978
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. Democrat 1979 – 1982 Moved to the 20th District
Robert D. Robbins Republican 1983 – 1990 Greenville Elected to the Pennsylvania Senate
David Orr King Republican 1991 – 1996
Rod E. Wilt Republican 1997 – 2006
Michele Brooks Republican 2007 – 2014 Jamestown
Parke Wentling Republican 2015 – present Greenville Incumbent

Recent election results[]

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Brooks 15,563 100.0
Margin of victory 15,563 100
Turnout 15,563 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michele Brooks 19,904 100.0
Margin of victory 19,904 100
Turnout 19,904 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Parke Wentling 11,197 67.32
Democratic Wayne Hanson 5,435 32.68
Margin of victory 5,762 34.64
Turnout 16,632 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Parke Wentling 18,937 71.27
Democratic Wayne Hanson 7,633 28.73
Margin of victory 11,304 42.54 Increase7.9
Turnout 26,570 100

References[]

  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  1. ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search".

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