Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18

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Pennsylvania's 18th State
House of Representatives
district

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Representative
  Kathleen Tomlinson
RBensalem
Demographics86.0% White
7.0% Black
7.0% Hispanic
Population (2010)
 • Citizens of voting age
63,223
43,980

The 18th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southeastern Pennsylvania. The seat is occupied by Kathleen Tomlinson, who has held the seat since a special election on March 17, 2020. The seat was vacant for two months after Gene DiGirolamo left the seat which he held since 1995 to join the Bucks County Board of Commissioners.

District profile[]

Pennsylvania's 18th District is located in Bensalem Township, Bucks County near Philadelphia. The state representative was Gene DiGirolamo, who had represented the district since 1995, but vacated the seat after being elected as a Bucks County Commissioner in 2019, and taking office in 2020. A special election will be held March 17, 2020. DiGirolamo was the successor of a series of Republicans to preside over the district. The township is home to Bensalem High School, which has an enrollment of 1,889 students. The district includes the following areas:

  • Bucks County
    • Bensalem Township

Representatives[]

Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Edward F. Burns, Jr. Republican 1973 – 1990 Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Tommy Tomlinson Republican 1991 – 1994 Bensalem, Pennsylvania Elected to Pennsylvania Senate
Gene DiGirolamo Republican 1995 – 2020 Bensalem, Pennsylvania Elected to Bucks County Board of Commissioners
Kathleen Tomlinson Republican 2020 – present Bensalem, Pennsylvania Incumbent
PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gene DiGirolamo 14,117 100.0 -
Margin of victory 14,117 100.0 -
Turnout 14,117 100 -
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gene DiGirolamo 18,838 100 -
Margin of victory 18,838 100.0 -
Turnout 18,838 100 increase
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gene DiGirolamo 11,551 100 -
Margin of victory 11,551 100 -
Turnout 11,551 100 decrease
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gene DiGirolamo 19,506 100 -
Margin of victory 19,506 100.0 -
Turnout 19,506 100 increase

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