Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 185

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Pennsylvania's 185th State
House of Representatives
district
Pennsylvania House District 185.png
Representative
  Regina Young
D–Philadelphia
Demographics36.1% White
54.4% Black
3.0% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		62,552
46,895

The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2020 by Regina Young.

District profile[]

The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County and Philadelphia County and encompasses the Philadelphia International Airport and the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. It also includes the following areas:[1]

  • Delaware County
  • Philadelphia
    • Ward 26
    • Ward 36 [PART, Divisions 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15]
    • Ward 40 [PART, Divisions 01, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50 and 51]
    • Ward 48 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 13]


Representatives[]

Representative[2] Party[2] Years[2] District home Notes
Before 1967, seats were apportioned by county.
Matthew Coppolino Republican 1967 – 1972 Philadelphia Moved from the 17th Philadelphia County district.
Frank Vacca Republican 1973 – 1974 Philadelphia Defeated in general election.[3]
Anthony DiDonato Democratic 1975 – 1976 Philadelphia
Ronald Donatucci Democratic 1977 – 1980 Philadelphia Resigned January 7, 1980.[4]
Robert Donatucci Democratic 1980 – 2010 Philadelphia Elected March 11, 1980 to fill vacancy. Re-elected November 2, died November 9, 2010.[5]
Maria Donatucci Democratic 2011 – 2020 Philadelphia Elected February 1 to fill vacancy, took office February 15, 2011. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election.
Regina Young Democratic 2021 – present Philadelphia Incumbent

Recent election results[]

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 185
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Donatucci 13,563 83.52
Republican Michael Bruno 2,677 16.48
Total votes 16,240 100.00
Democratic hold
PA House special election, 2011:
Pennsylvania House, District 185
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Donatucci 1,843 93.89
Republican Lewis Harris 120 6.11
Total votes 1,963 100.00
Democratic hold
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 185
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Donatucci (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 22,282 100.00
Democratic hold
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 185
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Donatucci (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 14,208 100.00
Democratic hold
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 185
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Donatucci (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 24,085 100.00
Democratic hold
PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 185
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Donatucci (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 20,132 100.00
Democratic hold
PA House Democratic Primary, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 185
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Young 7,230 57.24
Democratic Maria Donatucci (incumbent) 5,402 42.76
Total votes 12,632 100.00
PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 185
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Young Unopposed
Total votes 23,825 100.00
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c Cox, Harold (2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2006". Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
  3. ^ Roche, Kathleen M, ed. (1975). The Pennsylvania Manual. 102. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. p. 636.
  4. ^ Trostle, p. 3-260.
  5. ^ "Pa. House Rep. Donatucci dies suddenly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

Sources[]

  • Trostle, Sharon, ed. (2009). The Pennsylvania Manual. 119. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. ISBN 0-8182-0334-X.

External links[]

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