Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 20

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The 20th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is located in Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania, covering parts of the city of Pittsburgh and its northern suburbs, and has been represented by Adam Ravenstahl since 2010.

Pennsylvania's 20th State
House of Representatives
district
Pennsylvania House District 20.png
Representative
  Adam Ravenstahl
–Pittsburgh
Demographics84.3% White
14.3% Black
1.4% Hispanic
Population (2010)
 • Citizens of voting age		55,871
39,128

District profile[]

Pennsylvania's 20th District is located entirely within Allegheny County in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth. The current state representative is Adam Ravenstahl, who has served this district since 2010. It includes several wards in the northern part of the city of Pittsburgh and a small portion of its northern suburbs, as follows:[1]

  • Avalon
  • Bellevue
  • Pittsburgh (PART)
    • Ward 02 [PART, Division 02]
    • Ward 06
    • Ward 09 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 06, 07 and 08]
    • Ward 23 [PART, Division 01]
    • Ward 24
    • Ward 26 [PART, Divisions 05, 06, 08, 09, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17]
    • Ward 27 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 and 08]
  • Ross Township
    • Ward 03
    • Ward 04 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03]
    • Ward 06
    • Ward 07 [PART, Divisions 02, 03 and 04]
  • West View

Representatives[]

Representative[2] Party[2] Years[2] District home Notes
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Paul W. Miller Democrat 1969 – 1970
Michael M. Mullen Democrat 1971 – 1972
Andrew Fenrich Democrat 1973 – 1974
Michael M. Mullen Democrat 1975 – 1978 Died in office on February 19[3]
William Quest Democrat 1978 Elected to fill vacancy on June 5[3]
Stephen Grabowski Democrat 1979 – 1982 Defeated for re-nomination
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. Democrat 1983 – 1993 Pittsburgh Resigned December 15 after being elected mayor of Pittsburgh[4]
Barbara Burns Democrat 1994 Elected to fill vacancy on March 7[4]
Don Walko Democrat 1995 – 2010 Pittsburgh Resigned after being elected district judge
Adam Ravenstahl Democrat 2010 – 2020 Pittsburgh Defeated for re-nomination on June 2, 2020[5]
Emily Kinkead Democrat 2020 – present Pittsburgh

Previous elections[]

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 20
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Adam Ravenstahl 10,639 59.3 -
Republican 6,384 35.6 -
Independent 929 5.2
Margin of victory 4,255 23.7 -
Turnout 17,952 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 20
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Adam Ravenstahl 19,909 81.7 +
Independent 4,453 18.3
Margin of victory 15,456 63.4 +
Turnout 24,362 100 +
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 20
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Adam Ravenstahl 9,997 60.7 -
Republican 6,463 39.3 -
Margin of victory 3,534 21.4 -
Turnout 16,460 100 -
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 20
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Adam Ravenstahl 23,000 80.9 +
Independent Jim Barr 5,429 19.1
Margin of victory 17,571 61.8 +
Turnout 28,429 100 +


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 10, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1977–1978" (PDF). Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1993–1994" (PDF). Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  5. ^ "Emily Kinkead". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-11.

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