Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 56

The 56th district is located in Westmoreland County and has been represented by George Dunbar since 2010.

Pennsylvania's 56th State House of Representatives district
Representative	George Dunbar R–Penn Township, Westmoreland County
Demographics	98.3% White 0.6% Black 0.5% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	60,428 44,372

District profile[]

Westmoreland County

The 56th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Westmoreland County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Hempfield Township (PART, District Wegley)
• Irwin
• Manor
• North Huntingdon Township
• North Irwin
• Penn Township (PART)
  • Ward 01 [PART, Division 01]
  • Ward 02
  • Ward 03
  • Ward 04
  • Ward 05
• Trafford (Westmoreland County Portion)

Representatives[]

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
John F. Laudadio, Sr.	Democrat	1969 – 1977		Died on June 6, 1977[2]
Allen Kukovich	Democrat	1977 – 1996	Manor	Elected November 8, 1977 to fill vacancy[2] Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
James E. Casorio, Jr.	Democrat	1997 – 2010	North Huntingdon Township	Defeated for reelection
George Dunbar	Republican	2011 –	Penn Township	Incumbent

Recent election results[]

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 56

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James Casorio	10885	48.18
	Republican	George Dunbar	11708	51.82
Margin of victory			823	3.64	{{{change}}}
Turnout			22593	100	{{{change}}}

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 56

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Dunbar	17497	58.37	6.55
	Democratic		12,476	41.63
Margin of victory			5018	16.74	{{{change}}}
Turnout			29,970	100	7,017

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 56

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Dunbar	15653	100
Turnout			15653	100	decrease

Recent election results[]

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PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District INSERT DISTRICT NUMBER HERE

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
party = Republican Party (United States)	candidate = George Dunbar	votes = 27727	percentage = 100 {{Election box turnout	votes = 27727	percentage = 100

References[]

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

External links[]

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• [http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/CensusDisplay.cfm?DistBody=H&District=001&Plan=2011-Revised-Final.