Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 61

The 61st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in Southeastern Pennsylvania is represented by Liz Hanbidge. Kate M. Harper represented the 61st district for 18 years until she was defeated by Hanbidge on November 6, 2018.

Pennsylvania's 61st State House of Representatives district
Representative	Liz Hanbidge D–Blue Bell
Demographics	82.8% White 5.0% Black 2.5% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	61503 48399

District Profile[]

The 61st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Montgomery County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Lower Gwynedd Township (PART)
  • District 01
  • District 02 [PART, Division 02]
• North Wales
• Towamencin Township
• Upper Gwynedd Township
• Whitpain Township (PART, Districts 01, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 and 12)

Representatives[]

Recent election results[]

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 61

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kate Harper	20231	58.18
	Democratic	Jo White	14543	41.82
Margin of victory			5688	16.4
Turnout			34774	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 61

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kate Harper	13744	60.74
	Democratic	Suzan F. Leonard	8882	39.62
Margin of victory			4862	21.5
Turnout			22626	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.
• Population Data for District 61 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.

This article related to the politics of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t

This Pennsylvania-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t