Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 77
Pennsylvania's 77th State House of Representatives district | |||
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Demographics | 83.3% White 4.2% Black 3.5% Hispanic | ||
Population (2011) • Citizens of voting age | 64,033 59,099 |
The 77th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in Central Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2007 by H. Scott Conklin.
District profile[]
The 77th District is entirely located within Centre County. It includes Pennsylvania State University. It is made up of the following areas:[1]
- Ferguson Township (PART, District Northeast)
- Huston Township
- Patton Township (PART)
- District North [PART, Division 1]
- District South [PART, Division 2]
- Philipsburg
- Rush Township
- State College
Representatives[]
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
Eugene M. Fulmer | Republican | 1969 – 1970 | ||
Galen E. Dreibelbis | Democrat | 1971 – 1976 | ||
Helen D. Wise | Democrat | 1977 – 1978 | ||
Gregg L. Cunningham | Republican | 1979 – 1982 | ||
Lynn B. Herman | Republican | 1983 – 2006 | ||
H. Scott Conklin | Democrat | 2007 – present | Philipsburg | Incumbent |
Recent election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | H. Scott Conklin | 11,576 | 56.34 | ||
Republican | Joyce Haas | 8,972 | 43.66 | ||
Margin of victory | 2,604 | 12.7 | |||
Turnout | 20,548 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | H. Scott Conklin | 20,126 | 65.5 | ||
Republican | Ron Reese | 10,595 | 34.49 | ||
Margin of victory | 9,531 | 31 | 18.3 | ||
Turnout | 30,721 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | H. Scott Conklin | 7,179 | 84.14 | ||
Libertarian | Charles T. Martin | 1,353 | 15.86 | ||
Margin of victory | 5,826 | 68.28 | 37.28 | ||
Turnout | 8,532 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | H. Scott Conklin | 25,387 | 100 | ||
Margin of victory | 25,387 | 100 | 71.72 | ||
Turnout | 25,387 | 100 |
References[]
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
External links[]
- District Map from the United States Census Bureau
- Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
- Population Data for District 77 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
Categories:
- Government of Centre County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives districts
- United States politics stubs
- Pennsylvania stubs