Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 137

The 137th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2011 by Joe Emrick.

Current Joe Emrick (R–Mount Bethel)
Demographics91.2% White
3.7% Black
4.8% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		63,113
48,497

District profile

The 137th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Northampton County. It includes the Real Estate Building and the Bridge in Bangor Borough. It is made up of the following areas:[1]

Representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Phillip S. RuggieroDemocrat1969 – 1978
Leonard Q. GruppoRepublican1979 – 1998
Richard GrucelaDemocrat1999 – 2010Lower Mount Bethel TownshipRetired prior to 2010 election
Joe EmrickRepublican2011 – presentIncumbent

Recent election results
PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 137
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Joe Emrick 13,593 62.03
Democratic Charles Dertinger 8,320 37.97
Margin of victory 5,273 24.06
Turnout 21,913 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 137
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Joe Emrick 19,378 61.37
Democratic Joseph Capozzolo 12,200 38.63
Margin of victory 7,178 22.74 77.26
Turnout 31,578 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 137
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Joe Emrick 11,825 100
Margin of victory 11,825 100
Turnout 11,825 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 137
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Joe Emrick 20,039 65.58
Democratic Dave Mattei 10,518 34.42
Margin of victory 9,521 31.16 68.84
Turnout 30,557 100
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References
  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
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