Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 145

The 145th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2015 by Craig Staats.

Current Craig Staats (R–Richland Township, Bucks County)
Demographics94.3% White
1.4% Black
3.0% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		62,991
48,065

District profile

The 145th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Bucks County. It is made up of the following areas:[1]

Representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Marvin D. WeidnerRepublican1969 – 1980Died in office on July 29, 1980[2]
Paul ClymerRepublican1981 – 2014Sellersville
Craig StaatsRepublican2015 – presentRichland Township

Recent election results
PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Paul Clymer 14,470 65.58
Democratic Mary Whitesell 6,559 29.73
Margin of victory 7,911 35.85
Turnout 21,029 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Paul Clymer 19,692 64.71
Democratic Mary Whitesell 10,739 35.29
Margin of victory 8,953 29.42 6.43
Turnout 30,431 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Craig Staats 11,268 58.74
Democratic Karen Chellew 7,914 41.26
Margin of victory 3,354 17.48
Turnout 19,182 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Craig Staats 18,695 58.30
Democratic Vera Cole 13,372 41.70
Margin of victory 5,323 16.60 0.88
Turnout 32,067 100
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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.
  2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1979-1980" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.


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