Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 185

The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2011 by Maria Donatucci.

Current	Maria Donatucci (D–Philadelphia)
Demographics	36.1% White 54.4% Black 3.0% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	62,552 46,895

District profile

The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County and Philadelphia County and encompasses the Philadelphia National Airport and the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. It also includes the following areas:[1]

• Delaware County
  • Colwyn
  • Darby Township (PART, Wards 01 and 02)
  • Sharon Hill
• Philadelphia
  • Ward 26
  • Ward 36 [PART, Divisions 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15]
  • Ward 40 [PART, Divisions 01, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50 and 51]
  • Ward 48 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 13]

Representatives

Representative[2]	Party[2]	Years[2]	District home	Notes
Before 1967, seats were apportioned by county.
Matthew Coppolino	Republican	1967 – 1972	Philadelphia	Moved from the 17th Philadelphia County district.
Frank Vacca	Republican	1973 – 1974	Philadelphia	Defeated in general election.[3]
Anthony DiDonato	Democratic	1975 – 1976	Philadelphia
Ronald Donatucci	Democratic	1977 – 1980	Philadelphia	Resigned January 7, 1980.[4]
Robert Donatucci	Democratic	1980 – 2010	Philadelphia	Elected March 11, 1980 to fill vacancy. Re-elected November 2, died November 9, 2010.[5]
Maria Donatucci	Democratic	2011 – present	Philadelphia	Incumbent; Elected February 1 to fill vacancy, took office February 15, 2011.

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 185

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Robert Donatucci	13,563	83.52
	Republican	Michael Bruno	2,677	16.48
Margin of victory			10,886	67.04
Turnout			16,240	100.0

PA House special election, 2011:
Pennsylvania House, District 185

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Maria Donatucci	1,843	93.89
	Republican	Lewis Harris	120	6.11
Margin of victory			1,723	87.78
Turnout			1,963	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 185

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Maria Donatucci	22,282	100.0
Margin of victory
Turnout			22,282	100.0

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 185

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Maria Donatucci	14,208	100.0
Margin of victory
Turnout			14,208	100.0

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 185

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Maria Donatucci	24,085	100.0
Margin of victory
Turnout			24,085	100.0

References

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
2. Cox, Harold (2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2006". Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
3. Roche, Kathleen M, ed. (1975). The Pennsylvania Manual. 102. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. p. 636.
4. Trostle, p. 3-260.
5. "Pa. House Rep. Donatucci dies suddenly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

Sources

• Trostle, Sharon, ed. (2009). The Pennsylvania Manual. 119. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. ISBN 0-8182-0334-X.

External Links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 185 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.