Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 77

The 77th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in Central Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2007 by H. Scott Conklin.

Current H. Scott Conklin (D–State College)
Demographics83.3% White
4.2% Black
3.5% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		64,033
59,099

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]

Representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Eugene M. FulmerRepublican1969 – 1970
Galen E. DreibelbisDemocrat1971 – 1976
Helen D. WiseDemocrat1977 – 1978
Gregg L. CunninghamRepublican1979 – 1982
Lynn B. HermanRepublican1983 – 2006
H. Scott ConklinDemocrat2007 – presentPhilipsburgIncumbent

Recent election results
PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 77
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 77
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 77
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 77
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic H. Scott Conklin 25,387 100
Margin of victory 25,387 100 71.72
Turnout 25,387 100
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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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