Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 147

The 147th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2010 by Marcy Toepel. She is challenged in the 2018 General Election by Joshua H. Camson, a Harleysville resident and attorney.

Current Marcy Toepel (R–Douglass Township, Montgomery County)
Demographics93.3% White
2.6% Black
2.2% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizen voting age		62,015
45,991

District profile

The 147th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is located in Montgomery County. It is made up of the following areas:[1]

Representatives
Representative[2] Party[2] Years[2] District home Notes
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
G. Sieber PancoastRepublican1969 – 1978
Marilyn LewisRepublican1979 – 1982
Raymond BuntRepublican1983 – 2006
Bob MenschRepublican2007 – 2009Marlborough TownshipResigned after being elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Marcy ToepelRepublican2010 – presentDouglass TownshipIncumbent; Elected in a special election on May 18[3]

Recent election results
PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Marcy Toepel 14,275 66.68
Democratic Robert Dodge 7,133 33.32
Margin of victory 7,142 33.36
Turnout 21,408 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Marcy Toepel 18,812 61.36
Democratic Betty White 11,846 38.64
Margin of victory 6,966 22.72 10.64
Turnout 30,658 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Marcy Toepel 13,064 100
Margin of victory 13,064 100
Turnout 13,064 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 147
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Marcy Toepel 20,045 63.35
Democratic Rachel Hendricks 11,597 36.65
Margin of victory 8,448 26.70 73.30
Turnout 31,642 100

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 August 11, 2009.
  3. "2010 Special Election for the 147th Legislative District". Pennsylvania Department of State. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2010.


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