Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 51

The 51st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in Southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented by Matt Dowling since 2016.

Current Matt Dowling (R–Laurel Highlands)
Demographics93.58% White
4.42% Black
.69% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizen voting age		63,028
49,694

District Profile

The 51st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Fayette County and Somerset County and includes the following areas:[1]

Representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Fred TaylorDemocrat1969 – 1972
Pat C. TrusioDemocrat1973 – 1974
Fred TaylorDemocrat1975 – 1992
Lawrence RobertsDemocrat1992 – 2006
Timothy S. MahoneyDemocrat2007 – 2016Uniontown
Matthew DowlingRepublicanJan 2017 – Dec 2018Uniontown


Recent election results
PA House election, 2010:
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PA House election, 2012:
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PA House election, 2014:
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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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