American legislative district
Pennsylvania's 87th State House of Representatives district |
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Population (2022) | 66,300 |
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The 87th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented by Thomas Kutz since 2023.
District profile
The 87th District is located in Cumberland County and includes the following areas:[1]
Representatives
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. |
Guy A. Kistler | Republican | 1969 – 1976 | | |
Harold F. Mowery, Jr. | Republican | 1977 – 1990 | | |
Pat Vance | Republican | 1991 – 2004 | Mechanicsburg | Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate |
Glen Grell | Republican | 2005 – 2015 | Mechanicsburg | Resigned April 30, 2015 |
Greg Rothman | Republican | 2015 – 2023 | Silver Spring Township[2] | Won special election August 4, 2015; elected to State Senate in 2022[2] |
Thomas Kutz | Republican | 2023 – present | Lower Allen Township | Incumbent |
Recent election results
PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 87[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Thomas Kutz | 18,878 | 58.29 |
| Democratic | Kristal Markle | 13,510 | 41.71 |
Total votes | 32,388 | 100.00 |
| Republican hold |
PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 87[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Greg Rothman (incumbent) | 24,239 | 55.92 |
| Democratic | Nicole Miller | 19,104 | 44.08 |
Total votes | 43,343 | 100.00 |
| Republican hold |
PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 87[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Greg Rothman (incumbent) | 18,546 | 56.61 |
| Democratic | Sean Patrick Quinlan | 14,214 | 43.39 |
Total votes | 32,760 | 100.00 |
| Republican hold |
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 87[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Greg Rothman (incumbent) | 22,991 | 62.68 |
| Democratic | James Massey | 13,687 | 37.32 |
Total votes | 36,678 | 100.00 |
| Republican hold |
PA House special election, 2015:
Pennsylvania House, District 87[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Greg Rothman | 4,202 | 59.76 |
| Democratic | Robert Charles | 2,829 | 40.24 |
Total votes | 7,031 | 100.00 |
| Republican hold |
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 87 [8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Glen Grell (incumbent) | Unopposed |
Total votes | 19,685 | 100.00 |
| Republican hold |
References
- ^ 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps
- ^ a b Murphy, Jan (February 8, 2022). "Central Pa. House member looks to move on to the state Senate". PennLive Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2023.