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Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 122

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Pennsylvania's 122nd State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Doyle Heffley
RLower Towamensing Township
Demographics95.7% White
1.5% Black
0.3% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age
62,215
49,303

The 122nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is coterminous with Carbon County[1] and has been represented by Doyle Heffley since 2011.

Representatives

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Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Joseph Semanoff Republican 1969 – 1975
Thomas J. McCall Democrat 1975 – 1981 Summit Hill Died on December 24, 1981[2]
Keith R. McCall Democrat 1982 – 2010 Summit Hill Retired
Doyle Heffley Republican 2011 – present Palmerton Incumbent

McCall did not seek re-election in 2010. Republicans won numerous Democratic seats in Pennsylvania in 2010, including Keith McCall's.

On November 4, 2008, Keith McCall won re-election to the 122nd District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 16,981 votes, defeating Republican Doyle Heffley (9,549).[2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 122
Candidates Votes Percent
Keith McCall (D) 16,981 64.0%
Doyle M. Heffley (R) 9,549 36.0%

Recent election results

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PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 122
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doyle Heffley 10,825 56.34
Democratic Justin Yaich 8,390 43.66
Margin of victory 2,435 12.68
Turnout 19,215 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 122
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doyle Heffley 15,006 59.06
Democratic Ronald Rabenold 10,403 40.94
Margin of victory 4,603 18.12 Increase 5.44
Turnout 25,409 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 122
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doyle Heffley 10,427 64.49
Democratic Patricia Borger 5,741 35.51
Margin of victory 4,686 28.98 Increase 10.86
Turnout 16,168 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 122
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doyle Heffley 16,269 59.48
Democratic Neil Makhija 10,569 38.64
Libertarian Matthew Schutter 514 1.88
Margin of victory 5,700 20.84 Decrease 8.14
Turnout 27,352 100

References

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  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
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