Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 97
Appearance
Pennsylvania's 97th State House of Representatives district | |||
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Demographics | 93.8% White 2.3%% Black 3.9%% Hispanic | ||
Population (2011) • Citizens of voting age | 66,456 47,812 |
The 97th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lancaster County. Steven Mentzer has represented the 97th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2013.
District Profile
[edit]District 97 includes the following areas:[1]
- {{ Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania { Conestoga Township}
- {{ East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania {East Lampeter Township}
- Manheim Township (PART, Districts 02, 06, 12, 13).
- {{ Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Warwick Township has two bridges named to the National Register of Historic Places: The Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge, and Zook's Mill Covered Bridge.[2]
The 97th District is home to the town of Lititz; a small town voted "American's coolest town" in 2013.[3]
U.S. Open Champion Jim Furyk won a Pennsylvania State Golf Championship while attending Maheim Township High School.
Representatives
[edit]Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
Marvin E. Miller, Sr. | Republican | 1969 – 1976 | ||
June N. Honaman | Republican | 1977 – 1988 | ||
Jere L. Strittmatter | Republican | 1989 – 2003 | Manheim Township | Lost Renomination on May 21, 2002[1] |
Roy E. Baldwin | Republican | 2003 – 2007 | Manheim Township | Lost Renomination on May 16, 2006[4] |
John C. Bear | Republican | 2007 – 2013 | Lititz | Withdrew prior to 2012 General Election |
Steven Mentzer[5] | Republican | 2013 – Present | Manheim Township | Incumbent |
Recent election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John Bear | 17,993 | 72.2 | ||
Democratic | F. Patrick O'Keef | 6,919 | 27.8 | ||
Margin of victory | 11,074 | 61 | |||
Turnout | 24,912 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Steven Mentzer | 25,071 | 100 | +27.8 | |
Margin of victory | 25,071 | 100 | +39 | ||
Turnout | 25,071 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Steven Mentzer | 14,746 | 64.5 | −35.5 | |
Democratic | Charles Hample | 8,117 | 35.5 | +35.5 | |
Margin of victory | 6,629 | 44 | −66 | ||
Turnout | 22863 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Steven Mentzer | 22,952 | 63.13 | −1.35 | |
Democratic | Charles Klein | 13,403 | 38.87 | +1.45 | |
Margin of victory | 9549 | 41 | decrease | ||
Turnout | 36,355 | 100 | increase |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Steven Mentzer | 18,469 | 56.6 | −6.53 | |
Democratic | Dana Hamp Gulick | 14,137 | 43.4 | +6.53 | |
Margin of victory | 4332 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 32,606 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Steven Mentzer | 24,352 | 56.9 | +0.3 | |
Democratic | Dana Hamp Gulick | 18,466 | 43.1 | −0.3 | |
Margin of victory | 5886 | 13.7% | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 42,818 | 100 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results".
- ^ "Download". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "Lititz – PA America's coolest small town". lititzpa.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results".
- ^ "Lancaster County's newest state legislators begin new year at swearing-in ceremony - News". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Elections - Office Results".
- ^ "Pennsylvania Elections - Office Results".
External links
[edit]- Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/SLD_RefMap/lower/st42_pa/sldl42097/DC10SLDL42097_001.pdf
- http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/CensusDisplay.cfm?Plan=2011-Revised-Final&District=97&DistBody=H