Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 87

The 87th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented by Thomas Kutz since 2023.

Pennsylvania's 87th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Thomas Kutz
RLower Allen Township
Population (2022)66,300

District profile

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The 87th District is located in Cumberland County and includes the following areas:[1]

Representatives

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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

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PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 87
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Kutz (incumbent) 24,755 61.73
Democratic John Flood 15,349 38.27
Total votes 40,104 100.00
Republican hold
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

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  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  1. ^ 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. August 4, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2023.