Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 146

The 146th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2019 by Joe Ciresi.

Pennsylvania's 146th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Joe Ciresi
DLimerick Township
Demographics87.4% White
6.8% Black
3.2% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age
61,171
45,381

District profile

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The 146th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Montgomery County. It is made up of the following areas:[1]

Representatives

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Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William H. Yohn, Jr. Republican 1969 – 1980
Robert D. Reber, Jr. Republican 1981 – 1998
Mary Ann Dailey Republican 1999 – 2004
Tom Quigley Republican 2005 – 2012 Royersford
Mark Painter Democrat 2013 – 2015 Limerick Township
Tom Quigley Republican 2015 – 2019 Royersford
Joe Ciresi Democrat 2019 – present Limerick Township Incumbent

Recent election results

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2010 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Quigley (incumbent) 11,060 56.18
Democratic Mark Painter 8,625 43.82
Turnout 19,685 100
Margin of victory 2,435 12.36
Republican hold
2012 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Painter 14,888 50.35
Republican Tom Quigley (incumbent) 14,680 49.65
Total votes 29,568 100.00
Margin of victory 208 0.7
Democratic gain from Republican
2014 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Quigley 8,840 52.15
Democratic Mark Painter (incumbent) 8,111 47.85
Total votes 16,951 100.00
Margin of victory 729 4.3
Republican gain from Democratic
2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Quigley (incumbent) 15,060 51.15
Democratic Joe Ciresi 14,381 48.45
Total votes 29,441 100.00
Margin of victory 679 2.7
Republican hold
2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Ciresi 14,093 55.51
Republican Thomas J. Quigley (incumbent) 11,286 44.46
Write-in 7 0.03
Total votes 25,386 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election, 146th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Ciresi (incumbent) 20,681 56.84
Republican Tom Neafcy 15,706 43.16
Total votes 36,387 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  • 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 February 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "2018 General Election Results". Montgomery County Voter Services. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
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