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Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 28

Pennsylvania's 28th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Rob Mercuri
R–Pine Township, Allegheny County
Population (2022)63,153

The 28th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southwestern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Rob Mercuri since 2021.

District profile

The 28th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following areas:[1]

Representatives

Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William M. Appleton Republican 1969 – 1970
James B. Kelly III Republican 1971 – 1976
George F. Pott, Jr. Republican 1977 – 1986
Elaine F. Farmer Republican 1987 – 1996
Jane Orie Republican 1997 – 2001 McCandless Township Resigned on April 3, 2001, after election to the Pennsylvania Senate[2]
Mike Turzai Republican 2001 – 2020 Bradford Woods Elected on June 26, 2001, to fill vacancy.[3] Sworn on 12 July 2001.[4]
Rob Mercuri Republican 2021 – present

Recent election results

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 28[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Mercuri (incumbent) 18,376 56.01
Democratic Alison Duncan 14,432 43.99
Total votes 32,808 100.00
Republican hold
PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 28[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Mercuri 23,806 53.73
Democratic Emily Skopov 20,500 46.27
Total votes 44,306 100.00
Republican hold
PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 28[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Turzai (incumbent) 18,322 54.45
Democratic Emily Skopov 15,330 45.55
Total votes 33,652 100.00
Republican hold
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 28[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Turzai (incumbent) 24,327 65.25
Democratic John Craig Hammond 12,958 34.75
Total votes 37,285 100.00
Republican hold
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 28[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Turzai (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 17,146 100.00
Republican hold
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 28[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Turzai (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 30,236 100.00
Republican hold
PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 28[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Turzai (incumbent) 21,943 77.24
Democratic Sharon Brown 6,465 22.76
Total votes 28,408 100.00
Republican hold

2020 Election

On January 23, 2020, the incumbent office-holder, Mike Turzai, announced that he would be retiring from office at the end of his current term, to seek opportunities in the private sector.[12] Candidates to replace him included:

Republican Party:[13]

  • Libby Blackburn (website) - School board member from McCandless Township
  • Mike Heckmann (website) - part of Turzai's policy staff, from Wexford
  • Rob Mercuri (website) - PNC Bank vice president and military veteran, of Pine Township

Democratic Party:

Republican primary results

On June 2, 2020, Pennsylvania held its primary election. The Republican nomination was the only one contested, and its results were:[14]

PA House Republican Primary, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rob Mercuri 5,723 63.62%
Republican Elizabeth Blackburn 1,840 20.46%
Republican Mike Heckmann 1,432 15.92%
Margin of victory 3,883 43.16%
Turnout 8,995 100%

References

  1. ^ 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps
  2. ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ^ "2001 Special Election for the 28th Legislative District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008.
  4. ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  5. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Routh, Julian (January 23, 2020). "Pa. Speaker Mike Turzai will retire from state House after current term". Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  13. ^ Perkins, Lucy (March 9, 2020). "Three Republicans Now Vying For Turzai's Seat In 28th House District". WESA. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Returns - Allegheny County". PA Dept of State. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_28