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Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 161

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Pennsylvania's 161st State
House of Representatives
district

Population (2021)

63,804

District profile[edit]

The district includes the following areas:^[1]

Ridley (PART)

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Edward B. Mifflin	Republican	1969–1971		Died January 2, 1971^[2]
Edmund Jones	Republican	1971–1974		Elected May 18, 1971, to fill vacancy^[3]
Peter J. O'Keefe	Democrat	1975–1978
Thomas P. Gannon	Republican	1979–2006	Ridley Township	Defeated for re-election
Bryan Lentz	Democrat	2007–2010	Swarthmore	Did not seek re-election
Joseph Hackett	Republican	2011–2015	Ridley Township	Resigned effective April 30, 2015
Leanne Krueger	Democratic	2015–present	Nether Providence Township	Won special election August 4, 2015

2022 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leanne Krueger (incumbent)	17,958	59.4
	Republican	Edward Mongelluzzo	16,589	40.6
Total votes			34,547	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leanne Krueger (incumbent)	22,764	57.0
	Republican	Ralph Shicatano	17,169	43.0
Total votes			39,933	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leanne Krueger (incumbent)	18,443	59.1
	Republican	Patti Rodgers Morrisette	12,775	40.9
Total votes			31,218	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leanne Krueger (incumbent)	18,218	50.8
	Republican	Patti Rodgers Morrisette	17,621	49.2
Total votes			35,839	100.0
	Democratic hold

2015 special election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leanne Krueger	5,268	54.0
	Republican	Paul Mullen	4,482	46.0
Total votes			9,750	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Hackett (incumbent)	12,916	55.9
	Democratic	Leanne Krueger	10,176	44.1
Total votes			23,092	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Hackett (incumbent)	17,972	52.7
	Democratic	Larry DeMarco	16,137	47.3
Total votes			34,109	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Hackett	13,941	53.5
	Democratic	Walter Waite	12,125	46.5
Total votes			26,066	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1971-1972" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

[1] from the United States Census Bureau
Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
Population Data for District 44 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.

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