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State delegation to the United States House of Representatives; Following the 2020 Census, Pennsylvania lost one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a result, starting with the general election of 2022, Pennsylvania sent 17 members to the house, and beginning with the general election of 2024 will have 19 electoral votes.
PA House election, 2016: Pennsylvania House, District 122 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican: Doyle Heffley: 16,269 59.48 Democratic: Neil Makhija 10,569 38.64 Libertarian: Matthew Schutter 514 1.88 Margin of victory 5,700 20.84 8.14 Turnout: 27,352 100
Palmerton is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The borough's population was 5,414 at the 2010 census. [3] Palmerton is located 18.9 miles (30.4 km) northwest of Allentown and 86.6 miles (139.4 km) northwest of Philadelphia.
District map from the United States Census Bureau; Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission. Population Data for District 16 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
However, only five of the state's 18 federal Representatives (27.78%) were Democrats. [6] On June 14, 2017, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit, alleging that the district boundaries constituted an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. [7] The case was eventually appealed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 647,435 people, 250,845 households, and 169,848 families residing in the district. The racial makeup of the district was 87.16% White, 6.05% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 4.05% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.32% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 3.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
PA House election, 2010: Pennsylvania House, District 44 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican: Mark Mustio: 17,347 69.85 Democratic: Ray Uhric 7,487 30.15 Margin of victory 9,860 39.7 13.7 Turnout: 24,834 100
The party affiliations in the party control table are obtained from state party registration figures where indicated. [7] As of 2024, a plurality of voters in California, Nevada, New Mexico, Louisiana, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maine are Democratic, while a majority of voters in Maryland and Washington DC are Democratic.