Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 13

[[Pennsylvania House|]]	John Lawrence R–Franklin Township, Chester County
Demographics	86.3% White 6.0% Black 11.2% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	63,446 44,372

The 13th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented by John Lawrence since 2010.

District profile

The 13th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District encompasses Chester County and Lancaster County. It is made up of the following areas:

Chester County

• Atglen
• East Nottingham Township
• Elk Township
• Franklin Township
• Highland Township
• London Grove Township
• Londonderry Township
• Lower Oxford Township
• New London Township
• Oxford
• Penn Township
• Sadsbury Township
• Upper Oxford Township
• West Fallowfield Township
• West Grove
• West Nottingham Township

Lancaster County

• Christiana
• Sadsbury Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Robert O. Davis	Republican	1969 – 1972		Subsequently, represented the 15th district
District moved from Beaver County to Chester & Lancaster Counties after 1972
Earl H. Smith	Republican	1973 – 1982
Arthur D. Hershey	Republican	1983 – 2008	Cochranville	Retired
Tom Houghton	Democrat	2009 – 2011	Cochranville	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election
John Lawrence	Republican	2011 – present		Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Lawrence	12,790	54.97
	Democratic	Tom Houghton	10,476	45.03
Margin of victory			2,314	9.9
Turnout			23,266	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Lawrence	17,855	53.26
	Democratic	Eric S Schott	15,672	46.74
Margin of victory			2,183	6.5	3.4
Turnout			33,527	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Lawrence	10,280	62.91
	Democratic	Ann V S Schotts	6,061	37.09
Margin of victory			4,219	25.8	19.3
Turnout			16,341	100

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 13 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.