Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 163

[[Pennsylvania House|]]	Mike Zabel D–Drexel Hill
Demographics	84.4% White 8.7% Black 2.2% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	62,505 48,500

The 163rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in South Eastern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Mike Zabel since 2019.

District profile

The 163rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County and includes the following areas:

• Aldan
• Clifton Heights
• Haverford Township (PART, Wards 01 and 09)
• Upper Darby Township (PART)
  • District 01
  • District 02
  • District 03
  • District 05 [PART, Divisions 03, 04, 06, 07, 08 and 09]

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Mae W. Kernaghan	Republican	1969 – 1970
Joseph T. Doyle	Democrat	1971 – 1978
Nicholas Micozzie	Republican	1979 – 2014
James Santora	Republican	2014 – 2019
Mike Zabel	Democrat	2019 – Present		Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 163

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nicholas Micozzie	11,891	57.24
	Democratic	Shannon Meehan	8,333	40.11
	Independent	Rodney Lacy	549	2.64
Margin of victory			3,558	17.13
Turnout			20,773	100

Recent election results

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 163

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nicholas Micozzie	14,432	50.9
	Democratic	Sheamus Bonner	13,937	49.1
Margin of victory			495	1.8	6,34
Turnout			28,369	100

Recent election results

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 163

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James Santora	11,644	53.6
	Democratic	Vincent Rongione	10,100	46.4
Margin of victory			1,544	7.2
Turnout			21,744	100

Recent election results

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 163

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James Santora	18,176	54,27
	Democratic	Barbarann Keffer	15,313	45.73
Margin of victory			2,863	7.2	.67
Turnout			33,489	100

References

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

External links

• [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.