Pennsylvania Senate, District 44

Pennsylvania State Senate District 44 includes parts of Berks County, Chester County, and Montgomery County. It is currently represented by Democrat Katie Muth.

Pennsylvania's 44th
State Senate district

Senator
 Katie Muth
DRoyersford
Population (2021)264,849

District profile

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The district includes the following areas:[1]

Berks County:

Chester County:

Montgomery County:

Senators since 1939

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RepresentativePartyYearsDistrict homeNoteCounties
John M. WalkerRepublican1939–1954Allegheny (part)[2]
Theodore H. SchmidtDemocratic1955–1958Allegheny (part)[3]
Hospeh D. RippDemocratic1959–1962Allegheny (part)[4]
Jack E. McGregorRepublican1963–1970Allegheny (part)[5]
Thomas M. NolanDemocratic1971–1972  Allegheny (part)[6]
1973–1978Westmoreland (part)[6]
Frank A. PecoraRepublican1979–1982  Westmoreland (part)[7]
1983–1992Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)[7]
Democratic1992–1994Switched party in 1992Berks (part), Chester (part), Lehigh (part), Montgomery (part)[7]
James W. GerlachRepublican1995–2002Berks (part), Chester (part), Lehigh (part), Montgomery (part)[8]
John C. Rafferty, Jr.Republican2003–2019Berks (part), Chester (part), Montgomery (part)[9][10]
Katie MuthDemocratic2019–presentBerks (part), Chester (part), Montgomery (part)[10]

Recent election results

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PA Senate election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticKatie Muth (incumbent) 70,626 55.7
RepublicanJessica Florio56,27944.3
Total votes126,905 100.0
Democratic hold
PA Senate election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticKatie Muth 62,692 52.0
RepublicanJohn Rafferty Jr. (incumbent)57,94348.0
Total votes120,635 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
PA Senate election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Rafferty Jr. (incumbent) 48,655 61.4
DemocraticKathi Cozzone30,59738.6
Total votes79,252 100.0
Republican hold
PA Senate election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Rafferty Jr. (incumbent) 55,418 62.1
DemocraticMatt Stehman33,80237.9
Total votes89,220 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'W'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'S'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'R'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'M'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'N'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'P'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'G'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 19, 2020.