Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 148

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox legislative district

|state=Pennsylvania

|district= 148

|chamber=House of Representatives

|image= File:Pennsylvania_House_District_148.png

|representative= Mary Jo Daley

|party= Democratic

|residence= Narberth

|Democratic=

|Republican=

|NPP=

|Green=

|WFP=

|percent_white= 87.8

|percent_black= 5.1

|percent_hispanic= 2.8

|population= 63,904

|population_year= 2011

|citizen_voting_age= 50,014

|voting_age=

|registered=

|notes=

}}

The 148th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2013 by Mary Jo Daley.

District profile

The 148th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Montgomery County. It includes the Narbrook Park Historic District. It is made up of the following areas:{{cite web |title=Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |url=http://aws.redistricting.state.pa.us/Redistricting/Resources/GISData/Districts/Legislative/House/2011-Revised-Final/PDF/2011-Revised-Final-Plan-LegalDesc-House.pdf |access-date=2015-02-19}}

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Representatives

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! Representative

! Party

! Years

! District home

! Note

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| Joseph L. Torak

Republican1969 – 1970
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| Anthony Joseph Scirica

Republican1971 – 1980Resigned January 7, 1980{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1979-1980| publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = November 3, 2004| url = http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/163H.pdf}}
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| Lois Sherman Hagerty

Republican1980 – 1992Elected March 11, 1980, to fill vacancy{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1979-1980| publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = November 3, 2004| url = http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/163H.pdf}}
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| Lita Indzel Cohen

Republican1993 – 2002
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| Melissa Murphy Weber

Republican2003 – 2004
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| Michael F. Gerber

Democrat2005 – 2013Whitpain Township
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| Mary Jo Daley

Democrat2013 – presentNarberthIncumbent

Recent election results

{{Election box begin

| title=PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 148}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Michael F. Gerber

| votes = 16,876

| percentage = 61.95

| change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Matt Maguire

| votes = 10,367

| percentage = 38.05

| change = }}

{{Election box margin of victory

| votes = 6,509

| percentage = 23.90

| change = }}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 27,243

| percentage = 100

| change = }}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

| title=PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 148}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Mary Jo Daley

| votes = 21,414

| percentage = 58.67

| change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mike Ludwig

| votes = 15,088

| percentage = 41.33

| change = }}

{{Election box margin of victory

| votes = 6,326

| percentage = 17.34

| change = }}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 36,502

| percentage = 100

| change = }}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

| title=PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 148}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Mary Jo Daley

| votes = 14,726

| percentage = 61.97

| change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Ed Flocco

| votes = 9,039

| percentage = 38.03

| change = }}

{{Election box margin of victory

| votes = 5,687

| percentage = 23.94

| change = {{increase}} 6.60}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 5,687

| percentage = 100

| change = }}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin

| title=PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 148}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Mary Jo Daley

| votes = 24,669

| percentage = 63.48

| change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Ed Flocco

| votes = 14,193

| percentage = 36.52

| change = }}

{{Election box margin of victory

| votes = 10,476

| percentage = 26.96

| change = {{increase}} 3.02}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 38,862

| percentage = 100

| change = }}

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References

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