Pennsylvania Senate, District 44

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

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

{{Infobox legislative district

|state= Pennsylvania

|district= 44

|chamber= Senate

|representative= Katie Muth

|party= Democratic

|residence= Royersford

|population= 264,849

|population_year= 2021

}}

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

District profile

Senators since 1939

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! Representative

! Party

! Years

! District home

! Note

! Counties

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| John M. Walker

Republican1939–1954Allegheny (part){{cite web |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SW.html |title=Senate Members 'W' |publisher=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |website=Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 |access-date=January 19, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| Theodore H. Schmidt

Democratic1955–1958Allegheny (part){{cite web |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SS.html |title=Senate Members 'S' |publisher=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |website=Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 |access-date=January 19, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| Hospeh D. Ripp

Democratic1959–1962Allegheny (part){{cite web |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SR.html |title=Senate Members 'R' |publisher=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |website=Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 |access-date=January 19, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| Jack E. McGregor

Republican1963–1970Allegheny (part){{cite web |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SM.html |title=Senate Members 'M' |publisher=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |website=Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 |access-date=January 19, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| rowspan=2|Thomas M. Nolan

rowspan=2|Democratic1971–1972rowspan=2| rowspan=2| Allegheny (part){{cite web |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SN.html |title=Senate Members 'N' |publisher=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |website=Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 |access-date=January 19, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| 1973–1978

Westmoreland (part)
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| rowspan=3 |Frank A. Pecora

rowspan=2|Republican1979–1982rowspan=2| rowspan=2| Westmoreland (part){{cite web |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SP.html |title=Senate Members 'P' |publisher=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |website=Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 |access-date=January 19, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| 1983–1992

Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)
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| Democratic

1992–1994Switched party in 1992Berks (part), Chester (part), Lehigh (part), Montgomery (part)
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| James W. Gerlach

Republican1995–2002Berks (part), Chester (part), Lehigh (part), Montgomery (part){{cite web |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SG.html |title=Senate Members 'G' |publisher=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |website=Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 |access-date=January 19, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| John C. Rafferty, Jr.

Republican2003–2019Berks (part), Chester (part), Montgomery (part){{cite web |url=http://aws.redistricting.state.pa.us/Redistricting/Resources/GISData/Districts/Legislative/Senate/2001/PDF/SenateDistricts_2001.pdf |title=Senate Districts 2001 |website=Pennsylvania Redistricting |access-date=January 19, 2020 }}{{cite web |url=http://aws.redistricting.state.pa.us/Redistricting/Resources/GISData/Districts/Legislative/Senate/2011-Revised-Final/PDF/FinalSenatePlan2012.pdf |title=Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012 |website=Pennsylvania Redistricting |access-date=January 19, 2020 }}
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|Katie Muth

|Democratic

|2019–present

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|Berks (part), Chester (part), Montgomery (part)

Recent election results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Katie Muth (incumbent)|votes=70,626|percentage=55.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jessica Florio|votes=56,279|percentage=44.3}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=126,905|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}

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{{Election box begin no change|title=PA Senate election, 2018}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Katie Muth|votes=62,692|percentage=52.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=John Rafferty Jr. (incumbent)|votes=57,943|percentage=48.0}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=120,635|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)|loser=Republican Party (United States)}}

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{{Election box begin no change|title=PA Senate election, 2014}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=John Rafferty Jr. (incumbent)|votes=48,655|percentage=61.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Kathi Cozzone|votes=30,597|percentage=38.6}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=79,252|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}

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{{Election box begin no change|title=PA Senate election, 2010}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=John Rafferty Jr. (incumbent)|votes=55,418|percentage=62.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Matt Stehman|votes=33,802|percentage=37.9}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=89,220|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}

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References