Pennsylvania Senate, District 46

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

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

{{Infobox legislative district

|state= Pennsylvania

|district= 46

|chamber= Senate

|representative= Camera Bartolotta

|party= Republican

|residence= Carroll Township, Washington County

|population= 250,466

|population_year= 2021

}}

Pennsylvania State Senate District 46 includes part of Beaver County and all of Greene County and Washington County. It is currently represented by Republican Camera Bartolotta.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:{{cite web |title=2021 Final Reapportionment Plan |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |url=https://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/Resources/GISData/Districts/Legislative/Senate/2021-Final/PDF/LRC%20Senate%20Final.pdf |accessdate=2022-11-11}}

Beaver County:

All of Greene County

All of Washington County

Senators

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! Representative

! Party

! Years

! District home

! Note

! Counties

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| rowspan=3|William J. Lane

rowspan=3|Democratic1946–1964rowspan=3| rowspan=3|Elected May 21, 1946{{cite web |last=Cox |first=Harold |title=Pennsylvania Senate - 1945–1946 |work=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |publisher=Wilkes University |year=2004 |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/136S.pdf }}Greene, Washington{{cite web |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SL.html |title=Senate Members "L" |publisher=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |website=Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 |access-date=January 18, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| 1965–1966

Washington
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| 1967–1970

Greene, Washington (part)
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| rowspan=2|Austin J. Murphy

rowspan=2|Democratic1971–1972rowspan=2| rowspan=2|Resigned January 4, 1977{{cite web |last=Cox |first=Harold |title=Pennsylvania Senate - 1977–1978 |work=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project |publisher=Wilkes University |year=2004 |url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/161S.pdf }}Greene, Washington (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 18, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| 1973–1977

Greene, Fayette (part), Washington (part)
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| rowspan=4|J. Barry Stout

rowspan=4|Democratic1977–1982rowspan=4| rowspan=4|Seated June 7, 1977Greene, Fayette (part), Washington (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 18, 2020 |first=Harold |last=Cox |year=2004 }}
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| 1983–1992

Greene, Beaver (part), Washington (part)
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| 1993–2002

Greene, Beaver (part), Washington (part), Westmoreland (part)
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| 2003–2010

rowspan=2|Greene, Allegheny (part), Beaver (part), Washington (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 18, 2020 }}
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| rowspan=2|Timothy J. Solobay

rowspan=2|Democratic2011–2014rowspan=2| rowspan=2|Defeated for re-election
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| 2013–2014

Greene, Beaver (part), Washington (part){{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 18, 2020 }}
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| Camera Bartolotta

Republican2015–presentIncumbentGreene, Beaver (part), Washington (part)

Recent election results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Camera Bartolotta (incumbent)|votes=78,262|percentage=100}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=78,262|percentage=100.0}}

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Camera Bartolotta (incumbent)|votes=55,527|percentage=58.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=James Craig|votes=38,908|percentage=41.2}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=94,435|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)|loser=Democratic 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=Camera Bartolotta|votes=36,697|percentage=53.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Tim Solobay (incumbent)|votes=32,237|percentage=46.8}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=68,934|percentage=100.0}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)|loser=Democratic 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=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Tim Solobay|votes=39,530|percentage=53.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Kris Vanderman|votes=34,597|percentage=46.7}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=74,127|percentage=100.0}}

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

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References