Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 163

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

[[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

District profile

The 163rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County and includes the following areas:[1]

• 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.

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.

External links

• 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.