Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 66

The 66th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in Central Pennsylvania and has been represented by Cris Dush since 2015.

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  Cris Dush
R–Pine Creek Township, Jefferson County
Demographics98.5% White
0.30% Black
0.58% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		64441
49850

District profile

The 66th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Indiana County and all of Jefferson County, and includes the following areas:[1]

Representative
Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
L. Eugene SmithRepublican1969 – 1986PunxsutawneyRetired
Samuel H. SmithRepublican1987 – 2014PunxsutawneyRetired
Cris DushRepublican2015 – presentPine Creek TownshipIncumbent

Recent election results
PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 66
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam Smith 11562 67.91
Democratic Dennis J. Peck 3620 21.26
Independent Luther E. Yoas 1844 10.83
Margin of victory 6098 35.8
Turnout 17026 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 66
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam Smith 18367 100
Margin of victory
Turnout 18367 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 66
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Cris Dush 11777 72.06
Democratic Toby Robert Santik 4567 27.94
Margin of victory 7210 44.1
Turnout 16344 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.
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