| Pennsylvania's 97th State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Demographics | 93.8% White 2.3%% Black 3.9%% Hispanic | ||
| Population (2011) • Citizens of voting age | 66,456 47,812 | ||
The97thPennsylvania House of Representatives District is located inLancaster County.Steven Mentzer has represented the 97th district in thePennsylvania House of Representatives since 2013.
District 97 includes the following areas:[1]
Warwick Township has two bridges named to the National Register of Historic Places: TheBuck Hill Farm Covered Bridge, andZook's Mill Covered Bridge.[2]
The 97th District is home to the town ofLititz; a small town voted "American's coolest town" in 2013.[3]
U.S. Open ChampionJim Furyk won a Pennsylvania State Golf Championship while attending Maheim Township High School.
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Marvin E. Miller, Sr. | Republican | 1969 – 1976 | ||
| June N. Honaman | Republican | 1977 – 1988 | ||
| Jere L. Strittmatter | Republican | 1989 – 2003 | Manheim Township | Lost Renomination on May 21, 2002[1] |
| Roy E. Baldwin | Republican | 2003 – 2007 | Manheim Township | Lost Renomination on May 16, 2006[4] |
| John C. Bear | Republican | 2007 – 2013 | Lititz | Withdrew prior to 2012 General Election |
| Steven Mentzer[5] | Republican | 2013 – Present | Manheim Township | Incumbent |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Bear | 17,993 | 72.2 | ||
| Democratic | F. Patrick O'Keef | 6,919 | 27.8 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,074 | 61 | |||
| Turnout | 24,912 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steven Mentzer | 25,071 | 100 | +27.8 | |
| Margin of victory | 25,071 | 100 | +39 | ||
| Turnout | 25,071 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steven Mentzer | 14,746 | 64.5 | −35.5 | |
| Democratic | Charles Hample | 8,117 | 35.5 | +35.5 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,629 | 44 | −66 | ||
| Turnout | 22863 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steven Mentzer | 22,952 | 63.13 | −1.35 | |
| Democratic | Charles Klein | 13,403 | 38.87 | +1.45 | |
| Margin of victory | 9549 | 41 | decrease | ||
| Turnout | 36,355 | 100 | increase | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steven Mentzer | 18,469 | 56.6 | −6.53 | |
| Democratic | Dana Hamp Gulick | 14,137 | 43.4 | +6.53 | |
| Margin of victory | 4332 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 32,606 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steven Mentzer | 24,352 | 56.9 | +0.3 | |
| Democratic | Dana Hamp Gulick | 18,466 | 43.1 | −0.3 | |
| Margin of victory | 5886 | 13.7% | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 42,818 | 100 | |||
