Pennsylvania's 44th
State Senate district
Senator
  Katie Muth
D–Royersford
Population (2021)264,849

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

The district includes the following areas:[1]

Berks County:

Chester County:

Montgomery County:

Senators since 1939

Representative Party Years District home Note Counties
John M. Walker Republican 1939–1954 Allegheny (part)[2]
Theodore H. Schmidt Democratic 1955–1958 Allegheny (part)[3]
Hospeh D. Ripp Democratic 1959–1962 Allegheny (part)[4]
Jack E. McGregor Republican 1963–1970 Allegheny (part)[5]
Thomas M. Nolan Democratic 1971–1972     Allegheny (part)[6]
1973–1978 Westmoreland (part)[6]
Frank A. Pecora Republican 1979–1982     Westmoreland (part)[7]
1983–1992 Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)[7]
Democratic 1992–1994 Switched party in 1992 Berks (part), Chester (part), Lehigh (part), Montgomery (part)[7]
James W. Gerlach Republican 1995–2002 Berks (part), Chester (part), Lehigh (part), Montgomery (part)[8]
John C. Rafferty, Jr. Republican 2003–2019 Berks (part), Chester (part), Montgomery (part)[9][10]
Katie Muth Democratic 2019–present Berks (part), Chester (part), Montgomery (part)[10]

Recent election results

PA Senate election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katie Muth (incumbent) 70,626 55.7
Republican Jessica Florio 56,279 44.3
Total votes 126,905 100.0
Democratic hold
PA Senate election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Katie Muth 62,692 52.0
Republican John Rafferty Jr. (incumbent) 57,943 48.0
Total votes 120,635 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
PA Senate election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rafferty Jr. (incumbent) 48,655 61.4
Democratic Kathi Cozzone 30,597 38.6
Total votes 79,252 100.0
Republican hold
PA Senate election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rafferty Jr. (incumbent) 55,418 62.1
Democratic Matt Stehman 33,802 37.9
Total votes 89,220 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'W'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'S'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'R'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'M'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'N'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'P'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  8. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'G'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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