# Pennsylvania Senate, District 10

Pennsylvania State Senate District 10 includes parts of Bucks County. It is currently represented by Democrat Steve Santarsiero.

## District profile

The district includes the following areas:
* Bristol
* Bristol Township
* Buckingham Township
* Chalfont
* Doylestown
* Doylestown Township
* Falls Township
* Lower Makefield Township
* Morrisville
* New Britain
* New Britain Township
* New Hope
* Newtown
* Newtown Township
* Plumstead Township
* Solebury Township
* Tullytown
* Upper Makefield Township
* Yardley

## Senators

| Representative | Party | Years | Note |
| Henry Welles | Democratic-Republican | 1815 – 1820 | |
| John McMeens | Republican | 1819 – 1822 | |
| Redmond Conyngham | Federalist | 1823 – 1824 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 9th district from 1819 to 1822 |
| Robert Moore | Democratic | 1825 – 1828 | |
| Jacob Drumheller | Democratic | 1827 – 1832 | |
| Uzal Hopkins | Democratic | 1833 – 1836 | |
| Peter S. Michler | Whig | 1837 – 1838 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 12th district from 1835 to 1836 |
| Abraham Shortz | Democratic | 1839 – 1840 | |
| John S. Gibbons | Democratic | 1841 – 1842 | |
| William Harrison Dimmick | Democratic | 1845 – 1846 | U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1857 to 1861 |
| Farris B. Streeter | Democratic | 1847 – 1850 | Solicitor of the United States Treasury from 1853 to 1858 |
| Ephriam W. Hamlin | Democratic | 1851 – 1854 | |
| James H. Walton | Democratic | 1855 – 1858 | |
| Winthrop W. Ketcham | Republican | 1859 – 1862 | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 1875 to 1876. Pennsylvania State Representative in 1858 |
| Howkin B. Beardslee | Democratic | 1863 – 1866 | |
| Jasper Billings Stark | Democratic | 1863 – 1864 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 12th district from 1865 to 1866 |
| Charlton Burnett | Democratic | 1867 – 1868 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 22nd district from 1877 to 1878 |
| Albert Gallatin Brodhead | Democratic | 1869 – 1870 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 13th district from 1871 to 1872 |
| Joseph Thomas | Republican | 1879 – 1886 | |
| Charles Souders Vandegrift, Jr. | Democratic | 1883 – 1886 | |
| George Ross | Democratic | 1887 – 1894 | |
| Henry G. Moyer | Republican | 1895 – 1898 | |
| Hampton W. Rice | Republican | 1899 – 1902 | |
| Issac Webster Grim | Democratic | 1903 – 1910 | |
| Clarence J. Buckman | Republican | 1911 – 1938 | |
| Howard I. James | Republican | 1939 – 1946 | |
| Edward B. Watson | Republican | 1947 – 1958 | |
| Marvin V. Keller | Republican | 1959 – 1970 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the Bucks County district from 1949 to 1958 |
| Edward L. Howard | Republican | 1971 – 1986 | |
| James C. Greenwood | Republican | 1987 – 1993 | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1993 to 2005. Pennsylvania State Representative for the 143rd district from 1981 to 1986 |
| David W. Heckler | Republican | 1993 – 1997 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 143rd district from 1987 to 1993 |
| Joe Conti | Republican | 1997 – 2006 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 143rd district from 1993 to 1996 |
| Charles T. McIlhinney, Jr. | Republican | 2007 – 2019 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 143rd district from 1997 to 2006 |
| Steve Santarsiero | Democratic | 2019–present | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 31st district from 2009 to 2017 |

## Recent election results

PA Senate election, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Santarsiero (incumbent) | 77,720 | 58.6 |
| | Republican | Matthew McCullough | 54,975 | 41.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 132,695 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
PA Senate election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Santarsiero | 67,438 | 52.5 |
| | Republican | Marguerite Quinn | 60,935 | 47.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 128,373 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
PA Senate election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McIlhinney (incumbent) | 49,605 | 58.7 |
| | Democratic | Stephen Cickay | 34,967 | 41.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,572 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA Senate election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chuck McIlhinney (incumbent) | 57,349 | 59.8 |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Philo | 38,509 | 40.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,858 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |