# Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 87

The 87th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented by Thomas Kutz since 2023.

## District profile

The 87th District is located in Cumberland County and includes the following areas:
* Lower Allen Township (part)
** Precinct 02
* Monroe Township
* Mount Holly Springs
* Silver Spring Township
* South Middleton Township (part)
** Precinct 01
** Precinct 02
** Precinct 06
** Precinct 07
** Precinct 08
** Precinct 09
* Upper Allen Township

## Representatives

| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. |||||
| Guy A. Kistler | Republican | 1969 – 1976 | | |
| Harold F. Mowery, Jr. | Republican | 1977 – 1990 | | |
| Pat Vance | Republican | 1991 – 2004 | Mechanicsburg | Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate |
| Glen Grell | Republican | 2005 – 2015 | Mechanicsburg | Resigned April 30, 2015 |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | 2015 – 2023 | Silver Spring Township | Won special election August 4, 2015; elected to State Senate in 2022 |
| Thomas Kutz | Republican | 2023 – present | Lower Allen Township | Incumbent |

## Recent election results

PA House election, 2024: Pennsylvania House, District 87 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Thomas Kutz (incumbent) | 24,755 | 61.73 |
| | Democratic | John Flood | 15,349 | 38.27 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,104 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2022: Pennsylvania House, District 87 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Thomas Kutz | 18,878 | 58.29 |
| | Democratic | Kristal Markle | 13,510 | 41.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,388 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2020: Pennsylvania House, District 87 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Greg Rothman (incumbent) | 24,239 | 55.92 |
| | Democratic | Nicole Miller | 19,104 | 44.08 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,343 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2018: Pennsylvania House, District 87 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Greg Rothman (incumbent) | 18,546 | 56.61 |
| | Democratic | Sean Patrick Quinlan | 14,214 | 43.39 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,760 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2016: Pennsylvania House, District 87 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Greg Rothman (incumbent) | 22,991 | 62.68 |
| | Democratic | James Massey | 13,687 | 37.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,678 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House special election, 2015: Pennsylvania House, District 87 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Greg Rothman | 4,202 | 59.76 |
| | Democratic | Robert Charles | 2,829 | 40.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,031 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2014: Pennsylvania House, District 87 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Glen Grell (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,685 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |