# Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 13

The 13th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented by John Lawrence since 2010.

## District profile

The 13th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Chester County and includes the following areas:
* East Nottingham Township
* Elk Township
* Franklin Township
* Highland Township
* London Britain Township
* London Grove Township
* Londonderry Township
* Lower Oxford Township
* New London Township
* Oxford
* Penn Township
* Upper Oxford Township
* West Fallowfield Township
* West Grove
* West Nottingham Township

## Representatives

| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. |||||
| Robert O. Davis | Republican | 1969 – 1972 | | Subsequently, represented the 15th district |
| District moved from Beaver County to Chester & Lancaster Counties after 1972 |||||
| Earl H. Smith | Republican | 1973 – 1982 | | |
| Arthur D. Hershey | Republican | 1983 – 2008 | Cochranville | Retired |
| Tom Houghton | Democrat | 2009 – 2011 | Cochranville | Unsuccessful candidate for re-election |
| John Lawrence | Republican | 2011 – present | | Incumbent |

## Recent election results

PA House election, 2024: Pennsylvania House, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Lawrence (incumbent) | 20,571 | 58.01 |
| | Democratic | Cristian Luna | 14,890 | 41.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,461 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2022: Pennsylvania House, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Lawrence (incumbent) | 16,325 | 59.35 |
| | Democratic | David Cunningham | 11,181 | 40.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,506 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2020: Pennsylvania House, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Lawrence (incumbent) | 20,247 | 58.95 |
| | Democratic | Richard Ruggieri | 14,097 | 41.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,344 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2018: Pennsylvania House, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Lawrence (incumbent) | 13,796 | 54.40 |
| | Democratic | Susannah Walker | 11,250 | 44.36 |
| | Libertarian | Dominic Pirocchi | 313 | 1.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,359 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2016: Pennsylvania House, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Lawrence (incumbent) | 18,446 | 62.49 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Dean | 11,074 | 37.51 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,520 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2014: Pennsylvania House, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Lawrence (incumbent) | 10,280 | 62.91 |
| | Democratic | Ann Schott | 6,061 | 37.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,341 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2012: Pennsylvania House, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Lawrence (incumbent) | 17,855 | 53.26 |
| | Democratic | Eric Schott | 15,672 | 46.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,527 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2010: Pennsylvania House, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Lawrence | 12,790 | 54.97 |
| | Democratic | Tom Houghton (incumbent) | 10,476 | 45.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,266 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |