# Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 185

The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2020 by Regina Young.

## District profile

The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County and Philadelphia County and encompasses the Philadelphia International Airport and the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. It also includes the following areas:
* Delaware County
** Colwyn
** Darby Township (PART, Wards 01 and 02)
** Sharon Hill
* Philadelphia
** Ward 26
** Ward 36 [PART, Divisions 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15]
** Ward 40 [PART, Divisions 01, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50 and 51]
** Ward 48 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 13]

## Representatives

| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
| Before 1967, seats were apportioned by county. |||||
| Matthew Coppolino | Republican | 1967 – 1972 | Philadelphia | Moved from the 17th Philadelphia County district. |
| Frank Vacca | Republican | 1973 – 1974 | Philadelphia | Defeated in general election. |
| Anthony DiDonato | Democratic | 1975 – 1976 | Philadelphia | |
| Ronald Donatucci | Democratic | 1977 – 1980 | Philadelphia | Resigned January 7, 1980. |
| Robert Donatucci | Democratic | 1980 – 2010 | Philadelphia | Elected March 11, 1980, to fill vacancy. Re-elected November 2, died November 9, 2010. |
| Maria Donatucci | Democratic | 2011 – 2020 | Philadelphia | Elected February 1 to fill vacancy, took office February 15, 2011. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election. |
| Regina Young | Democratic | 2021 – present | Philadelphia | Incumbent |

## Recent election results

PA House election, 2010: Pennsylvania House, District 185 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Donatucci | 13,563 | 83.52 |
| | Republican | Michael Bruno | 2,677 | 16.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,240 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
PA House special election, 2011: Pennsylvania House, District 185 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Maria Donatucci | 1,843 | 93.89 |
| | Republican | Lewis Harris | 120 | 6.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,963 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
PA House election, 2012: Pennsylvania House, District 185 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Maria Donatucci (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,282 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
PA House election, 2014: Pennsylvania House, District 185 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Maria Donatucci (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,208 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
PA House election, 2016: Pennsylvania House, District 185 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Maria Donatucci (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,085 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
PA House election, 2018: Pennsylvania House, District 185 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Maria Donatucci (incumbent) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,132 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
PA House Democratic Primary, 2020: Pennsylvania House, District 185 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Regina Young | 7,230 | 57.24 |
| | Democratic | Maria Donatucci (incumbent) | 5,402 | 42.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,632 | 100.00 |
PA House election, 2020: Pennsylvania House, District 185 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Regina Young | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,825 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |