# Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 147

The 147th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2023 by Donna Scheuren.

## District profile

The 147th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is located in Montgomery County. It is made up of the following areas:
* Douglass Township
* Green Lane
* Lower Frederick Township
* Lower Salford Township
* Marlborough Township
* New Hanover Township
* Schwenksville
* Upper Frederick Township
* Upper Pottsgrove Township
* Upper Salford Township
* West Pottsgrove Township

## Representatives

| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
| Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county. |||||
| G. Sieber Pancoast | Republican | 1969 – 1978 | | |
| Marilyn Lewis | Republican | 1979 – 1982 | | |
| Raymond Bunt | Republican | 1983 – 2006 | | |
| Bob Mensch | Republican | 2007 – 2009 | Marlborough Township | Resigned after being elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate |
| Marcy Toepel | Republican | 2010 – 2020 | Douglass Township | Elected in a special election on May 18 |
| Tracy Pennycuick | Republican | 2020 – 2023 | Lower Salford Township | Elected to Pennsylvania Senate, District 24 in 2022 |
| Donna Scheuren | Republican | 2023 – present | Lower Salford Township | Incumbent |

## Recent election results

PA House election, 2010: Pennsylvania House, District 147 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marcy Toepel | 14,275 | 66.68 |
| | Democratic | Robert Dodge | 7,133 | 33.32 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,142 | 33.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,408 | 100 |
PA House election, 2012: Pennsylvania House, District 147 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Marcy Toepel | 18,812 | 61.36 | 5.32 |
| | Democratic | Betty White | 11,846 | 38.64 | 5.32 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,966 | 22.72 | 10.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,658 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2014: Pennsylvania House, District 147 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Marcy Toepel | 13,064 | 100 | 38.64 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,064 | 100 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,064 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2016: Pennsylvania House, District 147 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Marcy Toepel | 20,045 | 63.35 | 36.65 |
| | Democratic | Rachel Hendricks | 11,597 | 36.65 | 36.65 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,448 | 26.70 | 73.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,642 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2018: Pennsylvania House, District 147 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Marcy Toepel | 15,766 | 56.67 | 6.68 |
| | Democratic | Joshua Camson | 12,056 | 43.33 | 6.68 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,710 | 13.34 | 13.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,822 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2020: Pennsylvania House, District 147 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Tracy Pennycuick | 21,125 | 54.73 | 1.94 |
| | Democratic | Jill Dennin | 16,283 | 42.19 | 1.14 |
| | Libertarian | Jared Martin | 1,187 | 3.08 | 3.08 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,842 | 12.54 | 0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,595 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2022: Pennsylvania House, District 147 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Donna Scheuren | 17,667 | 54.2 | 0.52 |
| | Democratic | Alexandra Wisser | 14,626 | 44.8 | 1.64 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,041 | 9.4 | 3.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,293 | 100 | |