Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 106

Pennsylvania's 106th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Tom Mehaffie R–Lower Swatara Township
Population (2022)	66,872

The 106th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in South Central Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2017 by Republican Tom Mehaffie.

District profile

The 106th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Dauphin County. It includes the unincorporated community of Hershey. It is made up of the following areas:^[1]

• Conewago Township
• Derry Township
• East Hanover Township
• Hummelstown
• Londonderry Township
• Lower Swatara Township (PART)
  • District 01
  • District 02
  • District 04
• Middletown
• Royalton
• South Hanover Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Rudolph Dinnini	Republican	1969 – 1990
Frank Tulli, Jr.	Republican	1991 – 2002
John D. Payne	Republican	2003 – 2016	Hummelstown
Tom Mehaffie	Republican	2017 – present	Lower Swatara Township	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 106

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Mehaffie (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			21,985	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 106

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Mehaffie (incumbent)	19,283	53.57
	Democratic	Lindsay Drew	16,714	46.43
Total votes			35,997	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 106

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Mehaffie (incumbent)	14,513	54.58
	Democratic	Jill Linta	12,079	45.42
Total votes			26,592	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 106

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Mehaffie	Unopposed
Total votes			21,916	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 106

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Payne (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			14,727	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 106

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Payne (incumbent)	18,768	64.77
	Democratic	Osman Kamara	10,210	35.23
Total votes			28,978	100.00
	Republican hold

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

1. "Legislative Redistricting | Welcome to Pennsylvania's Redistricting Website". www.redistricting.state.pa.us. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 106 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.