Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 28

The 28th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southwestern Pennsylvania and was represented by Mike Turzai from 2001 to 2020. The seat was filled after the 2020 General Election. Republican Leader, Rob Mercuri filled the seat after beating Emily Skopov by 3,500 votes.

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  Seat vacant
Demographics90.9% White
1.4% Black
1.4% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		61510
45652


District profile

The 28th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following areas:[1]

Representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William M. AppletonRepublican1969 – 1970
James B. Kelly IIIRepublican1971 – 1976
George F. Pott, Jr.Republican1977 – 1986
Elaine F. FarmerRepublican1987 – 1996
Jane OrieRepublican1997 – 2001McCandless TownshipResigned on April 3, 2001 after election to the Pennsylvania Senate[2]
Mike TurzaiRepublican2001 – 2020Bradford WoodsElected on June 26, 2001 to fill vacancy.[3] Sworn in 12 July 2001.[4] Incumbent

Recent election results
PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Turzai 18,322 54.45
Democratic Emily Skopov 15,330 45.55
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Turzai 24,327 65.25
Democratic John Craig Hammond 12958 34.75
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Turzai 17146 100
Turnout 17146 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Turzai 30236 100
Turnout 30236 100
PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Turzai 21943 77.24
Democratic Sharon Brown 6465 22.76
Margin of victory 15478 54.48
Turnout 28408 100

2020 Election

On January 23rd, 2020, the incumbent office-holder, Mike Turzai, announced that he would be retiring from office at the end of his current term, to seek opportunities in the private sector.[5] Candidates to replace him included:

Republican Party:[6]

  • Libby Blackburn (website) - School board member from McCandless Township
  • Mike Heckmann (website) - part of Turzai's policy staff, from Wexford
  • Rob Mercuri (website) - PNC Bank vice president and military veteran, of Pine Township

Democratic Party:

Republican Primary Results

On June 2nd, 2020, Pennsylvania held its primary election. The Republican nomination was the only one contested, and its results were:[7]

PA House Republican Primary, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rob Mercuri 5,723 63.62%
Republican Elizabeth Blackburn 1,840 20.46%
Republican Mike Heckmann 1,432 15.92%
Margin of victory 3,883 43.16%
Turnout 8,995 100%

References
  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. "2001 Special Election for the 28th Legislative District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-28.
  4. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  5. Routh, Julian (2020-01-23). "Pa. Speaker Mike Turzai will retire from state House after current term". Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  6. Perkins, Lucy (2020-03-09). "Three Republicans Now Vying For Turzai's Seat In 28th House District". WESA. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. "Official Returns - Allegheny County". PA Dept of State. Retrieved 13 August 2020.


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