Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 8 comprises portions of Butler and Mercer counties in the northwestern part of the state. Incumbent Tedd Nesbit won election to the Court of Common Pleas in 2019 and later resigned from the house.[1] A special election to fill the remainder of Nesbit's term was held on March 17, 2020 and was won by Republican Timothy R. Bonner.[2]

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  Timothy R. Bonner
R–Grove City
Demographics96.3% White
1.8% Black
0.96% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		60,977
48,170

District profile

The 8th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District includes the following areas:[3]


Representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Roy WiltRepublican1969 – 1981Greenville, PennsylvaniaElected to Pennsylvania Senate in 1981.
Howard FargoRepublican1981 – 2001Grove City, Pennsylvania
Dick StevensonRepublican2001 – 2015Grove City, Pennsylvania
Tedd NesbitRepublican2015 – 2020Grove City, PennsylvaniaElected to Mercer County Court of Common Pleas in 2019.
Timothy R. BonnerRepublican2020 – presentGrove City, PennsylvaniaElected in March 12, 2020 special election

Recent election results

18,360

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dick Stevenson 18,360 100 100
Margin of victory
Turnout 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dick Stevenson 23,187 100 100
Turnout 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tedd C. Nesbit 14,098 100 100
Margin of victory
Turnout 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Judith D Hines 9,446 33.38
Republican Tedd Nesbit 18,853 66.62
Margin of victory 9,407 33.24
Turnout 28,299

References
  1. Friel, Tyler (2019-12-04). "Special Election Expected To Be Held For Rep. Nesbit's Seat". ButlerRadio.com. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  2. "Coronavirus didn't halt special elections in Pa.; GOP picks up 3 House seats". www.pennlive.com. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.


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