Pennsylvania Senate, District 39
American legislative district
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Pennsylvania State Senate District 39 includes part of Westmoreland County. It is currently represented by Republican Kim Ward.
Population(2021)261,704
| Pennsylvania's 39th State Senate district | |||
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| Population (2021) | 261,704 | ||
District profile
The district includes the following areas:[1]
- Adamsburg
- Arona
- Cook Township
- Delmont
- Donegal
- Donegal Township
- East Huntingdon Township
- Export
- Greensburg
- Hempfield Township
- Hunker
- Irwin
- Jeannette
- Latrobe
- Madison
- Manor
- Monessen
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant Township
- Murrysville
- New Stanton
- North Belle Vernon
- North Huntingdon Township
- North Irwin
- Penn
- Penn Township
- Rostraver Township
- Salem Township
- Sewickley Township
- Smithton
- South Greensburg
- South Huntingdon Township
- Southwest Greensburg
- Sutersville
- Trafford (Westmoreland County portion)
- Unity Township
- West Newton
- Youngstown
- Youngwood
Senators
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Dent | Democratic | 1937–1958 | Resigned January 27, 1958[2] | Westmoreland[3] | |
| Vacant | 1958–1959 | Westmoreland | |||
| Paul W. Mahady | Democratic | 1959–1966 | Westmoreland[4] | ||
| 1967–1972 | Westmoreland (part)[4] | ||||
| John N. Scales | Democratic | 1973–1974 | Resigned February 4, 1974.[5] | Westmoreland (part)[6] | |
| James R. Kelley | Democratic | 1974–1988 | Seated June 17, 1974.[7] | Westmoreland (part)[8] | |
| 1983–1988 | Indiana (part), Westmoreland (part)[8] | ||||
| Eugene E. Porterfield | Democratic | 1989–1996 | Indiana (part), Westmoreland (part)[9] | ||
| 1993–1996 | Westmoreland (part)[9] | ||||
| Allen G. Kukovich | Democratic | 1997–2004 | Westmoreland (part)[8] | ||
| Bob Regola | Republican | 2005–2008 | Westmoreland (part)[10] | ||
| Kim Ward | Republican | 2009–present | Westmoreland (part)[10][11] | ||
Recent election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kim Ward | 93,310 | 67.58 | |
| Democratic | Tay Waltenbaugh | 44,768 | 32.42 | |
| Total votes | 138,078 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kim Ward | 111,696 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 111,696 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kim Ward | 92,984 | 87 | |
| Independent | Ronald Gazze | 13,946 | 13 | |
| Total votes | 106,930 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kim Ward | 60,740 | 54.1 | |
| Democratic | Tony Bompiani | 51,571 | 45.9 | |
| Total votes | 112,311 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Regola | 58,107 | 52.4 | |
| Democratic | Allen Kukovich | 52,743 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 110,850 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||