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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164
Incumbent
Assumed office: December 13, 2021

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 is represented by Gina Curry (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Pennsylvania state representatives represented an average of 64,098 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 62,734 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Pennsylvania legislators assume office on the first day of December after a general election.[1]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution states:[2]

Senators shall be at least 25 years of age and Representatives 21 years of age. They shall have been citizens and inhabitants of the State four years, and inhabitants of their respective districts one year next before their election (unless absent on the public business of the United States or of this State), and shall reside in their respective districts during their terms of service.[3]


Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[4]
SalaryPer diem
$106,422.33/year$185/day

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The presiding officer in the house where the vacancy happened must call for an election. There are no deadlines set in the state constitution on when a special election can be held.[5]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Pennsylvania Cons. Art. II, §2


District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also: Redistricting in Pennsylvania after the 2020 census

On February 4, 2022, the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted 4-1 to approve new state House and Senate maps.[6] House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R) voted no, while Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R), state Rep. Joanna McClinton (D), state Sen. Jay Costa (D), and chairman Mark Nordenberg voted yes.[6] These maps took effect for Pennsylvania's 2022 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in Pennsylvania work? In Pennsylvania, the statutory authority to draw congressional district boundaries is vested with the Pennsylvania General Assembly. These lines are subject to gubernatorial veto.[7]

State legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission. Established in 1968, the commission comprises five members:[7]

  1. The majority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
  2. The minority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
  3. The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
  4. The minority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
  5. The first four commissioners appoint a fifth member to serve as the commission's chair. If the commission is unable to reach an agreement, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court must appoint a commission chair.[7]


The Pennsylvania Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. Further, state legislative districts should "respect county, city, incorporated town, borough, township and ward boundaries." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[7]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164
until November 30, 2022

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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164
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Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Incumbent Gina Curry won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Curry
Gina Curry (D)
 
96.3
 
21,017
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.7
 
810

Total votes: 21,827
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Incumbent Gina Curry advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Curry
Gina Curry
 
99.2
 
4,668
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
37

Total votes: 4,705
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2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Incumbent Gina Curry won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Curry
Gina Curry (D)
 
100.0
 
15,560

Total votes: 15,560
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Incumbent Gina Curry advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Curry
Gina Curry
 
100.0
 
5,539

Total votes: 5,539
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2021

See also: Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2021

A special election for District 164 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives was called for November 2, 2021. Candidates running for special elections in Pennsylvania are selected by their respective political parties.[8] The filing deadline was September 13, 2021.[9]

The seat became vacant after Margo Davidson (D) resigned her seat on July 23, 2021. On July 22, 2021, Davidson was charged with theft, solicitation to hinder apprehension, and election code violations.[10]

General election

Special general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Gina Curry defeated Brian Sharif Taylor and Aniket Josan in the special general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gina Curry
Gina Curry (D)
 
79.5
 
6,896
Brian Sharif Taylor (R)
 
18.0
 
1,564
Aniket Josan (L)
 
2.5
 
218

Total votes: 8,678
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2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Incumbent Margo Davidson won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Margo Davidson
Margo Davidson (D)
 
100.0
 
24,398

Total votes: 24,398
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Incumbent Margo Davidson advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Margo Davidson
Margo Davidson
 
100.0
 
10,283

Total votes: 10,283
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2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Incumbent Margo Davidson defeated Inderjit Bains in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Margo Davidson
Margo Davidson (D)
 
83.0
 
17,785
Inderjit Bains (R)
 
17.0
 
3,648

Total votes: 21,433
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Incumbent Margo Davidson advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Margo Davidson
Margo Davidson
 
100.0
 
4,442

Total votes: 4,442
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164

Inderjit Bains advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Inderjit Bains
 
100.0
 
1,105

Total votes: 1,105
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Margo Davidson defeated Inderjit Singh Bains in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 general election.[11][12]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Margo Davidson Incumbent 79.04% 20,448
     Republican Inderjit Singh Bains 20.96% 5,423
Total Votes 25,871
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Margo Davidson defeated Sekela Coles in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 Democratic primary.[13][14]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 164 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Margo Davidson Incumbent 53.77% 5,302
     Democratic Sekela Coles 46.23% 4,558
Total Votes 9,860


Inderjit Singh Bains ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 Republican primary.[13][14]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 164 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Inderjit Singh Bains  (unopposed)


2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Margo Davidson defeated Billy Smith and Dafan Zhang in the Democratic primary, while Saud Siddiqui was unopposed in the Republican primary. Davidson defeated Siddiqui in the general election.[15][16][17]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMargo Davidson Incumbent 80.1% 12,272
     Republican Saud Siddiqui 19.9% 3,056
Total Votes 15,328


Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 164 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMargo Davidson Incumbent 53% 2,711
Billy Smith 42.2% 2,159
Dafan Zhang 4.8% 244
Total Votes 5,114

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on April 24, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 16, 2012. Incumbent Margo Davidson (D) defeated Earl Toole (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.[18][19]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 164, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMargo Davidson Incumbent 66.6% 17,240
     Republican Earl Toole 33.4% 8,649
Total Votes 25,889

Campaign contributions

From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164 raised a total of $2,764,405. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $102,385 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 164
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $68,790 1 $68,790
2022 $65,473 1 $65,473
2021 $76,414 3 $25,471
2020 $73,145 1 $73,145
2018 $130,583 2 $65,291
2016 $306,964 3 $102,321
2014 $276,472 4 $69,118
2012 $141,234 2 $70,617
2010 $389,872 2 $194,936
2008 $382,132 1 $382,132
2006 $424,871 2 $212,436
2004 $196,297 2 $98,149
2002 $133,674 2 $66,837
2000 $98,484 1 $98,484
Total $2,764,405 27 $102,385


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Pennsylvania Constitution, "Article II, Section 2," accessed November 1, 2021
  2. The Constitution of Pennsylvania, "Article II, Section 5: Qualifications of members," accessed May 23, 2025
  3. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  5. State of Pennsylvania, "Pennsylvania Constitution," accessed February 15, 2021 (Article II, Section 2)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named dr
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 All About Redistricting, "Pennsylvania," accessed May 8, 2015
  8. Rep. Cutler, "Speaker Announces Special Election for the 164th District," accessed August 3, 2021
  9. Pennsylvania Department of State, "Calendar for the Special Election for the Representative in the General Assembly for the 164th Legislative District," accessed August 13, 2021
  10. Politics PA, "Davidson Charged With Theft, Will Resign from State House," July 22, 2021
  11. Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
  12. Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
  13. 13.0 13.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
  14. 14.0 14.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
  15. Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
  16. Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
  17. Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
  18. "Pennsylvania Secretary of State - Official General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2013
  19. "Pennsylvania Secretary of State - Official Primary Election Results," accessed November 4, 2013


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