Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 is represented by Bud Cook (R).
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
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] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $106,422.33/year | $185/day |
Vacancies
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]
See sources: Pennsylvania Cons. Art. II, §2
District map
Redistricting
2020 redistricting cycle
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]
- The majority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
- The minority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate appoints one member.
- The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
- The minority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives appoints one member.
- 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 50
until November 30, 2022
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
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Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Bud Cook defeated Drew Manko in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bud Cook (R) | 68.8 | 20,424 |
| Drew Manko (D) | 30.7 | 9,131 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 143 | ||
| Total votes: 29,698 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Stephanie Waggett advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Stephanie Waggett (Write-in) | 37.4 | 413 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 62.6 | 690 | ||
| Total votes: 1,103 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Randy Barli (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Bud Cook defeated Stephanie Waggett in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Cook | 62.1 | 3,920 |
| Stephanie Waggett | 37.5 | 2,367 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 6,317 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Bud Cook defeated Doug Mason in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Cook (R) | 61.9 | 15,003 |
 | Doug Mason (D) | 38.1 | 9,216 | |
| Total votes: 24,219 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Doug Mason advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Mason | 100.0 | 5,470 |
| Total votes: 5,470 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Janet Diaz (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Bud Cook advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bud Cook | 100.0 | 5,870 |
| Total votes: 5,870 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Pam Snyder defeated Larry Yost in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pam Snyder (D) | 53.3 | 14,587 |
| Larry Yost (R) | 46.7 | 12,796 | ||
| Total votes: 27,383 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Pam Snyder advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pam Snyder | 100.0 | 6,177 |
| Total votes: 6,177 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Larry Yost advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Larry Yost | 100.0 | 4,343 | |
| Total votes: 4,343 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Pam Snyder defeated Betsy Rohanna McClure in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pam Snyder (D) | 56.7 | 10,906 |
 | Betsy Rohanna McClure (R) | 43.3 | 8,318 | |
| Total votes: 19,224 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Pam Snyder advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pam Snyder | 100.0 | 4,261 |
| Total votes: 4,261 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50
Betsy Rohanna McClure advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Betsy Rohanna McClure | 100.0 | 2,388 |
| Total votes: 2,388 | |||
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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 Pam Snyder defeated Betsy Rohanna McClure in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 general election.[8][9]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Pam Snyder Incumbent |
53.33% | 13,044 | |
| Republican | Betsy Rohanna McClure | 46.67% | 11,417 | |
| Total Votes | 24,461 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
Incumbent Pam Snyder ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary.[10][11]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Pam Snyder Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Betsy Rohanna McClure ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 Republican primary.[10][11]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Betsy Rohanna McClure (unopposed) | |
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 Pam Snyder was unopposed in the Democratic primary and unchallenged in the general election.[12][13][14]
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. Pam Snyder (D) defeated Mark Fischer (R) in the general election and was selected to replace incumbent William H. DeWeese in the general election after DeWeese was convicted on corruption charges and placed in jail. Fischer defeated George Toothman in the Republican primary.[15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pam Snyder |
61.6% | 13,089 | |
| Republican | Mark Fischer | 38.4% | 8,143 | |
| Total Votes | 21,232 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mark Fischer |
69.1% | 1,590 |
| George Toothman | 30.9% | 712 |
| Total Votes | 2,302 | |
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 raised a total of $7,857,510. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $245,547 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 50 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $158,494 | 3 | $52,831 |
| 2022 | $116,544 | 2 | $58,272 |
| 2020 | $741,370 | 2 | $370,685 |
| 2018 | $320,025 | 2 | $160,012 |
| 2016 | $571,940 | 2 | $285,970 |
| 2014 | $116,597 | 1 | $116,597 |
| 2012 | $142,191 | 4 | $35,548 |
| 2010 | $454,500 | 4 | $113,625 |
| 2008 | $1,919,906 | 2 | $959,953 |
| 2006 | $1,403,284 | 4 | $350,821 |
| 2004 | $678,357 | 1 | $678,357 |
| 2002 | $464,862 | 3 | $154,954 |
| 2000 | $769,440 | 2 | $384,720 |
| Total | $7,857,510 | 32 | $245,547 |
See also
- Pennsylvania State Legislature
- Pennsylvania State Senate
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Constitution, "Article II, Section 2," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ The Constitution of Pennsylvania, "Article II, Section 5: Qualifications of members," accessed May 23, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ State of Pennsylvania, "Pennsylvania Constitution," accessed February 15, 2021 (Article II, Section 2)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs nameddr - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 All About Redistricting, "Pennsylvania," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Secretary of State - Official General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2013
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Secretary of State - Official Primary Election Results," accessed November 4, 2013
