Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 165

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 165 includes part of Delaware County. It is currently represented by Democrat Jennifer O'Mara.

Pennsylvania's 165th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Jennifer O'Mara D–Springfield Township, Delaware County
Population (2021)	62,800

District profile

The district includes the following areas:^[1]

Delaware County:

• Marple Township (PART)
  • Ward 04 [PART, Division 02]
  • Ward 05
  • Ward 06
  • Ward 07
• Media
• Morton
• Springfield Township
• Swarthmore
• Upper Providence Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Donald M. McCurdy	Republican	1969–1974
Thomas J. Stapleton, Jr.	Democrat	1975–1978
Mary Ann Arty	Republican	1981–1988
Bill Adolph	Republican	1989–2016	Springfield Township
Alex Charlton	Republican	2017–2018	Springfield Township
Jennifer O'Mara	Democrat	2019–present	Springfield Township	Incumbent

Recent election results

2022 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer O'Mara (incumbent)	20,936	60.9
	Republican	Nichole Missino	13,027	37.9
	Independent	William Foster	402	1.2
Total votes			34,365	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer O'Mara (incumbent)	21,529	51.6
	Republican	Robert Smythe	20,222	48.4
Total votes			41,751	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer O'Mara	16,627	50.8
	Republican	Alex Charlton (incumbent)	16,096	49.2
Total votes			32,723	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Charlton	20,615	56.0
	Democratic	Elaine Paul Schaefer	16,193	44.0
Total votes			36,808	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Adolph (incumbent)	15,765	64.7
	Democratic	Charles Hadley	8,615	35.3
Total votes			24,380	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Adolph (incumbent)	19,678	63.2
	Democratic	Jeremy Fearn	11,443	35.3
Total votes			33,615	100.0
	Republican hold

2010 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Adolph (incumbent)	17,202	100.0
Total votes			17,202	100.0
	Republican hold