Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 74

The 74th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented by Dan K. Williams since 2019.

Pennsylvania's 74th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Dan K. Williams D–Sadsbury Township, Chester County
Population (2022)	64,829

District profile

The 74th District is located in Chester County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Atglen
• Caln Township (part)
  • District 01
  • District 02
  • District 03
• Coatesville
• Honey Brook
• Honey Brook Township
• Modena
• Parkesburg
• Sadsbury Township
• South Coatesville
• Valley Township
• West Caln Township
• West Sadsbury Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Austin M. Harrier	Republican	1969 – 1974
Camille George	Democrat	1975 – 2013	Houtzdale	Did not seek re-election
Tommy Sankey	Republican	2013 – 2014		Subsequently, represented the 73rd district
District moved from Clearfield County to Chester County after 2014
Harry Lewis	Republican	2015 – 2018	Caln Township	Retired
Dan K. Williams	Democrat	2019 – present	Sadsbury Township	Incumbent

Recent election results

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 74, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Williams	14,826	61.47
	Republican	Amber Little-Turner	9,294	38.53
	Write-in		17	0.07
Total votes			24,120	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 74, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Williams (incumbent)	21,547	64.30
	Republican	Dale Hensel	11,912	35.55
	Write-in		50	0.15
Total votes			33,509	100.00
	Democratic hold

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 74, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Williams (incumbent)	13,289	55.90
	Republican	Dale Hensel	10,346	43.52
	Write-in		39	0.16
Total votes			23,774	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

1. 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps