Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 140 explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	140
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Jim Prokopiak
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Falls Township
Residence Link:	Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Population:	61,806
Population Year:	2022
Citizen Voting Age:	47,363

The 140th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been vacant since 2023. A special election to fill the vacancy was held on February 13, 2024,^[1] which was won by Democrat Jim Prokopiak.^[2]

District profile

The 140th District is located in Bucks County. It includes the following areas:^[3]

• Falls Township
• Middletown Township (PART)
  • District Lower (PART)
    • Divisions 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12
• Morrisville
• Tullytown

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
		1969  - 1974
	Democrat	1975  - 1978
	Democrat	1979  - 1980
	Democrat	1981  - 1986
	Democrat	1987  - 2006		Retired
	Democrat	2007  - 2023		Resigned December 14, 2023 after being elected Magisterial Judge in Falls Township
	Democrat	2024  - present	Falls Township^[4]	Elected in special election to replace Galloway

References

• Web site: Cox. Harold. Legislatures - 1776-2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. 2004.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 140 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hall . Peter . December 14, 2023 . Pennsylvania Capital-Star . Special election set for Feb. 13 as Pa. state Rep. Galloway officially resigns . 2023-12-30 . en-US.
2. Web site: February 13, 2024 . The New York Times . Pennsylvania State House 140th District Special Election Results. 2024-02-13 . en-US.
3. Web site: Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts . . 2015-02-19.
4. Web site: Cole . John . November 30, 2023 . Pennsylvania Capital-Star . Prokopiak becomes third candidate to announce a bid for for[sic] Galloway’s House seat ]. 2024-02-13 . en-US.