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Pennsylvania's 97th State
House of Representatives
district
Pennsylvania's 97th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Steven Mentzer; R–Manheim Township, Lancaster County
Demographics	93.8% White; 2.3%% Black; 3.9%% Hispanic
Population (2011); • Citizens of voting age	66,456; 47,812

District Profile edit

District 97 includes the following areas:^[1]

Lititz
Manheim Township (PART, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23)
Warwick Township

Warwick Township has two bridges named to the National Register of Historic Places: The Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge, and Zook's Mill Covered Bridge.^[2]

The 97th District is home to the town of Lititz; a small town voted "American's coolest town" in 2013.^[3]

U.S. Open Champion Jim Furyk won a Pennsylvania State Golf Championship while attending Maheim Township High School.

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Marvin E. Miller, Sr.	Republican	1969 – 1976
June N. Honaman	Republican	1977 – 1988
Jere L. Strittmatter	Republican	1989 – 2003	Manheim Township	Lost Renomination on May 21, 2002^[1]
Roy E. Baldwin	Republican	2003 – 2007	Manheim Township	Lost Renomination on May 16, 2006^[4]
John C. Bear	Republican	2007 – 2013	Lititz	Withdrew prior to 2012 General Election
Steven Mentzer^[5]	Republican	2013 – Present	Manheim Township	Incumbent

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 97
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bear	17,993	72.2
	Democratic	F. Patrick O'Keef	6,919	27.8
Margin of victory			11,074	61
Turnout			24,912	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 97
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steven Mentzer	25,071	100	+27.8
Margin of victory			25,071	100	+39
Turnout			25,071	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 97
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steven Mentzer	14,746	64.5	-35.5
	Democratic	Charles Hample	8,117	35.5	+35.5
Margin of victory			6,629	44	-66
Turnout			22863	100

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 97
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steven Mentzer	22,952	63.13	-1.35
	Democratic	Charles Klein	13,403	38.87	+1.45
Margin of victory			9549	41	decrease
Turnout			36,355	100	increase

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 97^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steven Mentzer	18,469	56.6	-6.53
	Democratic	Dana Hamp Gulick	14,137	43.4	+6.53
Margin of victory			4332	13.2
Turnout			32,606	100

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 97^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steven Mentzer	24,352	56.9	+0.3
	Democratic	Dana Hamp Gulick	18,466	43.1	-0.3
Margin of victory			5886	13.7%	+0.5
Turnout			42,818	100

^ ^a ^b "Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results".
^ "Download". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
^ "Lititz – PA America's coolest small town". lititzpa.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
^ "Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results".
^ "Lancaster County's newest state legislators begin new year at swearing-in ceremony - News". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
^ "Pennsylvania Elections - Office Results".
^ "Pennsylvania Elections - Office Results".

Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/SLD_RefMap/lower/st42_pa/sldl42097/DC10SLDL42097_001.pdf
http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/CensusDisplay.cfm?Plan=2011-Revised-Final&District=97&DistBody=H