Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 183

The 183rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in eastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2017 by Zach Mako.

Pennsylvania's 183rd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Zach Mako R–Northampton
Demographics	94.2% White 1.4% Black 3.4% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	60,767 48,165

District profile

The 183rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lehigh County and Northampton County and encompasses Mary Immaculate Missionary College and Indian Creek. It also includes the following areas:^[1]

• Lehigh County
  • Slatington
  • Lowhill Township
  • North Whitehall Township
• Northampton County
  • Bath
  • North Catasauqua
  • Northampton
  • Walnutport
  • Allen Township
  • East Allen Township
  • Lehigh Township
  • Moore Township (PART, Districts Beersville and Klecknersville)

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
James J. Tayoun	Democrat	1969 – 1970
Adriano Mastrangelo	Republican	1971 – 1972
Matthew Cianciulli, Jr.	Democratic	1977 – 1980		Resigned November 14, 1979[2]
Nicholas J. Maiale	Democratic	1979 – 1992		Elected March 1980 to fill vacancy[2]
District moved from Philadelphia County to Lehigh & Northampton Counties after 1982
Frank W. Yandrisevits	Democratic	1993 – 1994		Previously represented 138th legislative district
Julie Harhart	Republican	1995 – 2016
Zach Mako	Republican	2017 – present		Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 183

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Julie Harhart	14,226	80.74
	Green	Rex D'Agostino	3,393	19.26
Margin of victory			10,833	61.48
Turnout			17,619	100.0

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 183

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Julie Harhart	21,221	100.0
Margin of victory
Turnout			21,221	100.0

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 183

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Julie Harhart	10,261	60.94
	Democratic	Terri Powell	5,061	30.06
	Independent	Michael Molovinsky	1,515	9.0
Margin of victory			5,200	30.88
Turnout			16,837	100.0

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 183

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Zach Mako	17,481	57.92
	Democratic	Phillips Armstrong	12,700	42.08
Margin of victory			4,781	15.84
Turnout			30,181	100

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 183

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Zach Mako	14,020	56.64
	Democratic	Jason Ruff	10,731	43.36
Margin of victory			3,289	13.28
Turnout			24,751	100

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 183

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Zach Mako	22,294	61.03
	Democratic	Jason Ruff	14,233	38.97
Margin of victory			8,061	22.06
Turnout			36,527	100