Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 40

The 40th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2019 by Natalie Mihalek.

Pennsylvania's 40th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Natalie Mihalek R–Upper St. Clair
Population (2022)	66,305

District profile

The 40th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Allegheny County and Washington County and includes the following areas:^[1]

Allegheny County

• Bethel Park
• Upper St. Clair Township (part)
  • Wards 03 (part)
    • Division 01
    • Division 02
  • Ward 04 (part)
    • Divisions 02
    • Division 03
    • Division 04
  • Ward 05

Washington County

• Peters Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Donald O. Bair	Republican	1969 – 1970
Jay R. Wells, III	Republican	1971 – 1974
D. Michael Fisher	Republican	1975 – 1980		Elected to the Pennsylvania Senate
Frank J. Marmion, Jr.	Republican	1981 – 1984
Alice S. Langtry	Republican	1985 – 1992
Albert W. Pettit	Republican	1993 – 1997		Died on June 5, 1997[2]
John A. Maher	Republican	1997 – 2019	Upper St. Clair Township	Elected on September 9, 1997 to fill vacancy.[3]
Natalie Mihalek	Republican	2019 – present	Upper St. Clair Township	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 40

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Natalie Mihalek (incumbent)	25,165	60.37
	Democratic	Peter Kohnke	16,518	39.63
Total votes			41,683	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 40

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Natalie Mihalek (incumbent)	20,331	56.80
	Democratic	Christopher Todd	15,464	43.20
Total votes			35,795	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 40

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Natalie Mihalek	18,730	56.07
	Democratic	Sharon Guidi	14,674	43.93
Total votes			33,404	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 40

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Maher (incumbent)	24,389	65.03
	Democratic	Andrew Zahalsky	13,115	34.97
Total votes			37,504	100.00
	Republican hold