Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 47

The 47th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Joseph D'Orsie since 2023.

Pennsylvania's 47th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Joseph D'Orsie R–Mount Wolf
Population (2022)	64,984

District Profile

The 47th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in York County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Conewago Township
• East Manchester Township
• Hallam
• Hellam Township
• Manchester
• Manchester Township
• Mount Wolf
• Springettsbury Township (part)
  • District 02
  • District 03
  • District 07
• Wrightsville

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Roger Raymond Fischer	Republican	1969 – 1988
Leo Joseph Trich, Jr.	Democrat	1989 – 2002	Retired
District moved from Washington County to York County after 2002
Keith J. Gillespie	Republican	2003 – 2023	York
Joseph D'Orsie	Republican	2023 – present	Mount Wolf	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 47

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe D'Orsie (incumbent)	22,322	62.84
	Democratic	Edward Ritter	13,201	37.16
Total votes			35,523	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 47

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe D'Orsie	Unopposed
Total votes			19,537	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 47

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Gillespie (incumbent)	22,066	65.37
	Democratic	Donald Alfred Owens	11,687	34.63
Total votes			33,753	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 47

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Gillespie (incumbent)	16,286	64.30
	Democratic	Michael Wascovich	9,044	35.70
Total votes			25,330	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 47

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Gillespie (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			24,026	100.00
	Republican hold