Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 48

The 48th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented by Tim O'Neal since 2018.

Pennsylvania's 48th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Tim O'Neal R–South Strabane Township
Population (2022)	65,851

District profile

The 48th District is located in Washington County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Amwell Township
• Carroll Township (part)
  • District 03
  • District 04
  • District 05
• Donora
• East Finley Township
• East Washington
• Fallowfield Township
• Green Hills
• Morris Township
• North Franklin Township
• North Strabane Township (part)
  • District 01
  • District 02
  • District 03
  • District 04
  • District 05
• Nottingham Township
• Somerset Township
• South Franklin Township
• South Strabane Township
• Washington
• West Finley Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Austin J. Murphy	Democrat	1969 – 1970		Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Barry Stout	Democrat	1971 – 1976	Bentleyville	Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
David Sweet	Democrat	1977 – 1988
Anthony L. Colaizzo	Democrat	1989 – 1998
Timothy J. Solobay	Democrat	1999 – 2010		Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Brandon P. Neuman	Democrat	2011 – 2017		Elected Washington County Common Pleas Court judge
Tim O'Neal	Republican	2018 – present

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 48

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Neal (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			24,213	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 48

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Neal (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			20,085	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 48

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Neal (incumbent)	20,571	58.41
	Democratic	Harlan Shober, Jr.	14,646	41.59
Total votes			35,217	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 48

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Neal (incumbent)	13,597	55.71
	Democratic	Clark Mitchell, Jr.	10,808	44.29
Total votes			24,405	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House special election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 48

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim O'Neal	5,615	54.57
	Democratic	Clark Mitchell, Jr.	4,512	43.85
	Libertarian	Demosthenes Agoris	162	1.57
Total votes			10,289	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 48

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brandon Neuman (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			21,335	100.00
	Democratic hold

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 48 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.