DemocraticIncumbent
Bob Merski
- Experience
- State legislature
Pennsylvania › Pennsylvania House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Pennsylvania House District 2
Bob Merski has no major-party opponent.
Bob Merski has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+7: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 62,302
- People per km²
- 233
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 29%
- White, no degree
- 59%of adults
- White 80%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 9%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
31,442 votes · D+26.0✓ Robert E. Merski (D)63.0%
Matthew L Strupczewski (R)37.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
33,129 two-party votes · D+6.6 · D+8.1 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)53.3%
Donald Trump (R)46.7%
2022
25,310 votes · D+28.3✓ Robert E Merski (D)64.2%
Michael P Pace (R)35.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
22,322 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Robert E Merski (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
34,213 two-party votes · D+7.8 · D+3.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)53.9%
Donald Trump (R)46.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
33,169 two-party votes · D+4.0 · D+1.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)52.0%
Donald Trump (R)48.0%