Pennsylvania State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Pennsylvania Senate District 13
A district of about 267,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+13.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Scott Martin (R) · won59.8%
- Winfred Trexler Proffitt Jr. (D)40.2%
Source: Pennsylvania Department of StateUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:19 AM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Pennsylvania State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Scott Martin (R) | Winfred Trexler Proffitt Jr. (D) | 19.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Scott Martin (R) | Janet Temin (D) | 11.2 |
| 2016 | Scott Martin (R) | Gregory Paulson (D) | 15.7 |
| 2012 | Lloyd Smucker (R) | Tom G. Obrien (D) | 11.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Lloyd Smucker (R) | Jose E. Urdaneta (D) | 13.8 |
| 2004 | Gibson E. Armstrong (R) | John Gouveia (D) | 31.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Gibson E. Armstrong (R) | Ricci Dehl (D) | 37.4 |
| 1996 | Gibson E. Armstrong (R) | Bill Saylor (D) | 13.1 |
| 1992 | Gibson E. Armstrong (R) | Joanne A. Petitto (D) | 28.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Gibson E. Armstrong (R) | Jerome C. Kaye (D) | 40.9 |
| 1984 | Gibson E. Armstrong (R) | Michael Jay Minney (D) | 46.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Richard A. Snyder (R) | E. Eugene Hickman III (D) | 42.5 |
| 1976 | Richard A. Snyder (R) | Dallas R. Lewis (D) | 21.8 |
| 1972 | Richard A. Snyder (R) | Alfred Month (D) | 49.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Richard A. Snyder (R) | Arthur L. Horting (D) | 36.4 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 13
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 13's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+11.7 | No race | R+18.3 | R+32.9 |
| U.S. Senate | R+13.6 | R+10.2 | No race | R+32.3 |
| Governor | No race | R+5.9 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Pennsylvania. The black marker is District 13.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Less dense than 59% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 3131% college gradsR+14.3Not up in 2026District 40
27% college gradsR+4.9CountingDistrict 36
36% college gradsR+15.8Flipped RDistrict 22
29% college gradsD+5.6Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET