Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181

Pennsylvania's 181st State House of Representatives district
Representative	Malcolm Kenyatta D – Philadelphia
Demographics	25.5%  White 61.8%  Black 13.4%  Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	60,446 47,395

The 181st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia and is represented by Malcolm Kenyatta.

District profile

The 181st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County. It also includes the following areas: ^[1]

• Ward 05 [PART, Divisions 15, 20 and 23]
• Ward 14
• Ward 16 [PART, Divisions 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18]
• Ward 18 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 08, 09, 13, 14, 15 and 16]
• Ward 20
• Ward 32 [PART, Divisions 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 11 and 12]
• Ward 37 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17 and 21]
• Ward 47

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Ulysses Shelton	Democratic	1969 – 1978		Resigned May 23, 1978. [2]
T. Milton Street	Democratic	1979 – 1980
Alphonso Deal	Democratic	1981 – 1987		Died June 3, 1987. [3]
Shirley Kitchen	Democratic	1987 – 1988
W. Curtis Thomas	Democratic	1989 – 2018		Retired
Malcolm Kenyatta	Democratic	2019 – Present

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 181

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Curtis Thomas	14,555	100.0
Margin of victory
Turnout			14,555	100.0

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 181

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Curtis Thomas	25,275	100.0
Margin of victory
Turnout			25,275	100.0

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 181

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Curtis Thomas	12,988	100.0
Margin of victory
Turnout			12,988	100.0

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 181

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Curtis Thomas	27,603	100.0
Margin of victory
Turnout			27,603	100

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 181

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Malcolm Kenyatta	20,843	95.29
	Republican	T. Milton Street	1,019	4.66
Margin of victory
Turnout			21,884	95.29

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved 2015-02-19.
2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1977-1978" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1987-1988" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 181 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.