Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 186

Pennsylvania's 186th State
House of Representatives
district
Pennsylvania's 186th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Jordan A. Harris; D–Philadelphia
Demographics	25.8% White; 60.2% Black; 4.4% Hispanic
Population (2011); • Citizens of voting age	61,186; 46,799

The 186th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2013 by Jordan A. Harris.

District profile

The 186th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and encompasses the Aquinas Center and the African Cultural Alliance of North America. It also includes the following areas:^[1]

Ward 30
Ward 36 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41]
Ward 48 [PART, Divisions 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 and 23]
Ward 51 [PART, Divisions 03, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22 and 24]

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Earl Vann	Democrat	1969 – 1976
Edward A. Wiggins	Democratic	1977 – 1988
David L. Shadding	Democratic	1979 – 1980
Harold James	Democratic	1989 – 2008	Defeated in primary^[2]
Kenyatta Johnson	Democratic	2009 – 2012	Resigned upon election to the Philadelphia City Council
Harold James	Democratic	2012 – 2013	Elected in special election.^[3] Incumbent's predecessor

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 186
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenyatta Johnson	16,668	93.0
	Republican	Keith Todd	1,254	7.0
Margin of victory			15,414	86.0
Turnout			17,922	100.0

PA House special election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 186
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold James	4,586	93.96
	Republican	Barbara Hankinson	295	6.04
Margin of victory			4,291	87.92
Turnout			4,881	100

^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^ "2008 General Primary - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.
^ "6 New State Reps Sworn In". Politics News. NBC 10 Philadelphia. Retrieved July 4, 2012.

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