Pennsylvania State House District 189
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Tarah Probst Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Danica L HartenfelsRepublicanTarah ProbstDemocratic · Incumbent4 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Tarah Probst (D) 57.5, Lisa M. Vanwhy (R) 42.5
- Last election
- Tarah Probst (Democratic) won by 15.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: HartenfelsRight column: Probst
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeProbstNo published score for Hartenfels
- Races
- None listed
- Won 2 of 3
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 4
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Candidates on the ballot
- Tarah ProbstIncumbentDemocratic
- Danica L HartenfelsRepublican
Source: pavoterservices.pa.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for Pennsylvania
History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 29,512
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTarah ProbstWon Democratic 16,97057.5% RepublicanLisa M. Vanwhy Republican 12,54242.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,313
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTarah ProbstWon Democratic 11,34655.9% RepublicanStephen Walter Ertle Republican 8,96744.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,910
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRosemary Maula BrownWon(incumbent) Republican 18,40859.5% DemocraticAdam A. Rodriguez Democratic 12,50240.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,642
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRosemary BrownWon(incumbent) Republican 12,08558.5% DemocraticAdam Anthony Rodriguez Democratic 8,55741.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,414
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRosemary Maula BrownWon(incumbent) Republican 16,14263.5% DemocraticDamary M. Bonillarodriguez Democratic 9,27236.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,737
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2014 to 2021)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRosemary BrownWon(incumbent) Republican 8,03363.1% DemocraticElizabeth Forrest Democratic 4,70436.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,958
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRosemary M. BrownWon(incumbent) Republican 14,99655.6% DemocraticElizabeth A. Forrest Democratic 11,96244.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,069
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRosemary M. BrownWon Republican 9,91254.9% DemocraticJohn J. Siptroth(incumbent) Democratic 8,15745.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,873
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn J. SiptrothWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,52464.2% RepublicanJohn Sivick Republican 10,34935.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,653
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn J. SiptrothWon Democratic 8,49454.3% RepublicanDonna M. Asure Republican 7,15945.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,962
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKelly LewisWon(incumbent) Republican 13,962100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,622
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2013)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKelly LewisWon(incumbent) Republican 8,622100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,891
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanKelly LewisWon Republican 13,29951.4% DemocraticJoseph W. Battisto(incumbent) Democratic 12,59248.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,880
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph W. BattistoWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,65188.7% LibertarianGail Mastroberte Libertarian 1,22911.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,024
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph W. BattistoWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,36163.5% RepublicanArt Rodriguez Republican 7,66336.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,798
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph W. BattistoWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,87756.2% RepublicanBob Moore Republican 6,63242.0% LibertarianRay Masters Mastroberte Libertarian 2891.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,211
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph W. BattistoWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,40863.2% RepublicanCarl J. Link Republican 7,80336.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,709
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph W. BattistoWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,07864.2% RepublicanMichael Oser Republican 5,63135.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,642
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph W. BattistoWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,642100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,019
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph W. BattistoWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,019100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,721
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph W. BattistoWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,721100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,665
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph W. BattistoWon Democratic 8,35553.3% RepublicanNancy M. Shukaitis Republican 7,30946.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,451
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin P. MullenWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,00462.3% RepublicanPatricia M. Hardy Republican 5,44737.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,939
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin P. MullenWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,38569.0% RepublicanFrancis X. Hardy Republican 5,55431.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,233
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin P. MullenWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,32369.3% RepublicanFrancis X. Hardy Republican 5,91030.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,520
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin P. MullenWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,20468.1% RepublicanWilliam J. Sweeney Republican 4,31631.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,619
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin P. MullenWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,52562.6% RepublicanCharles Johnson Jr. Republican 8,09437.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,286
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin P. MullenWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,14472.9% RepublicanEmma M. Davidson Republican 3,92225.7% OtherFrank Simmons Other 2201.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,643
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMartin P. MullenWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,09875.5% RepublicanRose Kimbrough Republican 5,54524.5%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:pa/sldl:189
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026