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Republican Party

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

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Predecessor
Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Pennsylvania State University

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Gary Day (Republican Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 187. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Day (Republican Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 187. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Day earned his B.A. in economics from Pennsylvania State University. His professional experience includes working as an executive assistant for the Mayor of Allentown, as a Director of Marketing, in Human Resources and Public Relations and as a consultant.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Day was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Day was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Insurance
• Local Government
• Professional Licensure
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Day served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Day served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Day served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Day served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Gary Day defeated Stefanie Rafes in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gary Day
Gary Day (R)
 
55.4
 
21,744
Image of Stefanie Rafes
Stefanie Rafes (D) Candidate Connection
 
44.6
 
17,516

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 39,260
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Stefanie Rafes advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Stefanie Rafes
Stefanie Rafes Candidate Connection
 
98.9
 
4,843
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
55

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,898
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Gary Day advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gary Day
Gary Day
 
98.6
 
6,625
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
94

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,719
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Incumbent Ryan Mackenzie won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ryan Mackenzie
Ryan Mackenzie (R)
 
100.0
 
22,990

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,990
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Incumbent Ryan Mackenzie defeated incumbent Gary Day in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ryan Mackenzie
Ryan Mackenzie
 
61.3
 
5,625
Image of Gary Day
Gary Day
 
38.7
 
3,548

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,173
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Incumbent Gary Day defeated Michael Blichar Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gary Day
Gary Day (R)
 
61.5
 
23,335
Image of Michael Blichar Jr.
Michael Blichar Jr. (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.5
 
14,602

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 37,937
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Michael Blichar Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Blichar Jr.
Michael Blichar Jr. Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,140

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,140
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Incumbent Gary Day advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gary Day
Gary Day
 
100.0
 
7,015

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,015
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Incumbent Gary Day defeated Michael Blichar Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gary Day
Gary Day (R)
 
59.3
 
16,018
Image of Michael Blichar Jr.
Michael Blichar Jr. (D)
 
40.7
 
10,972

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,990
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Archie Follweiler advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Archie Follweiler
 
100.0
 
2,905

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,905
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187

Incumbent Gary Day advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gary Day
Gary Day
 
100.0
 
3,881

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,881
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Gary Day ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gary Day Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State



Incumbent Gary Day ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187 Republican primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gary Day Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Gary Day was unopposed in the Republican primary. Day was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Day ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 187. Day ran unopposed in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Joseph Haas (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. [8][9]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGary Day Incumbent 63.1% 19,015
     Democratic Joseph Haas 36.9% 11,111
Total Votes 30,126

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Day won re-election to District 187 in 2010. He had no primary opposition and defeated Democrat Richard Stine in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[10]

Pennsylvania State House, District 187
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Gary Day (R) 14,725 70.0%
Richard Stine (D) 6,308 30.0%

2008

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Day won re-election to District 187 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 16,213 votes, defeating Democrat John Ritter (14,775).[11]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187
Candidates Votes Percent
Gary Day (R) Green check mark transparent.png 16,213 52.3%
John R. Ritter (D) 14,775 47.7%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Gary Day did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Gary Day did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Gary Day campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187Won general$28,262 $9,711
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187Lost primary$118,050 $194,775
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187Won general$107,395 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 187Won general$41,335 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187Won $120,200 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187Won $44,590 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187Won $41,158 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187Won $23,500 N/A**
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187Won $82,414 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Day and his wife, Susan, have three children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
    2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
    3. ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
    4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
    6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
    7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
    8. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
    9. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," April 15, 2014
    10. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 2, 2014
    11. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official 2008 General Election Results," accessed April 15, 2014

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