Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16

Pennsylvania's 16th State
House of Representatives
district
Pennsylvania's 16th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Robert Matzie; D–Ambridge
Population (2022)	64,976

The 16th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented by Democrat Robert Matzie since 2009.

District profile

The 16th District is located in Beaver County and includes the following areas:^[1]

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Robert K. Hamilton	Democrat	1969 – 1972
Charles P. Laughlin	Democrat	1973 – 1988
Susan Laughlin	Democrat	1989 – 2004	Conway
Sean M. Ramaley	Democrat	2005 – 2008	Economy	Vacated seat to run for Pennsylvania Senate.^[2]
Robert Matzie	Democrat	2009 – present	Ambridge	Incumbent

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 16
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Matzie (incumbent)	18,047	52.27
	Republican	Michael Perich	16,477	47.73
Total votes			34,524	100.00
	Democratic hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 16
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Matzie (incumbent)	15,104	56.70
	Republican	Rico Elmore	11,534	43.30
Total votes			26,638	100.00
	Democratic hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 16
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Matzie (incumbent)	19,101	56.19
	Republican	Rico Elmore	14,891	43.81
Total votes			33,992	100.00
	Democratic hold

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 16
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Matzie (incumbent)	15,798	56.09
	Republican	Kathy Coder	12,369	43.91
Total votes			28,167	100.00
	Democratic hold

^ 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps
^ "2008 General Primary: Senator in the General Assembly". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2009.