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1976Final results

1976 election for Pennsylvania House District 16

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Charles Laughlin (D) won re-election with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Kerr (R) by 52.3 points.

Charles LaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.2%16,700
Robert KerrRepublican
23.8%5,228
21,928 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+0.11972D+56.71974D+52.31976D+51.41978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)