1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 16
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Charles Laughlin (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating John Pournaras (R) by 51.4 points.
Charles LaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%13,500
John PournarasRepublican
24.3%4,330
17,830 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET