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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 16

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Charles Laughlin (D) won with 82.8% of the vote, defeating Barbara J. Dalessandris (R) by 65.5 points.

Charles LaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.8%20,550
17.2%4,278
24,828 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+56.71974D+52.31976D+51.41978D+65.51984D+46.11988D+33.01992

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