1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 16
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Susan Laughlin (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Rooker (R) by 30.5 points.
Susan LaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%10,839
Jim RookerRepublican
34.7%5,770
16,609 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET