2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania's 16th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Joseph R. Pitts (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Robert S. Yorczyk (D) by 33.9 points.
Joseph R. PittsRepublican · winner
66.9%162,403
Robert S. YorczykDemocrat
33.1%80,177
242,580 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Robert S. YorczykJoseph R. Pitts
$9.9K
Raised by the campaign
$374K
$9.8K
Spent by the campaign
$355.6K
-$1.8K
Cash on hand
$142.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000