2002Final results
2002 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 16
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Charles W. Dent (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Orloski (D) by 30.3 points.
Charles W. DentRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%40,320
Richard J. OrloskiDemocrat
34.9%21,571
61,891 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET