Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 60

Pennsylvania's 60th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Abby Major R – Ford City
Population (2022)	64,259

The 60th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in western Pennsylvania has been represented by Abby Major since 2021.

District Profile

The 60th District is located in Armstrong County and Westmoreland County and includes the following areas: ^[1]

Armstrong County

• Apollo
• Applewold
• Bethel Township
• Burrell Township
• Cadogan Township
• East Franklin Township
• Ford City
• Ford Cliff
• Freeport
• Gilpin Township
• Kiskiminetas Township
• Leechburg
• Manor Township
• Manorville
• North Apollo
• North Buffalo Township
• Parks Township
• South Bend Township
• South Buffalo Township
• West Kittanning

Westmoreland County

• Allegheny Township
• East Vandergrift
• Hyde Park
• Lower Burrell (part)
  • Ward 01
  • Ward 02
  • Ward 03
  • Ward 04 (part)
    • Division 02
• Vandergrift
• West Leechburg

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
C. Doyle Steele	Democrat	1969 – 1972	Apollo
John B. McCue	Republican	1973 – 1976	Kittanning
Henry Livengood	Democrat	1977 – 1988	Ford City	Died in office 1988 [2]
Timothy L. Pesci	Democrat	1989 – 2000	Freeport	Elected on May 16, 1989, to fill vacancy [3] Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Jeff Coleman	Republican	2001 – 2005	Apollo	Did not seek reelection
Jeff Pyle	Republican	2005 – 2021	Ford City	Retired for health reasons [4]
Abby Major	Republican	2021–Present	Ford City	Incumbent. Elected on May 18, 2021, to fill vacancy

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Abby Major (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			30,718	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Abby Major (incumbent)	19,056	68.89
	Democratic	Robert George	8,604	31.11
Total votes			27,660	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House special election, 2021:
Pennsylvania House, District 60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Abby Major	10,116	72.60
	Democratic	Frank Prazenica	3,249	23.32
	Libertarian	Andrew Hreha	568	4.08
Total votes			13,933	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Pyle (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			29,898	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Pyle (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			19,079	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Pyle (incumbent)	23,937	86.85
	Green	Gabe Lytle	3,625	13.15
Total votes			27,562	100.00
	Republican hold

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.

1. 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps
2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1989-1990" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1989-1990" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
4. "Pa. state Rep. Jeff Pyle will retire, citing health issues". WTAE. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 60 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.