# Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 57

The 57th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented by Eric Nelson since 2016.

## District profile

The 57th District is located in Westmoreland County and includes the following areas:
* Adamsburg
* Arona
* Greensburg
* Hempfield Township
* New Stanton
* South Greensburg
* Southwest Greensburg
* Youngwood

## Representatives

| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. |||||
| Amos K. Hutchinson | Democrat | 1969 – 1988 | | |
| Thomas Tangretti | Democrat | 1989 – 2008 | Hempfield Township | Retired |
| Tim Krieger | Republican | 2009 – 2015 | Hempfield Township | Retired following election to the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas |
| Eric Nelson | Republican | 2016 – present | Hempfield Township | Incumbent |

## Recent election results

PA House election, 2010: Pennsylvania House, District 57 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Krieger | 13,299 | 67.53 |
| | Democratic | Michael J. Kester | 4,936 | 25.06 |
| | Independent | Ronald M. Gazze | 1,458 | 7.4 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,905 | 35.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,693 | 100 |
PA House election, 2012: Pennsylvania House, District 57 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Krieger | 17,339 | 64.42 |
| | Democratic | AJ Gales | 9,576 | 35.58 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,763 | 28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,915 | 100 |
PA House election, 2014: Pennsylvania House, District 57 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Tim Krieger | 12,734 | 69.19 | |
| | Democratic | Donna J. McClelland | 5,671 | 30.81 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,063 | 38.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,405 | 100 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2016: Pennsylvania House, District 57 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Eric Nelson | 20,396 | 65.15 | −4.04% |
| | Democratic | Linda L. Iezzi | 10,909 | 34.85 | +4.04% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,487 | 30.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,305 | 100 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2018: Pennsylvania House, District 57 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Eric Nelson | 16,043 | 62.83 | −2.32% |
| | Democratic | Collin Warren | 9,491 | 37.17 | +2.32% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,912 | 25.66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,534 | 100 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2020: Pennsylvania House, District 57 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Eric Nelson | 28,797 | 100 | +37.17% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 28,797 | 100 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,797 | 100 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |