# Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 60

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:
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 |
| Timothy L. Pesci | Democrat | 1989 – 2000 | Freeport | Elected on May 16, 1989, to fill vacancy 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 |
| Abby Major | Republican | 2021–Present | Ford City | Incumbent. Elected on May 18, 2021, to fill vacancy |

## Recent election results

PA House election, 2010: Pennsylvania House, District 60 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jeff Pyle | 13310 | 69.29 | −30.71 |
| | Democratic | Ellen Bowman | 5898 | 30.71 | +30.71 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7412 | 38.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19208 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2012: Pennsylvania House, District 60 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jeff Pyle | 16238 | 65.06 | −4.23 |
| | Democratic | Ellen Bowman | 8720 | 34.94 | +4.23 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7518 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25958 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2014: Pennsylvania House, District 60 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jeff Pyle | 14531 | 100 | +34.94 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14531 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2016: Pennsylvania House, District 60 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jeff Pyle | 23937 | 86.85 | −13.15 |
| | Green | Gabe Lytle | 3625 | 13.15 | +13.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20312 | 73.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27562 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2018: Pennsylvania House, District 60 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jeff Pyle | 19079 | 100 | +13.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19079 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2020: Pennsylvania House, District 60 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jeff Pyle | 29898 | 100 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29898 | 100 | |
PA House special election, 2021: Pennsylvania House, District 60 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Abby Major | 10116 | 72.60 | −27.40 |
| | Democratic | Frank C. Prazenica Jr. | 3249 | 23.32 | +23.32 |
| | Libertarian | Andrew Hreha | 568 | 4.08 | +4.08 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6867 | 49.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13933 | 100 | |