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.

Pennsylvania's 57th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Eric Nelson R–Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County
Population (2022)	66,577

District profile

The 57th District is located in Westmoreland County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• 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[2]
Eric Nelson	Republican	2016 – present	Hempfield Township	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 57

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Nelson (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			29,981	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 57

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Nelson (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			21,811	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 57

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Nelson (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			28,797	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 57

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Nelson (incumbent)	16,057	62.82
	Democratic	Collin Warren	9,504	37.18
Total votes			25,561	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 57

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Nelson (incumbent)	20,396	65.15
	Democratic	Linda Iezzi	10,909	34.85
Total votes			31,305	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House special election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 57

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Nelson	4,589	65.97
	Democratic	Linda Iezzi	2,367	34.03
Total votes			6,956	100.00
	Republican hold