Coder Defeats Angus in Republican 16th District Race

Bellevue resident  defeated  Tuesday for the Republican nomination in the race for the 16th Legislative District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

She will face Democratic State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Ambridge, who ran unchallenged on the Democratic primary ballot. Matzie received 2,858 votes, according to unofficial results.

Coder said running the campaign was a lot of work and that she is proud of the results. She congratulated Angus on a job well done. 

"Jeremy did a great job, and I just feel like we did a good job representing the Republican Party. With all the negative campaigns going on, we both ran a clean campaign and respected each other. I think he did a really good job as well," she said.

, received 1,643 votes while , received 627, according to unofficial result totals from Allegheny and Beaver counties. 

Angus wished both candidates well in the general election. 

"We fought a good fight...I think we brought a lot to the table I don’t think everyone was ready for," Angus said. "I still think the area has some great potential."

Angus said he believes there are new and more exciting chapters ahead in his life.

"There is always a way, God tells you, you can reach and touch lives in more than one way. I know we have some great opportunities that lie ahead. We have a better way of touching people's lives, and this isn’t the best way for us."

The 16th District in Allegheny County includes Crescent and  townships and portions of Ross township, along with , Bellevue, Franklin Park, and , along with Ambridge, Baden, Aliquippa, Economy, Harmony and Conway in Beaver County.