1916 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1916 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

Benjamin Focht won the 1916 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. Benjamin Focht received 18,673 popular votes (49.25%). The main challenger was John H Harris (47.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Focht and Harris

Focht +2.2 pts · won by 1,253 votes
18,673 votes
17,420 votes
C D Thompsonsocialist2.51%
931 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.