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1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

George W. Gekas won the 1982 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. George W. Gekas received 84,291 popular votes (57.63%). The main challenger was Larry J. Hochendoner (42.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Gekas and Hochendoner

Gekas +15.3 pts · won by 22,317 votes
George W. GekasRepublicanWINNER57.63%
84,291 votes
Larry J. HochendonerDemocratic42.37%
61,974 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.