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1984 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1984 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

George W. Gekas won the 1984 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. George W. Gekas received 129,716 popular votes (72.61%). The main challenger was Stephen A. Anderson (27.39%).

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

Gekas +45.2 pts · won by 80,781 votes
George W. GekasRepublicanWINNER72.61%
129,716 votes
Stephen A. AndersonDemocratic27.39%
48,935 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.