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1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

George W. Gekas won the 1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. George W. Gekas received 101,027 popular votes (73.64%). The main challenger was Michael S. Ogden (26.36%).

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

Gekas +47.3 pts · won by 64,870 votes
George W. GekasRepublicanWINNER73.64%
101,027 votes
Michael S. OgdenDemocratic26.36%
36,157 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.