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1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

George W. Gekas won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. George W. Gekas received 150,678 popular votes (72.23%). The main challenger was Paul Kattl (27.76%).

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

Gekas +44.5 pts · won by 92,767 votes
George W. GekasRepublicanWINNER72.23%
150,678 votes
Paul KattlDemocratic27.76%
57,911 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.