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2000 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2000 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election?

George W. Gekas won the 2000 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17 Election. George W. Gekas received 166,236 popular votes (71.52%). The main challenger was Leslye Hess Herrmann (28.48%).

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

Gekas +43.0 pts · won by 100,046 votes
George W. GekasRepublicanWINNER71.52%
166,236 votes
Leslye Hess HerrmannDemocratic28.48%
66,190 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.