1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 171
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Ruth C. Rudy (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Gregg Cunningham (R) by 13.3 points.
Ruth C. RudyDemocrat · winner
56.7%10,297
Gregg CunninghamRepublican · incumbent
43.3%7,877
18,174 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET