1984Final results
1984 election for Pennsylvania's 17th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
George Gekas (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Stephen A. Anderson (D) by 45.2 points.
George GekasRepublican · winner
72.6%129,716
Stephen A. AndersonDemocrat
27.4%48,935
178,651 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Stephen A. AndersonGeorge Gekas
$5.9K
Raised by the campaign
$174.2K
$5.7K
Spent by the campaign
$138.5K
$204
Cash on hand
$50K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 26, 1984; FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984