1988Final results
1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 171
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Ruth C. Rudy (D) won re-election with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Greg Ferro (R) by 28.4 points.
Ruth C. RudyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%14,475
Greg FerroRepublican
35.8%8,069
22,544 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)