1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 171
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Kerry Benninghoff (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Keith Bierly (D) by 22.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kerry BenninghoffRepublican · winner
61.1%14,077
Keith BierlyDemocrat
38.9%8,965
23,042 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET