2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania's 17th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
George Gekas (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Leslye Hess Herrmann (D) by 43.0 points.
George GekasRepublican · winner
71.5%166,236
Leslye Hess HerrmannDemocrat
28.5%66,190
232,426 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Leslye Hess HerrmannGeorge Gekas
$25.6K
Raised by the campaign
$218.2K
$22.1K
Spent by the campaign
$206.7K
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$84K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 22, 2000; FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000