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2002Final results

2002 election for Pennsylvania House District 171

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Kerry Benninghoff (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Rodney Musser (D) by 48.4 points.

Kerry BenninghoffRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.2%11,223
25.8%3,900
15,123 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+35.41992D+7.81994R+22.21996R+48.42002R+33.12004R+30.52008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET