2008Final results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 171
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Kerry Benninghoff (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Joanne Tostivasey (D) by 30.5 points.
Kerry BenninghoffRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%21,897
Joanne TostivaseyDemocrat
34.7%11,659
33,556 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET