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2012Final results

2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 171

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Kerry Benninghoff (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Christopher G. Lee (D) by 30.2 points.

Kerry BenninghoffRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%20,242
34.9%10,846
31,088 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+48.42002R+33.12004R+30.52008R+30.22012R+37.12016R+18.32018

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