RepublicanNot in office · last served 2003Last on a ballot: Nov 2002

George Gekas

Last held office: U.S. House, PA-17 (1983–2003). Ran in 17 elections between 1968 and 2002, winning 15.

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Gekas was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Margin: how far Gekas finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2002	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Lost	Tim Holden (D)	48.6%	D+2.8	$1.4M
2000	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Leslye Hess Herrmann (D)	71.5%	R+43.0	$218.2K
1998	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Unopposed	99.8%	—	$112.2K
1996	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Paul Kattl (D)	72.2%	R+44.5	$97.4K
1994	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Unopposed	99.9%	—	$90.1K
1992	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Bill Sturges (D)	69.5%	R+39.0	$112.1K
1990	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—	$128.4K
1988	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—	$95.9K
1986	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Michael S. Ogden (D)	73.6%	R+47.3	$172.3K
1984	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Stephen A. Anderson (D)	72.6%	R+45.2	$174.2K
1982	U.S. House, PA-17	General	Won	Larry J. Hochendoner (D)	57.6%	R+15.3	$147.4K
1980	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 15	General	Won	Ron Buxton (D)	66.7%	R+33.3	—
1976	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 15	General	Won	Larry Hochendoner (D)	56.4%	R+12.7	—
1974	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 103	General	Lost	Stephen R. Reed (D), Michael A. Stewart (I)	47.5%	D+4.3	—
1972	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 103	General	Won	Nathan H. Waters Jr. (D)	60.1%	R+20.3	—
1970	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 103	General	Won	Wallace Samuelson (D)	63.7%	R+27.5	—
1968	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 103	General	Won	J. Shue Hamman (D), Myrtle M. Wagner (CST)	66.5%	R+34.2	—