Gekas received another rude surprise as the campaign wore on, as much of his old base endorsed Holden.

Holden managed to gain endorsements from much of Gekas ' old base, much to Gekas ' surprise.

On paper, the redrawn 17th appeared to so heavily favor Gekas that it appeared unwinnable for a Democrat, even one as conservative as Holden.

Even Gekas ' hometown paper, The Patriot-News, endorsed Holden, saying that the 17th was not the same district that elected Gekas in 1982.

In November 2002, in one of the biggest upsets in recent political history, Holden narrowly defeated Gekas.

On paper, the new 17th so heavily favored Gekas that it appeared to be unwinnable for a Democrat, even a conservative Democrat like Holden.

Even his hometown paper, The Patriot-News, endorsed Holden, saying that the 17th was not the same district that originally sent Gekas to Congress.

Further, Holden made much of the fact that Gekas had never set foot in two predominantly African-American neighborhoods in Harrisburg, Uptown and Allison Hill, since first going to Congress.

On election night, Holden defeated Gekas by almost 6, 000 votes.

However, the district was drawn in such a way that Gekas never faced any serious opposition during his first 10 campaigns, and he even ran unopposed in 1994.

Gekas retained 60 % of his former territory, and George W. Bush had carried the newly drawn district with 57 % of the vote in 2000.

Indeed, George W. Bush had won the district with 57 percent of the vote in 2000, and 60 percent of the district came from Gekas ' old territory.

Eventually, it moved Holden's home to the Republican-leaning Harrisburg-based 17th District, represented by 10-term Republican George Gekas.

Gekas was forced into his first real campaign ever.

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However, Rehhagel is also known for being an excellent talent scout, having discovered Völler, Riedle, Marco Bode, Dieter Eilts, Marco Reich, Miroslav Klose, Angelos Charisteas, Sotiris Kyrgiakos, Theofanis Gekas and many others.

Famous players associated with Rehhagel include Klaus Allofs, Mario Basler, Marco Bode, Rune Bratseth, Manfred Burgsmüller, Theofanis Gekas, Angelos Charisteas, Traianos Dellas, Dieter Eilts, Andreas Herzog, Marian Hristov, Miroslav Klose, Olaf Marschall, Hany Ramzy, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Wynton Rufer, Thomas Schaaf, Ciriaco Sforza, Rudi Völler, Theodoros Zagorakis, Andreas Brehme and Michael Ballack.

Edin Džeko was the top scorer of the group, and achieved equal second place overall in the Europe section with 9 goals, having just been overtaken by Theofanis Gekas for the first place, who scored 4 goals against Latvia in their second last game of the qualifiers.

George William Gekas ( born April 14, 1930 ) is a Republican politician from Pennsylvania.

George Gekas was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1930 to Greek parents.

In 1966, Gekas was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing Dauphin County.

Undaunted by his unexpected defeat, Gekas was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1976 and was reelected in 1980.

The Republican-controlled legislature drew a new, heavily Republican Harrisburg-based district designed for Gekas.

Gekas was one of the House's most conservative members, much to the liking of a district where Republicans dominated at every level of government.

The legislature split the 6th among three other districts, placing Holden's home in Gekas ' 17th District.

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