1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Delaware House District 27
Delaware House of Representatives · Delaware
Joseph R. Petrilli (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Randolph Lindell III (D) by 27.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph R. PetrilliRepublican · winner
63.6%3,881
Randolph Lindell IIIDemocrat
36.4%2,219
6,100 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET