1978Final results
1978 election for Pennsylvania House District 27
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Pick Chess (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating John A. Bauer II (R) by 29.5 points.
Pick ChessDemocrat · winner
64.8%9,197
John A. Bauer IIRepublican
35.2%5,003
14,200 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