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1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 27
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Edward Helfrick (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating John M. Obrien (D) by 9.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward HelfrickRepublican · winner
54.8%46,876
John M. ObrienDemocrat
45.2%38,612
85,488 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET