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1982Final results

1982 election for Pennsylvania House District 27

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas Petrone (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Vincent A. Surra (R) by 45.1 points.

Thomas PetroneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.0%12,795
26.9%4,785
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.1%194
17,774 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+23.51974D+29.51978D+42.01980D+45.11982D+51.41984D+49.31986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET