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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 27

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas Petrone (D) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Vincent A. Surra (R) by 51.4 points.

Thomas PetroneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%17,587
Vincent A. SurraRepublican
24.0%5,601
Gary T. ForrestOther party
0.5%109
23,297 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+29.51978D+42.01980D+45.11982D+51.41984D+49.31986D+39.11994

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

The candidates

Thomas Petrone (D)Vincent A. Surra (R)

Also on the ballot: Gary T. Forrest (Other party), 0.5%