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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 27

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas Petrone (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Nancy Ann Moorhead (R) by 49.3 points.

Thomas PetroneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%11,286
24.8%3,780
1.1%162
15,228 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+42.01980D+45.11982D+51.41984D+49.31986D+39.11994D+47.41996

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

The candidates