1988Final results
1988 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 27
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Edward Helfrick (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating John Showers (D) by 7.4 points.
Edward HelfrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%42,765
John ShowersDemocrat
46.3%36,867
79,632 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET