1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 27
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thomas Petrone (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Benson (R) by 47.4 points.
Thomas PetroneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%14,996
Robert A. BensonRepublican
26.3%5,357
20,353 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET