Pennsylvania Senate, District 27

Pennsylvania's 27th
State Senate district
Pennsylvania's 27th; State Senate district
Senator
	Lynda Schlegel Culver; R–Rockefeller Township
Population (2021)	260,244

District profile

The district includes the following areas:^[1]

Representative	Party	Years	Note	Counties
Preston B. Davis	Republican	1963–1972	Elected February 19, 1963^[2]	Northumberland, Snyder, Union^[3]
Preston B. Davis	Republican	1967–1972	Elected February 19, 1963^[2]	Montour, Snyder, Union^[3]
Franklin L. Kury	Democratic	1973–1980		Columbia, Northumberland, Snyder, Union, Juniata (part)^[4]
Edward Helfrick	Republican	1981–1982	Resigned August 22, 2003^[5]	Columbia, Montour, Snyder, Union, Juniata (part)^[6]
		1983–1992		Columbia, Montour, Snyder, Luzerne (part), Northumberland (part), Union (part)^[6]
		1993–2003		Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union (part)^[6]
Vacant		2003–2004		Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union (part)^[6]
John Gordner	Republican	2005–2012	Elected November 4, 2003 to fill vacancy.^[7] Resigned November 30, 2022.^[8]	Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Dauphin (part)^[9]
John Gordner	Republican	2013–2022		Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Luzerne (part)^[10]
Vacant		2022–2023
Lynda Schlegel Culver	Republican	2023–present	Elected in special election

2023 Pennsylvania Senate, District 27 special election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynda Schlegel-Culver	24,462	69.68
	Democratic	Patricia Lawton	10,643	30.32
Total votes			35,105	100.00
	Republican hold

^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1963-1964" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
^ ^a ^b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'D'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'K'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 2003-2004" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'H'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ "2003 Special Election for the 27th Senatorial District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.
^ Ulrich, Steve (November 28, 2022). "State Senator John Gordner Resigns". PoliticsPA.
^ "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ Gowins, Max (January 31, 2023). "Election Results: Jan. 31, 2023 State Legislative Special Elections - DDHQ". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved February 1, 2023.