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1948 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 27 Election

Pennsylvania · 2 candidates · See every 1948 U.S. House race

Who won the 1948 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 27 Election?

Augustine Kelley won the 1948 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 27 Election. Augustine Kelley received 64,943 popular votes (62.17%). The main challenger was W Urban Gillespie (37.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Kelley and Gillespie

Kelley +24.3 pts · won by 25,426 votes
Augustine KelleyDemocraticWINNER62.17%
64,943 votes
W Urban GillespieRepublican37.83%
39,517 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.