1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 Pennsylvania State Senate election results, district by district
Every Pennsylvania State Senate district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 31 · R 19
Races25
Changed party2
Unopposed8%2 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 14 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Henry J. Cianfrani (D) | 40.4 | |
| SD-3 | Herbert Arlene (D) | 73.1 | |
| SD-5 | Charles F. Dougherty (R) | 2.6 | |
| SD-7 | Freeman Hankins (D) | 66.3 | |
| SD-9 | Clarence D. Bell (R) | 2.2 | |
| SD-11 | Michael A. Opake (D) | 51.0 | |
| SD-13 | Richard A. Snyder (R) | 21.8 | |
| SD-15 | George Gekas (R) | 12.7 | |
| SD-17 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | 19.4 | |
| SD-19 | John Stauffer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | W. Thomas Andrews (R) | 3.2 | |
| SD-23 | Henry Hager (R) | 34.7 | |
| SD-25 | Richard C. Frame (R) | 5.8 | |
| SD-27 | Franklin L. Kury (D) | 10.2 | |
| SD-29 | Joseph Gurzenda (D) | 1.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-31 | John D. Hopper (R) | 2.1 | |
| SD-33 | William J. Moore (R) | 14.0 | |
| SD-35 | W. Louis Coppersmith (D) | 9.4 | |
| SD-37 | Mike Schaefer (D) | 4.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-39 | James R. Kelley (D) | 8.7 | |
| SD-41 | Patrick J. Stapleton (D) | 38.8 | |
| SD-43 | James A. Romanelli (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | Edward P. Zemprelli (D) | 24.7 | |
| SD-47 | James E. Ross (D) | 43.2 | |
| SD-49 | Quentin R. Orlando (D) | 6.4 |
Pennsylvania State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner