1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 39
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James R. Kelley (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Betty M. Sandella (R) by 8.7 points.
James R. KelleyDemocrat · winner
54.3%43,150
Betty M. SandellaRepublican
45.7%36,256
79,406 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET