1976Final results
1976 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 47
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James E. Ross (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating John Pournaras (R) by 43.2 points.
James E. RossDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%63,124
John PournarasRepublican
28.4%25,062
88,186 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