1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Pennsylvania State Senate election results, district by district
Every Pennsylvania State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 24 · R 26
Races25
Changed party4
Unopposed4%1 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 12 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Vincent J. Fumo (D) | 13.2 | |
| SD-3 | T. Milton Street (D) | 79.9 | |
| SD-5 | James R. Lloyd (D) | 11.8 | Flipped |
| SD-7 | Freeman Hankins (D) | 57.5 | |
| SD-9 | Clarence D. Bell (R) | 15.8 | |
| SD-11 | Michael A. Opake (D) | 21.1 | |
| SD-13 | Richard A. Snyder (R) | 42.5 | |
| SD-15 | George Gekas (R) | 33.3 | |
| SD-17 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | 36.0 | |
| SD-19 | John Stauffer (R) | 52.7 | |
| SD-21 | Tim Shaffer (R) | 2.0 | |
| SD-23 | Henry Hager (R) | 40.9 | |
| SD-25 | Robert J. Kusse (R) | 41.6 | |
| SD-27 | Edward Helfrick (R) | 9.7 | Flipped |
| SD-29 | James J. Rhoades (R) | 8.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-31 | John D. Hopper (R) | 36.9 | |
| SD-33 | William J. Moore (R) | 36.2 | |
| SD-35 | Mark S. Singel (D) | 15.5 | |
| SD-37 | D. Michael Fisher (R) | 1.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-39 | James R. Kelley (D) | 12.6 | |
| SD-41 | Patrick J. Stapleton (D) | 18.6 | |
| SD-43 | James A. Romanelli (D) | 46.5 | |
| SD-45 | Edward P. Zemprelli (D) | 46.2 | |
| SD-47 | James E. Ross (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Anthony Andrezeski (D) | 10.6 |
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