1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 19
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
John Stauffer (R) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Gerald J. Kowal (D) by 52.7 points.
John StaufferRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.3%78,940
Gerald J. KowalDemocrat
23.7%24,477
103,417 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET