1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 21
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Tim Shaffer (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating James E. Ross (D) by 2.0 points.
Tim ShafferRepublican · winner
51.0%46,174
James E. RossDemocrat
49.0%44,355
90,529 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