1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 29
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James J. Rhoades (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph Gurzenda (D) by 8.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James J. RhoadesRepublican · winner
54.3%50,377
Joseph GurzendaDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%42,339
92,716 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