1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 31
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
John D. Hopper (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Mark David Frankel (D) by 36.9 points.
John D. HopperRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.4%63,332
Mark David FrankelDemocrat
31.6%29,205
92,537 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