1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 39
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James R. Kelley (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating David L. Robinson (R) by 12.6 points.
James R. KelleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%44,968
David L. RobinsonRepublican
43.7%34,930
79,898 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