1980Final results
1980 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 9
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Clarence D. Bell (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Strunk (D) by 15.8 points.
Clarence D. BellRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%51,288
Robert J. StrunkDemocrat
42.1%37,306
88,594 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