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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 29

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

James J. Rhoades (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating John R. Williams Sr. (D) by 31.3 points.

James J. RhoadesRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%59,368
34.3%31,029
90,397 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+1.21976R+8.71980R+31.31984R+34.01988R+31.42004R+27.82008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET