1984Final results
1984 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 39
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James R. Kelley (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Hugh M. Dempsey (R) by 21.0 points.
James R. KelleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%49,471
Hugh M. DempseyRepublican
39.5%32,287
81,758 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET