1984Final results
1984 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 43
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James A. Romanelli (D) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Mafalda D. Jones (R) by 56.8 points.
James A. RomanelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.8%74,851
Mafalda D. JonesRepublican
21.0%20,191
Henry E. Haller IIILibertarian
1.2%1,176
96,218 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
The candidates
James A. Romanelli (D)Mafalda D. Jones (R)
Also on the ballot: Henry E. Haller III (Libertarian), 1.2%