1984Final results
1984 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 47
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James E. Ross (D) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating R. Paul Stranko (R) by 55.9 points.
James E. RossDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.9%75,913
R. Paul StrankoRepublican
22.0%21,454
97,427 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