1984Final results
1984 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 9
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Clarence D. Bell (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Bob Rapp (D) by 35.3 points.
Clarence D. BellRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%68,353
Bob RappDemocrat
32.4%32,709
101,062 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