1988Final results
1988 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 9
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Clarence D. Bell (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Grant McMaster (D) by 46.1 points.
Clarence D. BellRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%69,979
Grant McMasterDemocrat
27.0%25,837
95,816 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET