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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 9

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Clarence D. Bell (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Felker (D) by 30.8 points.

Clarence D. BellRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%59,882
34.6%31,647
91,529 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+35.31984R+46.11988R+24.31992R+30.81996R+18.82004R+16.32008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET