1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Summary

The 1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating the Republican nominee, Jay Cooke.

1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1934 November 5, 1940 1946 →
 
Nominee Joseph F. Guffey Jay Cooke
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,069,980 1,893,104
Percentage 51.79% 47.36%

County results

Guffey:      50–60%      60–70%

Cooke:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Joseph F. Guffey
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Joseph F. Guffey
Democratic

As of 2023, this is the last time that Mifflin County and Montour County voted Democratic in a Senate election. This was also the last time until 1991 that Democrats won this Senate seat, and the last until 2006 that they were elected to this seat for a full term.

General election edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph F. Guffey (inc.) 2,069,980 51.79%   1.01
Republican Jay Cooke 1,893,104 47.36%   0.90
Socialist David H.H. Felix 15,449 0.39%  
Prohibition H. B. Mansell 11,113 0.28%   0.40
Communist Carl Reeve 4,761 0.12%   0.09
Socialist Labor Frank Knotek 2,503 0.06%   0.10
Write-in 110 0.00%  
Totals 3,997,020 100.00%

References edit

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.