1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Summary

The 1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey sought re-election to another term, but was defeated by Republican nominee Edward Martin. This was the last time that the Republican candidate won Philadelphia in an election for the Class 1 Senate seat.

1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1940 November 5, 1946 1952 →
 
Nominee Edward Martin Joseph F. Guffey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,853,458 1,245,338
Percentage 59.26% 39.81%

County results

Cooke:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Guffey:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Joseph F. Guffey
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Edward Martin
Republican

General election edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edward Martin 1,853,458 59.26%  11.90
Democratic Joseph F. Guffey (inc.) 1,245,338 39.81%  11.98
Prohibition Dale H. Learn 17,451 0.56%   0.28
Socialist Labor Frank Knotek 11,613 0.37%   0.31
Totals 3,127,860 100.00%

References edit

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.