United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1946
United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1946
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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.
Major candidates
Democratic
Republican
Results
General election results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Edward Martin |
1,853,458 |
59.26% |
+11.90% |
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Democratic |
Joseph F. Guffey (inc.) |
1,245,338 |
39.81% |
-11.98% |
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Prohibition |
Dale H. Learn |
17,451 |
0.56% |
+0.28% |
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Socialist Labor |
Frank Knotek |
11,613 |
0.37% |
+0.31% |
Totals |
3,127,860 |
100.00% |
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References