1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
	County results Guffey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Martin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; David A. Reed; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Joseph F. Guffey; Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David A. Reed sought re-election to another term, but was defeated by Democratic nominee Joseph F. Guffey.

This was the first time Democrats won a Senate seat in the state since 1881. As of 2023, this is the last time the following counties have voted Democratic in a Senate election: Adams, Blair, Bedford, Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, and Pike.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Joseph F. Guffey, former member of the Democratic National Committee

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

David A. Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator
Gifford Pinchot, former Governor

Results

General election

Results

1934 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph F. Guffey	1,494,010	50.78%	+16.78%
	Republican	David A. Reed (inc.)	1,366,872	46.46%	−17.92%
	Socialist	James H. Maurer	50,444	0.39%	−0.37%
	Prohibition	Edwin J. Fithian	19,985	0.68%	+0.19%
	Communist	Harry M. Wicks	6,170	0.21%	+0.21%
	Socialist Labor	George W. Ohls	4,665	0.16%	+0.12%
	N/A	Other	129	0.00%	N/A
Totals			2,942,275	100.00%

References

^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[results-1] "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

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