1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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