1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
November 5, 1946
 
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

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.

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edward Martin 1,853,458 59.26% Increase11.90
Democratic Joseph F. Guffey (inc.) 1,245,338 39.81% Decrease11.98
Prohibition Dale H. Learn 17,451 0.56% Increase 0.28
Socialist Labor Frank Knotek 11,613 0.37% Increase 0.31
Totals 3,127,860 100.00%

References

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