1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican George W. Pepper, who was appointed following the death of Boies Penrose, was defeated for re-nomination by William Scott Vare.[1] Vare won the election, defeating Democratic opponent William Bauchop Wilson. He was not permitted to assume office, however, until an investigation was conducted into possible election fraud and corruption. Vare was ultimately unseated in December 1929 by the Senate, following charges of corruption.[2]

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1926

November 2, 1926

Nominee William Scott Vare William Bauchop Wilson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 822,187 648,680 Percentage 54.6% 43.1%

County results

U.S. senator before election George W. Pepper Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Scott Vare Republican

Major candidates

Democratic

• William Bauchop Wilson, former United States Secretary of Labor

Republican

• William Scott Vare, Congressman and former Pennsylvania State Senator
• George W. Pepper, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]
• Gifford Pinchot, Governor and former Chief of the Forest Service

Results

General election results[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	William Scott Vare	822,187	54.64%
	Democratic	William B. Wilson	648,680	43.11%
	Prohibition	Elisha K. Kane	19,523	1.30%
	Socialist	George W. Snyder	9,869	0.66%
	Workers Party	A. J. Carey	3,094	0.21%
	Commonwealth Land	Robert Colvin Macauley, Jr.	1,053	0.07%
	N/A	Others	290	0.02%

References

1. "PEPPER, George Wharton, (1867 - 1961)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
2. "VARE, William Scott, (1867 - 1934)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
3. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved 8 July 2014.