1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
The 1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating the Republican nominee, Jay Cooke.
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | Joseph F. Guffey (inc.) | 2,069,980 | 51.79% | +1.01% | |
| Republican | Jay Cooke | 1,893,104 | 47.36% | -0.90% | |
| Socialist | David H.H. Felix | 15,449 | 0.39% | 0.00% | |
| Prohibition | H. B. Mansell | 11,113 | 0.28% | -0.40% | |
| Communist | Carl Reeve | 4,761 | 0.12% | -0.09% | |
| Socialist Labor | Frank Knotek | 2,503 | 0.06% | -0.10% | |
| N/A | Other | 110 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Totals | 3,997,020 | 100.00% | |||
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References
- "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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