1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2023 1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1928 1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1940 November 6, 1934 150x150px Joseph Guffey.jpg Joseph F. Guffey Democratic Party (US) 1,494,010 50.78% David Aiken Reed.jpg David A. Reed Republican Party (US) 1,366,872 46.46% 1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 260px County resultsGuffey: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Martin: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator David A. Reed Republican Party (US) Joseph F. Guffey Democratic Party (US) 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 PennsylvaniaStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1934 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1934election.pdf Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House 9 July 2014 Democratic Party (US) Joseph F. Guffey 1,494,010 50.78% +16.78% Republican Party (US) David A. Reed (inc.) 1,366,872 46.46% -17.92% Socialist Party USA James H. Maurer 50,444 0.39% -0.37% Prohibition Party (United States) Edwin J. Fithian 19,985 0.68% +0.19% Communist Party USA Harry M. Wicks 6,170 0.21% +0.21% Socialist Labor Party of America George W. Ohls 4,665 0.16% +0.12% N/A Other 129 0.00% N/A |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 2,942,275 | align="right" | 100.00% | align="right" | |} References 1934 Pennsylvania United States Senate