1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2023 1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1938 1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1950 November 7, 1944 150x150px M001127.jpg Francis J. Myers Democratic Party (US) 1,864,622 49.99% File:DAVIS, JAMES. HONORABLE LCCN2016860969 (resized).jpg James J. Davis Republican Party (US) 1,840,938 49.35% 1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 260px County resultsMyers: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Davis: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator James J. Davis Republican Party (US) Francis J. Myers Democratic Party (US) The 1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Davis sought re-election, but was defeated by Democratic nominee Francis J. Myers. This is the first time since 1861 that Democrats held this Senate seat. Other than Arlen Specter's brief tenure as a Democrat during the 111th United States Congress after a party switch, the 1944 election marked the only time between 1856 and 2023 with the election of John Fetterman that Pennsylvania sent two members of the Democratic Party to the United States Senate. During the 79th United States Congress, Myers served alongside Democratic Senator Joseph F. Guffey, who would lose re-election in 1946. General election Candidates James J. Davis, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican) Frank Knotek (Socialist Labor) Francis J. Myers, U.S. Representative from Philadelphia (Democratic) Charles Palmer (Prohibition) J. Henry Stump, mayor of Reading (Socialist) Results General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 7, 1944 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1944election.pdf Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House 8 July 2014 Democratic Party (US) Francis J. Myers 1,864,622 49.99% 5.58 Republican Party (US) James J. Davis (incumbent) 1,840,938 49.35% 5.35 Socialist Party USA J. Henry Stump 14,129 0.38% 0.15 Prohibition Party Charles Palmer 8,599 0.23% 0.01 Socialist Labor Party of America Frank Knotek 1,989 0.05% N/A 3,730,277 100.00% References 1944 Pennsylvania United States Senate