1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg
  1922 November 6, 1928 1934  
  David Aiken Reed.jpg William N. McNair.jpg
Nominee David A. Reed William N. McNair
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,948,6461,029,055
Percentage64.38%34.00%

1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg
County Results:
Reed:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
McNair:     50-60%

U.S. senator before election

David A. Reed
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

David A. Reed
Republican

The 1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David A. Reed successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Democratic nominee William N. McNair.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican David A. Reed (inc.) 1,948,646 64.38% Increase2.svg 8.77
Democratic William N. McNair1,029,05534.00%Increase2.svg 3.87
Socialist William J. Van Essen23,1000.76%Decrease2.svg 1.53
Prohibition Elisha K. Kane14,8660.49%Decrease2.svg 2.42
Socialist Labor Charles Kutz7,5240.25%N/A
Workers W. J. White2,4200.08%N/A
Socialist Labor William H. Thomas1,2340.04%N/A
N/AOther190.00%N/A
Total votes3,026,864 100.00%

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References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.