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.

General election

Candidates

  • Elisha K. Kane (Prohibition)
  • Charles Kutz (Socialist Labor)
  • William N. McNair, Pittsburgh attorney (Democratic)
  • David A. Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
  • William H. Thomas (Socialist Labor)
  • William J. Van Essen (Socialist)
  • W. J. White (Workers)

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David A. Reed (inc.) 1,948,646 64.38% Increase 8.77
Democratic William N. McNair 1,029,055 34.00% Increase 3.87
Socialist William J. Van Essen 23,100 0.76% Decrease 1.53
Prohibition Elisha K. Kane 14,866 0.49% Decrease 2.42
Socialist Labor Charles Kutz 7,524 0.25% N/A
Workers W. J. White 2,420 0.08% N/A
Socialist Labor William H. Thomas 1,234 0.04% N/A
N/A Other 19 0.00% N/A
Total votes 3,026,864 100.00%

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.