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The 1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey sought re-election to another term, but was defeated by Republican nominee Edward Martin. This was the last time that the Republican candidate won Philadelphia in an election for the Class 1 Senate seat.

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edward Martin 1,853,458 59.26% Increase11.90
Democratic Joseph F. Guffey (inc.) 1,245,338 39.81% Decrease11.98
Prohibition Dale H. Learn 17,451 0.56% Increase 0.28
Socialist Labor Frank Knotek 11,613 0.37% Increase 0.31
Totals 3,127,860 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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