1932 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1932

← 1930 November 8, 1932 1938 →
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Nominee James J. Davis Lawrence Rupp
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,375,489 1,200,760
Percentage 49.5% 43.2%

1932 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg
County results

U.S. senator before election

James J. Davis
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James J. Davis
Republican

The 1932 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Davis successfully sought re-election, defeating Democratic nominee Lawrence H. Rupp.

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Lawrence H. Rupp

Republican[]

  • James J. Davis, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James J. Davis (incumbent) 1,375,489 49.46%
Democratic Lawrence H. Rupp 1,200,760 43.18%
Prohibition Edwin J. Fithian 106,602 3.83%
Socialist William J. Van Essen 91,456 3.29%
Communist Harry M. Wicks 6,426 0.23%
N/A Others 145 0.01%

See also[]

  • United States Senate elections, 1932 and 1933

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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