1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

November 6, 1934

Nominee Joseph F. Guffey David A. Reed Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,494,010 1,366,872 Percentage 50.78% 46.46%

County results Guffey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Martin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election David A. Reed Republican Elected U.S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David A. Reed sought re-election to another term, but was defeated by Democratic nominee Joseph F. Guffey.

As of 2023, this is the last time the following counties have voted Democratic in a Senate election: Adams, Blair, Bedford, Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, and Pike.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joseph F. Guffey, former member of the Democratic National Committee

Republican primary

Candidates

• David A. Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Gifford Pinchot, former Governor

General election

Results

1934 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph F. Guffey	1,494,010	50.78%	+16.78%
	Republican	David A. Reed (inc.)	1,366,872	46.46%	-17.92%
	Socialist	James H. Maurer	50,444	0.39%	-0.37%
	Prohibition	Edwin J. Fithian	19,985	0.68%	+0.19%
	Communist	Harry M. Wicks	6,170	0.21%	+0.21%
	Socialist Labor	George W. Ohls	4,665	0.16%	+0.12%
	N/A	Other	129	0.00%	N/A
Totals			2,942,275	100.00%