1938 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

1938 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
	County Results:; Davis: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%; Earle: 50-60%
U.S. senator before election; James J. Davis; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; James J. Davis; Republican

The 1938 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Davis was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic Governor George Howard Earle III.

General election

Candidates

James J. Davis, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
George Howard Earle III, Governor of Pennsylvania (Democratic)
David H.H. Felix (Socialist)
Reginald B. Naugle (Pathfinders)
Pat Toohey (Communist)
Furest S. Van Valin (Prohibition)

Results

1938 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James J. Davis (incumbent)	2,086,931	54.70%
	Democratic	George Howard Earle III	1,694,367	44.41%
	Socialist	David H.H. Felix	20,155	0.53%
	Prohibition	Furest S. Van Valin	9,327	0.24%
	Pathfinders	Reginald B. Naugle	2,508	0.07%
	Communist	Pat Toohey	1,530	0.04%
	Write-in		104	0.00%
Total votes			3,814,922	100.00%

References

^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

[results-1] "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1938" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 8, 2014.

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