Election Name: | 1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania |
Country: | Pennsylvania |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania |
Previous Year: | 1926 |
Next Election: | 1932 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania |
Next Year: | 1932 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1930 |
Nominee1: | James J. Davis |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,462,186 |
Percentage1: | 71.54% |
Nominee2: | Sedgwick Kistler |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 523,338 |
Percentage2: | 25.61% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Joseph R. Grundy |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | James J. Davis |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on November 4, 1930. Joseph R. Grundy, incumbent Republican appointed to fill the vacancy created by the unseating of William Scott Vare, was defeated for re-nomination.[1] The Republican nominee, James J. Davis, defeated Democratic nominee Sedgwick Kistler to win the election.