1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania explained

Election Name:1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Country:Pennsylvania
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Previous Year:1934
Next Election:1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Next Year:1946
Election Date:November 5, 1940
Image1:Joseph Guffey.jpg
Nominee1:Joseph F. Guffey
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:2,069,980
Percentage1:51.79%
Nominee2:Jay Cooke
Party2:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:1,893,104
Percentage2:47.36%
Map Size:240px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Joseph F. Guffey
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Election:Joseph F. Guffey
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

The 1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating the Republican nominee, Jay Cooke.

As of 2023, this is the last time that Mifflin County and Montour County voted Democratic in a Senate election. This was also the last time until 1991 that Democrats won this Senate seat, and the last until 2006 that they were elected to this seat for a full term.

General election

Candidates

Results

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