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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1934 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 06, 1934 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 06, 1934 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1935 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1941 - 12:00pm
Turnout 30.55% Total Population
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler February 25, 2005 04:23pm
Data SourcesPennsylvania Manual 1935, p. 423.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1928
NameDavid Aiken Reed Votes1,948,646 (64.38%)
Term03/04/1929 - 01/03/1935 Margin919,591 (+30.38%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1940
NameJoseph F. Guffey Votes2,069,980 (51.79%)
Term01/03/1941 - 01/03/1947 Margin176,876 (+4.43%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 15, 1934 PA US Senate - R Primary David Aiken Reed
May 15, 1934 PA US Senate - D Primary Joseph F. Guffey
May 15, 1934 PA US Senate - PRB Primary Edwin J. Fithian
May 15, 1934 PA US Senate - SOC Primary James H. Maurer
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Name Joseph F. Guffey (I) Sen. David Aiken Reed Party Leader James H. Maurer Edwin J. Fithian Harry M. Wicks George W. Ohls (W) Unidentified Scattering
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Prohibition Communist Socialist Labor Independent
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Uncertified Votes1,494,010 (50.78%) 1,366,872 (46.46%) 50,444 (1.71%) 19,985 (0.68%) 6,170 (0.21%) 4,665 (0.16%) 129 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -127,138 (-4.32%) -1,443,566 (-49.06%) -1,474,025 (-50.10%) -1,487,840 (-50.57%) -1,489,345 (-50.62%) -1,493,881 (-50.77%)
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