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OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1926 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1926 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1926 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1927 - 12:00pm
Term End December 06, 1929 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedChronicler October 24, 2007 05:48pm
Data SourcesPennsylvania Manual 1927, p. 435. Wilson's vote was D-615,550 and Labor-33,130.
Description Vare was not permitted to take his seat pending an investigation by the Senate. On December 6, 1929, the Senate determined that he was not entitled to the seat and declared it vacant.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1922
NameGeorge Wharton Pepper Votes819,507 (57.60%)
Term11/08/1922 - 03/03/1927 Margin351,177 (+24.68%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/11/1929
NameJoseph R. Grundy Votes1 (100.00%)
Term12/11/1929 - 12/01/1930 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 18, 1926 PA US Senate - R Primary
William Scott Vare
R 1,451,577
May 18, 1926 PA US Senate - PRB Primary
Elisha K. Kane
PRB 5,253

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Name Rep. William Scott Vare Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson Elisha K. Kane George W. Snyder A. J. Carey Robert C. Macauley Jr. (W) Unidentified Scattering
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition Socialist Workers Commonwealth Land Independent
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Certified Votes 822,187 (54.64%) 648,680 (43.11%) 19,523 (1.30%) 9,869 (0.66%) 3,094 (0.21%) 1,053 (0.07%) 290 (0.02%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -173,507 (-11.53%) -802,664 (-53.34%) -812,318 (-53.99%) -819,093 (-54.44%) -821,134 (-54.57%) -821,897 (-54.62%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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