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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1926 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 02, 1926 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 02, 1926 - 11:00pm
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.
DescriptionVare 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 Won11/02/1920
NameBoies Penrose Votes1,067,989 (59.94%)
Term03/04/1921 - 12/31/1921 Margin583,627 (+32.75%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 09, 1922 PA US Senate Appointment George Wharton Pepper
May 16, 1922 PA US Senate - Special R Primary George Wharton Pepper
May 16, 1922 PA US Senate - Special D Primary Frederick B. Kerr
May 16, 1922 PA US Senate - Special PRB Primary Frank G. Lewis
May 16, 1922 PA US Senate - Special Soc Primary William J. Van Essen
Nov 07, 1922 PA US Senate Special Election George Wharton Pepper
May 18, 1926 PA US Senate - R Primary William Scott Vare
May 18, 1926 PA US Senate - PRB Primary Elisha K. Kane
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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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
Votes822,187 (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%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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