United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1944

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United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1944

← 1938 November 7, 1944 1950 →
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Nominee Francis J. Myers James J. Davis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,864,622 1,840,938
Percentage 49.99% 49.35%

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County results

U.S. senator before election

James J. Davis
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Francis J. Myers
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Davis sought re-election, but was defeated by Democratic nominee Francis J. Myers.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Francis J. Myers 1,864,622 49.99
Republican James J. Davis (incumbent) 1,840,938 49.35
Socialist J. Henry Stump 14,129 0.38
Prohibition Charles Palmer 8,599 0.23
Socialist Labor Frank Knotek 1,989 0.05

References

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