1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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.

1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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

County results
Myers:      50–60%      60–70%
Davis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

James J. Davis
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Francis J. Myers
Democratic

This is the first time since 1861 that Democrats held this Senate seat. Other than Arlen Specter's brief tenure as a Democrat during the 111th United States Congress after a party switch, the 1944 election marked the only time between 1856 and 2023 with the election of John Fetterman that Pennsylvania sent two members of the Democratic Party to the United States Senate. During the 79th United States Congress, Myers served alongside Democratic Senator Joseph F. Guffey, who would lose re-election in 1946.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Francis J. Myers 1,864,622 49.99%  5.58
Republican James J. Davis (incumbent) 1,840,938 49.35%  5.35
Socialist J. Henry Stump 14,129 0.38%  0.15
Prohibition Charles Palmer 8,599 0.23%  0.01
Socialist Labor Frank Knotek 1,989 0.05% N/A
Total votes 3,730,277 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 8, 2014.