PaSen 1938

Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1938
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democratic	Plurality	Winner	Royal Oak	Socialist	Prohibition	Communist	Pathfinders	Non Partisan	Scattering	Pct Rep	Pct Dem	Pct Other
		James J. Davis	George H. Earle			George H. Earle	David H. H. Felix	Forest S. Van Valen	Pat Toohey	Reginald B. Naugle	George H. Earle
Pennsylvania	3813945	2086932	1684083	403849	R	10307	20155	9327	1529	2508	74	104	54.72	44.13	1.15
Adams	16077	9548	6432	3116	R	40	19	24	4	10	0	0	59.39	40.01	0.60
Allegheny	516866	255802	255701	101	R	1728	2001	923	247	427	74	37	49.49	49.47	1.04
Armstrong	24949	15641	9046	6595	R	28	54	164	8	8	0	0	62.69	36.26	1.05
Beaver	50565	26893	23157	3736	R	75	155	215	25	40	0	5	53.19	45.80	1.02
Bedford	17334	9459	7759	1700	R	15	31	59	2	9	0	0	54.57	44.76	0.67
Berks	79005	36863	30449	6414	R	164	11334	103	33	58	0	1	46.66	38.54	14.80
Blair	50826	30440	20022	10418	R	85	94	155	8	14	0	8	59.89	39.39	0.72
Bradford	22580	15841	6605	9236	R	18	31	70	2	13	0	0	70.16	29.25	0.59
Bucks	42289	26076	15859	10217	R	73	152	85	17	25	0	2	61.66	37.50	0.84
Butler	28638	18560	9664	8896	R	108	59	216	12	19	0	0	64.81	33.75	1.45
Cambria	73427	38169	34693	3476	R	148	168	143	38	62	0	6	51.98	47.25	0.77
Cameron	3088	2032	1034	998	R	9	1	10	2	0	0	0	65.80	33.48	0.71
Carbon	24269	13597	10553	3044	R	48	38	24	4	5	0	0	56.03	43.48	0.49
Centre	21531	12237	9042	3195	R	19	47	166	8	12	0	0	56.83	42.00	1.17
Chester	49797	32051	17451	14600	R	52	85	138	3	16	0	1	64.36	35.04	0.59
Clarion	15276	9466	5548	3918	R	70	28	146	3	14	0	1	61.97	36.32	1.72
Clearfield	35169	18754	15958	2796	R	64	143	212	11	25	0	2	53.33	45.38	1.30
Clinton	14613	8285	6193	2092	R	10	31	75	5	14	0	0	56.70	42.38	0.92
Columbia	22079	11809	10087	1722	R	16	22	126	5	14	0	0	53.49	45.69	0.83
Crawford	23847	15579	7826	7753	R	84	41	297	7	13	0	0	65.33	32.82	1.85
Cumberland	32062	17586	14267	3319	R	40	36	120	3	8	0	2	54.85	44.50	0.65
Dauphin	84174	47873	35767	12106	R	160	124	164	24	60	0	2	56.87	42.49	0.63
Delaware	126097	86201	38813	47388	R	509	265	171	39	99	0	0	68.36	30.78	0.86
Elk	13395	7177	6035	1142	R	66	26	60	13	18	0	0	53.58	45.05	1.37
Erie	63730	35864	27019	8845	R	373	171	224	37	41	0	1	56.27	42.40	1.33
Fayette	60187	27253	32293	-5040	D	244	123	166	54	54	0	0	45.28	53.65	1.07
Forest	2943	1864	1035	829	R	6	5	27	4	2	0	0	63.34	35.17	1.50
Franklin	26329	14702	11477	3225	R	21	28	85	6	10	0	0	55.84	43.59	0.57
Fulton	4453	2445	1973	472	R	3	5	22	1	2	0	2	54.91	44.31	0.79
Greene	16064	8018	7940	78	R	20	25	42	9	10	0	0	49.91	49.43	0.66
Huntingdon	15787	10636	5018	5618	R	10	27	83	4	9	0	0	67.37	31.79	0.84
Indiana	27553	16864	10367	6497	R	48	60	197	6	11	0	0	61.21	37.63	1.17
Jefferson	21074	13300	7526	5774	R	27	38	165	5	13	0	0	63.11	35.71	1.18
Juniata	7616	4079	3510	569	R	0	4	20	1	2	0	0	53.56	46.09	0.35
Lackawanna	127950	60257	66975	-6718	D	439	146	81	26	26	0	0	47.09	52.34	0.56
Lancaster	74015	48066	25430	22636	R	116	140	197	14	52	0	0	64.94	34.36	0.70
Lawrence	35452	19500	15456	4044	R	93	88	271	14	29	0	1	55.00	43.60	1.40
Lebanon	25159	14858	10025	4833	R	31	114	115	3	13	0	0	59.06	39.85	1.10
Lehigh	57667	34116	23020	11096	R	187	230	48	35	29	0	2	59.16	39.92	0.92
Luzerne	194888	96125	97768	-1643	D	586	153	71	48	137	0	0	49.32	50.17	0.51
Lycoming	38484	23329	14468	8861	R	48	79	521	13	24	0	2	60.62	37.59	1.79
McKean	21634	15260	6105	9155	R	93	42	112	6	16	0	0	70.54	28.22	1.24
Mercer	34840	20250	14061	6189	R	138	80	283	12	16	0	0	58.12	40.36	1.52
Mifflin	14416	8129	6212	1917	R	12	14	36	6	7	0	0	56.39	43.09	0.52
Monroe	11117	6274	4767	1507	R	13	23	30	3	7	0	0	56.44	42.88	0.68
Montgomery	106131	73466	31813	41653	R	222	352	170	34	58	0	16	69.22	29.98	0.80
Montour	5663	2979	2661	318	R	4	5	12	1	1	0	0	52.60	46.99	0.41
Northampton	50758	27794	22491	5303	R	173	166	83	26	25	0	0	54.76	44.31	0.93
Northumberland	48605	26801	21442	5359	R	77	130	98	20	37	0	0	55.14	44.11	0.74
Perry	11242	6707	4459	2248	R	4	33	36	2	1	0	0	59.66	39.66	0.68
Philadelphia	828796	420025	402858	17167	R	2843	1651	449	371	595	0	4	50.68	48.61	0.71
Pike	4432	2406	2004	402	R	0	8	10	2	1	0	1	54.29	45.22	0.50
Potter	8562	5478	3013	2465	R	9	15	38	0	9	0	0	63.98	35.19	0.83
Schuylkill	101620	54269	46815	7454	R	200	166	61	48	61	0	0	53.40	46.07	0.53
Snyder	8823	6315	2477	3838	R	3	4	21	1	2	0	0	71.57	28.07	0.35
Somerset	32139	19443	12506	6937	R	32	35	76	13	32	0	2	60.50	38.91	0.59
Sullivan	3734	2309	1406	903	R	8	1	9	0	1	0	0	61.84	37.65	0.51
Susquehanna	15854	9984	5776	4208	R	21	11	52	1	7	0	2	62.97	36.43	0.59
Tioga	16840	11976	4770	7206	R	17	16	52	3	6	0	0	71.12	28.33	0.56
Union	8284	6040	2182	3858	R	6	7	40	4	5	0	0	72.91	26.34	0.75
Venango	24745	18419	5864	12555	R	24	43	381	8	6	0	0	74.44	23.70	1.87
Warren	17082	11260	5532	5728	R	87	28	161	5	9	0	0	65.92	32.38	1.70
Washington	66273	31824	33827	-2003	D	80	206	218	52	65	0	1	48.02	51.04	0.94
Wayne	13337	9522	3741	5781	R	7	13	44	5	5	0	0	71.40	28.05	0.55
Westmoreland	96617	50042	45306	4736	R	281	555	288	84	61	0	0	51.79	46.89	1.31
Wyoming	8060	5515	2477	3038	R	10	6	48	0	4	0	0	68.42	30.73	0.84
York	68037	37230	30257	6973	R	62	124	318	19	24	0	3	54.72	44.47	0.81

Source: The Pennsylvania Manual, 1939, p. 153
State totals shown in this table are sums of the reported county totals. The reported state total is 1530 for the Communist Party.

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Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1938