PaSen 1940

Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1940
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democratic	Plurality	Winner	Socialist	Prohibition	Communist	Industrial Government	Scattering	Pct Rep	Pct Dem	Pct Other
		Jay Cooke	Joseph F. Guffey			David H. H. Felix	H. B. Mansell	Carl Reeve	Frank Knotek
Pennsylvania	3997020	1893104	2069980	-176876	D	15449	11113	4761	2503	110	47.36	51.79	0.85
Adams	15789	8479	7264	1215	R	17	28	0	1	0	53.70	46.01	0.29
Allegheny	621246	270413	345084	-74671	D	2926	1366	906	517	34	43.53	55.55	0.93
Armstrong	25998	14420	11320	3100	R	52	177	11	18	0	55.47	43.54	0.99
Beaver	57262	25056	31449	-6393	D	190	419	91	57	0	43.76	54.92	1.32
Bedford	15984	8670	7178	1492	R	36	77	9	14	0	54.24	44.91	0.85
Berks	84984	32125	48969	-16844	D	3546	176	105	63	0	37.80	57.62	4.58
Blair	47656	27141	20133	7008	R	117	210	13	42	0	56.95	42.25	0.80
Bradford	21226	14681	6389	8292	R	41	104	6	5	0	69.17	30.10	0.73
Bucks	45686	25248	20087	5161	R	166	98	58	27	2	55.26	43.97	0.77
Butler	32790	19614	12754	6860	R	87	278	25	30	2	59.82	38.90	1.29
Cambria	71886	31090	40212	-9122	D	196	256	58	70	4	43.25	55.94	0.81
Cameron	3216	1852	1340	512	R	3	16	2	3	0	57.59	41.67	0.75
Carbon	23056	10870	12079	-1209	D	58	29	8	12	0	47.15	52.39	0.46
Centre	20376	10636	9570	1066	R	47	106	11	6	0	52.20	46.97	0.83
Chester	49979	28528	21151	7377	R	111	146	14	26	3	57.08	42.32	0.60
Clarion	15513	8855	6468	2387	R	32	143	2	13	0	57.08	41.69	1.22
Clearfield	32666	15491	16768	-1277	D	138	228	13	26	2	47.42	51.33	1.25
Clinton	13411	6408	6893	-485	D	23	80	2	5	0	47.78	51.40	0.82
Columbia	21846	9490	12175	-2685	D	24	147	4	6	0	43.44	55.73	0.83
Crawford	25372	15470	9596	5874	R	73	205	21	7	0	60.97	37.82	1.21
Cumberland	30822	15566	15065	501	R	57	114	8	12	0	50.50	48.88	0.62
Dauphin	79094	43218	35345	7873	R	206	199	52	72	2	54.64	44.69	0.67
Delaware	138451	79840	57753	22087	R	498	227	76	55	2	57.67	41.71	0.62
Elk	13610	6782	6710	72	R	39	63	8	8	0	49.83	49.30	0.87
Erie	66808	36240	30077	6163	R	224	157	49	61	0	54.25	45.02	0.73
Fayette	64982	23864	40752	-16888	D	170	130	35	31	0	36.72	62.71	0.56
Forest	2680	1775	871	904	R	6	28	0	0	0	66.23	32.50	1.27
Franklin	25587	13108	12322	786	R	49	95	7	5	1	51.23	48.16	0.61
Fulton	4024	2041	1973	68	R	2	6	0	2	0	50.72	49.03	0.25
Greene	16445	6487	9856	-3369	D	18	62	9	13	0	39.45	59.93	0.62
Huntingdon	14372	8985	5260	3725	R	23	86	7	11	0	62.52	36.60	0.88
Indiana	27333	15423	11588	3835	R	76	209	18	19	0	56.43	42.40	1.18
Jefferson	20351	11909	8191	3718	R	82	157	5	7	0	58.52	40.25	1.23
Juniata	7063	3529	3494	35	R	7	32	0	1	0	49.96	49.47	0.57
Lackawanna	123543	54821	68251	-13430	D	236	95	96	44	0	44.37	55.24	0.38
Lancaster	76426	44633	31364	13269	R	164	194	47	24	0	58.40	41.04	0.56
Lawrence	37549	19415	17564	1851	R	105	391	32	40	2	51.71	46.78	1.52
Lebanon	26554	13629	12683	946	R	68	146	11	11	6	51.33	47.76	0.91
Lehigh	60750	29122	31232	-2110	D	247	67	51	31	0	47.94	51.41	0.65
Luzerne	175191	78462	95992	-17530	D	405	105	125	102	0	44.79	54.79	0.42
Lycoming	39529	21336	17745	3591	R	89	318	19	17	5	53.98	44.89	1.13
McKean	21388	14686	6500	8186	R	88	102	5	7	0	68.66	30.39	0.94
Mercer	37202	20655	16122	4533	R	109	236	51	28	1	55.52	43.34	1.14
Mifflin	13225	6402	6743	-341	D	16	50	6	8	0	48.41	50.99	0.60
Monroe	12365	5763	6534	-771	D	16	35	5	12	0	46.61	52.84	0.55
Montgomery	120074	72916	46306	26610	R	449	259	52	76	16	60.73	38.56	0.71
Montour	5677	2669	2989	-320	D	2	15	1	1	0	47.01	52.65	0.33
Northampton	57236	25027	31801	-6774	D	202	106	65	35	0	43.73	55.56	0.71
Northumberland	48056	23193	24526	-1333	D	140	125	24	48	0	48.26	51.04	0.70
Perry	10315	5904	4354	1550	R	12	42	1	2	0	57.24	42.21	0.55
Philadelphia	877522	353237	518652	-165415	D	2407	715	2097	392	22	40.25	59.10	0.64
Pike	4305	2518	1762	756	R	8	10	3	4	0	58.49	40.93	0.58
Potter	7842	5104	2651	2453	R	27	48	3	9	0	65.09	33.81	1.11
Schuylkill	91719	45410	45923	-513	D	140	84	98	64	0	49.51	50.07	0.42
Snyder	8095	5667	2372	3295	R	18	32	4	2	0	70.01	29.30	0.69
Somerset	31133	17396	13551	3845	R	40	124	7	15	0	55.88	43.53	0.60
Sullivan	3586	2001	1563	438	R	7	10	2	3	0	55.80	43.59	0.61
Susquehanna	14611	9392	5144	4248	R	17	44	5	9	0	64.28	35.21	0.51
Tioga	15878	11492	4304	7188	R	13	53	12	4	0	72.38	27.11	0.52
Union	7724	5527	2134	3393	R	17	44	1	1	0	71.56	27.63	0.82
Venango	24438	17483	6518	10965	R	39	384	2	11	1	71.54	26.67	1.79
Warren	16555	10756	5576	5180	R	70	140	5	8	0	64.97	33.68	1.35
Washington	78986	29608	48735	-19127	D	176	259	110	95	3	37.49	61.70	0.81
Wayne	12474	9095	3279	5816	R	20	67	5	8	0	72.91	26.29	0.80
Westmoreland	102936	41220	60193	-18973	D	631	602	158	132	0	40.04	58.48	1.48
Wyoming	7693	5235	2397	2838	R	4	52	4	1	0	68.05	31.16	0.79
York	68879	30026	38384	-8358	D	127	305	21	14	2	43.59	55.73	0.68

Source: The Pennsylvania Manual, 1941, p. 155.

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