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1926 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

Pennsylvania · 6 candidates · See every 1926 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1926 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election?

William S. Vare won the 1926 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election. William S. Vare received 822,187 popular votes (54.65%). The main challenger was William B. Wilson (43.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Vare and Wilson

Vare +11.5 pts · won by 173,507 votes
William S. VareRepublicanWINNER54.65%
822,187 votes
William B. WilsonDemocratic43.12%
648,680 votes
Elisha K. KaneProhibition1.3%
19,523 votes
George W. SnyderSocialist0.66%
9,869 votes
A. J. CareyWorkers0.21%
3,094 votes
Robert C. MacauleyCommonwealth Land0.07%
1,053 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.