1928 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

Pennsylvania · 7 candidates · See every 1928 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1928 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election?

David A. Reed won the 1928 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election. David A. Reed received 1,948,646 popular votes (64.38%). The main challenger was William N. McNair (34%).

See the full head-to-head between Reed and McNair

Reed +30.4 pts · won by 919,591 votes

David A. Reed RepublicanWINNER64.38%

1,948,646 votes

William N. McNair Democratic34%

1,029,055 votes

William J. Van EssenSocialist0.76%

23,100 votes

Elisha K. KaneProhibition0.49%

14,866 votes

Charles KutzLabor0.25%

7,524 votes

W. J. WhiteWorkers0.08%

2,420 votes

William H. ThomasIndustrialist0.04%

1,234 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.