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1932 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

Pennsylvania · 5 candidates · See every 1932 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1932 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election?

James J. Davis won the 1932 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election. James J. Davis received 1,375,549 popular votes (49.46%). The main challenger was Lawrence H. Rupp (43.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and Rupp

Davis +6.3 pts · won by 174,782 votes
James J. DavisRepublicanWINNER49.46%
1,375,549 votes
Lawrence H. RuppDemocratic43.18%
1,200,767 votes
Edwin J. FithianProhibition3.83%
106,597 votes
William J. Van EssenSocialist3.29%
91,556 votes
Harry M. WicksCommunist0.23%
6,426 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.