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1940 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 31 Election

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Who won the 1940 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 31 Election?

Samuel Weiss won the 1940 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 31 Election. Samuel Weiss received 76,819 popular votes (55.72%). The main challenger was Alex McDowell (43.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Weiss and McDowell

Weiss +12.2 pts · won by 16,859 votes
Samuel WeissDemocraticWINNER55.72%
76,819 votes
Alex McDowellRepublican43.5%
59,960 votes
Samuel Dibleprohibition0.27%
376 votes
George Bushprogressive labor0.26%
359 votes
Ben Findleycommunist0.24%
335 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.