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1940 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

Pennsylvania · 6 candidates · See every 1940 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1940 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election?

Joseph F. Guffey won the 1940 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election. Joseph F. Guffey received 2,069,980 popular votes (51.79%). The main challenger was Jay Cooke (47.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Guffey and Cooke

Guffey +4.4 pts · won by 176,876 votes
Joseph F. GuffeyDemocraticWINNER51.79%
2,069,980 votes
Jay CookeRepublican47.36%
1,893,104 votes
David H. FelixSocialist0.39%
15,449 votes
H. B. MansellProhibition0.28%
11,113 votes
Carl ReeveCommunist0.12%
4,761 votes
Frank KnotekIndustrial Government0.06%
2,503 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.