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1944 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

Pennsylvania · 5 candidates · See every 1944 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1944 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election?

Francis J. Myers won the 1944 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election. Francis J. Myers received 1,864,735 popular votes (49.99%). The main challenger was James J. Davis (49.35%).

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

Myers +0.6 pts · won by 23,792 votes
Francis J. MyersDemocraticWINNER49.99%
1,864,735 votes
James J. DavisRepublican49.35%
1,840,943 votes
J. Henry StumpSocialist0.38%
14,129 votes
A. Mitchell PalmerProhibition0.23%
8,599 votes
Frank KnotekIndustrial Government0.05%
1,989 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.