David A. Reed, U.S. Senator

David A. Reed

U.S. Senator
Born
December 21, 1880
Died
February 10, 1953
Age at death
72
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1922–1934
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Reed4.1M
Opponents3.3M
3
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1934, David A. Reed ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Reed's biggest single-election total was 1,948,646 votes, in the 1928 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania. Reed's closest win came in the 1922 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, decided by 367,563 votes.

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How many votes has David A. Reed received?

David A. Reed has received 4,117,664 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

David A. Reed’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1934U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaLost1,366,87246.46%Joseph F. Guffey
James H. Maurer

Edwin J. Fithian

Harry M. Wicks

George W. Ohls
1928U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaWon1,948,64664.38%William N. McNair
William J. Van Essen

Elisha K. Kane

Charles Kutz

W. J. White

William H. Thomas
1922U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaWon802,14655.61%Samuel E. Shull
William J. Burke

Rachel C. Robinson

Charles Sehl

Charles J. Schoales
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000114) and Wikidata (Q1173516). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David A. Reed: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-reed-pennsylvania. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.