Joseph F. Guffey
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- December 29, 1870
- Died
- March 6, 1959
- Age at death
- 88
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1934–1946
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Guffey4.8M
Opponents5.3M
3
Elections run
Between 1934 and 1946, Joseph F. Guffey ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Guffey's biggest single-election total was 2,069,980 votes, in the 1940 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania. Guffey's closest win came in the 1934 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, decided by 127,138 votes.
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How many votes has Joseph F. Guffey received?
Joseph F. Guffey has received 4,809,328 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Lost | 1,245,33839.81% | Edward Martin Dale H. Loren Frank Knotek (head-to-head) |
| 1940 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 2,069,98051.79% | Jay Cooke David H. Felix H. B. Mansell Carl Reeve Frank Knotek (head-to-head) |
| 1934 | U.S. SenatePennsylvania | Won | 1,494,01050.78% | David A. Reed James H. Maurer Edwin J. Fithian Harry M. Wicks George W. Ohls |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000519) and Wikidata (Q3185047). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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