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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1932 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 08, 1932 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 08, 1932 - 11:00pm
Term Start March 04, 1933 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1939 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedChronicler August 11, 2020 12:21pm
Data SourcesPennsylvania Manual 1933
DescriptionDavis ran on two different party lines, receiving as a Republican 1,371,844 votes and as a Liberal 3,705 votes.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1926
NameWilliam Scott Vare Votes822,187 (54.64%)
Term03/04/1927 - 12/06/1929 Margin173,507 (+11.53%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Dec 11, 1929 PA US Senate Appointment Joseph R. Grundy
Nov 04, 1930 PA US Senate Special Election James John Davis
Apr 26, 1932 PA US Senate - R Primary James John Davis
Apr 26, 1932 PA US Senate - D Primary Lawrence H. Rupp
Apr 26, 1932 PA US Senate - PRB Primary Smedley D. Butler
Apr 26, 1932 PA US Senate - L Primary James John Davis
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Sen. James John Davis Party Leader Lawrence H. Rupp Edwin J. Fithian William J. Van Essen Harry M. Wicks Unidentified Scattering
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition Socialist Communist Independent
Votes1,375,549 (49.46%) 1,200,767 (43.18%) 106,597 (3.83%) 91,556 (3.29%) 6,426 (0.23%) 145 (0.01%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -174,782 (-6.28%) -1,268,952 (-45.63%) -1,283,993 (-46.17%) -1,369,123 (-49.23%) -1,375,404 (-49.46%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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