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1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican George W. Pepper, who was appointed following the death of Boies Penrose, was defeated for re-nomination by William Scott Vare.[1] Vare won the election, defeating Democratic opponent William Bauchop Wilson. He was not permitted to assume office, however, until an investigation was conducted into possible election fraud and corruption. Vare was ultimately unseated in December 1929 by the Senate, following charges of corruption.[2]

1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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NomineeWilliam Scott VareWilliam Bauchop Wilson
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote822,187648,680
Percentage54.64%43.11%
County results
Vare:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Wilson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

George W. Pepper
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William Scott Vare[a]
Republican

Despite Wilson's loss, this is the last time that the following counties have voted Democratic: Bradford, Cameron, Huntingdon, Lebanon, McKean, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, and Wyoming.

Republican primary

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Results

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1926 Republican U.S. Senate primary[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanWilliam Scott Vare 596,928 41.12%
RepublicanGeorge W. Pepper (incumbent)515,50235.51%
RepublicanGifford Pinchot339,12723.36%
Write-in200.00%
Total votes1,451,577 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Results

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1926 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilliam Bauchop Wilson 153,750 98.03%
RepublicanGifford Pinchot (write-in)1,3820.88%
RepublicanWilliam Scott Vare (write-in)7810.50%
RepublicanGeorge W. Pepper (write-in)3290.21%
Write-in5920.38%
Total votes156,834 100.00%

Prohibition primary

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Results

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1926 Prohibition U.S. Senate primary[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ProhibitionElisha Kent Kane 2,908 55.36%
ProhibitionGifford Pinchot2,03638.76%
Write-in3095.88%
Total votes5,253 100.00%

Socialist primary

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Candidates

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  • Cora M. Bixler

Results

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1926 Socialist U.S. Senate primary[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
SocialistCora Bixler 1,761 86.03%
Write-in28613.97%
Total votes2,047 100.00%

Labor primary

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Results

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1926 Labor U.S. Senate primary[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labor Gifford Pinchot 521 50.68%
LaborWilliam Scott Vare34833.85%
LaborGeorge W. Pepper (incumbent)12011.67%
Write-in393.79%
Total votes1,028 100.00%

General election

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Results

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General election results[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanWilliam Scott Vare 822,187 54.64% 2.96
DemocraticWilliam B. Wilson648,68043.11% 10.19
ProhibitionElisha K. Kane19,5231.30% 1.10
SocialistGeorge W. Snyder9,8690.66% 2.03
WorkersA. J. Carey3,0940.21%N/A
Commonwealth LandRobert Colvin Macauley, Jr.1,0530.07%N/A
Write-in2900.02%N/A
Total votes1,504,696 100.00%

Notes

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  1. ^ Not seated

References

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  1. ^ a b c "PEPPER, George Wharton, (1867 - 1961)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "VARE, William Scott, (1867 - 1934)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Pennsylvania Manual". 1927. p. 441. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
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