1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David A. Reed successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Democratic nominee William N. McNair.

1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1922 November 6, 1928 1934 →

Nominee David A. Reed William N. McNair Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,948,646 1,029,055 Percentage 64.38% 34.00%

County Results: Reed:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% McNair:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election David A. Reed Republican Elected U.S. Senator David A. Reed Republican

General election

Candidates

• Elisha K. Kane (Prohibition)
• Charles Kutz (Socialist Labor)
• William N. McNair, Pittsburgh attorney (Democratic)
• David A. Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
• William H. Thomas (Socialist Labor)
• William J. Van Essen (Socialist)
• W. J. White (Workers)

Results

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David A. Reed (inc.)	1,948,646	64.38%	8.77
	Democratic	William N. McNair	1,029,055	34.00%	3.87
	Socialist	William J. Van Essen	23,100	0.76%	1.53
	Prohibition	Elisha K. Kane	14,866	0.49%	2.42
	Socialist Labor	Charles Kutz	7,524	0.25%	N/A
	Workers	W. J. White	2,420	0.08%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	William H. Thomas	1,234	0.04%	N/A
	N/A	Other	19	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			3,026,864	100.00%

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.