1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

The 1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on November 4, 1930. Joseph R. Grundy, incumbent Republican appointed to fill the vacancy created by the unseating of William Scott Vare, was defeated for re-nomination.^[1] The Republican nominee, James J. Davis, defeated Democratic nominee Sedgwick Kistler to win the election.

1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

← 1926 November 4, 1930 1932 →

Nominee James J. Davis Sedgwick Kistler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,462,186 523,338 Percentage 71.54% 25.61%

County results Davis:      30–40%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Kistler:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Joseph R. Grundy Republican Elected U.S. Senator James J. Davis Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• James J. Davis, incumbent United States Secretary of Labor
• Joseph R. Grundy, incumbent U.S. Senator^[1]

General election

Candidates

• S. W. Bierer (Prohibition)
• Emmett Patrick Cush (Communist)
• James J. Davis, incumbent United States Secretary of Labor (Republican)
• Sedgwick Kistler, member of the Democratic National Committee (Democratic)
• William J. Van Essen (Socialist)

Results

General election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James J. Davis	1,462,186	71.54%
	Democratic	Sedgwick Kistler	523,338	25.61%
	Socialist	William J. Van Essen	26,796	1.31%
	Prohibition	S. W. Bierer	24,498	1.20%
	Communist	Emmett Patrick Cush	6,960	0.34%
	N/A	Others	42	0.00%

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1930 and 1931