1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey sought re-election to another term, but was defeated by Republican nominee Edward Martin. This was the last time that the Republican candidate won Philadelphia in an election for the Class 1 Senate seat.

1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1940 November 5, 1946 1952 →

Nominee Edward Martin Joseph F. Guffey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,853,458 1,245,338 Percentage 59.26% 39.81%

County results Cooke:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Guffey:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Joseph F. Guffey Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Edward Martin Republican

General election

Candidates

• Joseph F. Guffey, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
• Frank Knotek (Socialist Labor)
• Dale H. Learn, East Stroudsburg real estate agent (Prohibition)
• Edward Martin, Governor of Pennsylvania (Republican)

Results

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward Martin	1,853,458	59.26%	11.90
	Democratic	Joseph F. Guffey (inc.)	1,245,338	39.81%	11.98
	Prohibition	Dale H. Learn	17,451	0.56%	0.28
	Socialist Labor	Frank Knotek	11,613	0.37%	0.31
Totals			3,127,860	100.00%