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1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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Field	Value
election_name	1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
country	Pennsylvania
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania
previous_year	1922 (special)
next_election	1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania
next_year	1930 (special)
election_date	November 2, 1926
image1	file:VARE, WILLIAM S. HONORABLE LCCN2016858323 (cropped).jpg
nominee1	William Scott Vare
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	822,187
percentage1	54.64%
image2	File:Wilson-William-Bauchop (3x4 cropped).jpg
nominee2	William Bauchop Wilson
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	648,680
percentage2	43.11%
map_image	1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg
map_size	260px
map_caption	County results
Vare:
Wilson:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	George W. Pepper
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	William Scott Vare
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Vare:
Wilson:
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. 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.

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

Candidates

George W. Pepper, incumbent U.S. Senator
Gifford Pinchot, Governor of Pennsylvania and former Chief of the United States Forest Service
William Scott Vare, U.S. Representative from Philadelphia

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

William Bauchop Wilson, former U.S. Secretary of Labor

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Elisha Kent Kane
Gifford Pinchot, Governor of Pennsylvania and former Chief of the United States Forest Service

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

Cora M. Bixler

Results

Labor primary

Candidates

George W. Pepper, incumbent U.S. Senator
Gifford Pinchot, Governor of Pennsylvania and former Chief of the United States Forest Service
William Scott Vare, U.S. Representative from Philadelphia

Results

General election

Results

Notes

References

"PEPPER, George Wharton, (1867 - 1961)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
"VARE, William Scott, (1867 - 1934)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
(1927). "Pennsylvania Manual".
"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926". Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House.

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