Big fan of election and demographic numbers since 2006
 

1940 United States Congressional Elections – Pennsylvania

United States Senate – DEM Hold

Joseph F. Guffey (D-inc) – 2,069,98051.79%

Jay Cooke (R) – 1,893,10447.36%

David H. H. Felix (S) – 15,4490.39%

H. B. Mansell (Proh.) – 11,1130.28%

Carl Reeve (Comm.) – 4,7610.12%

Frank Knotek (Independent Government) – 2,5030.06%

Scattering – 1100.00%

Total Votes – 3,997,020100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Leon Sacks (D-inc) – 64,59961.65%

Emanuel W. Beloff (R) – 39,77037.95%

Frank Mozer (Comm.) – 2280.22%

George Silver (S) – 1940.19%

Total Votes – 104,791100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

James P. McGranery (D-inc) – 62,84460.93%

Augustus Trask Ashton (R) – 39,48938.29%

Ella Bloor Omholt (Comm.) – 4020.39%

Hyman Siegel (S) – 1870.18%

B. A. Jackson (No Wage Tax) – 1460.14%

L. McCabe Johnson (Proh.) – 700.07%

Total Votes – 103,138100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Michael J. Bradley (D-inc) – 77,43663.14%

Frank J. Kownacki (R) – 44,75736.50%

Joseph Backer (S) – 2410.20%

Thomas Nabried (Comm.) – 2020.16%

Total Votes – 122,636100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

John Edward Sheridan (D-inc) – 74,45863.04%

Benjamin M. Golder (R) – 42,57836.05%

Norris G. Wood (Comm.) – 3960.34%

William E. Martin (S) – 3470.29%

Harry L. Neal (State Rights) – 2700.23%

John Cunningham (The American Way) – 650.06%

Scattering – 30.00%

Total Votes – 118,117100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Gain

Francis R. Smith (D) – 76,72455.80%

Fred C. Gartner (R-inc) – 60,10943.72%

Bernard Samoff (S) – 3830.28%

Harry Casey (Comm.) – 1770.13%

Oscar W. Wall (Proh.) – 1050.08%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 137,499100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Francis J. Myers (D-inc) – 82,55061.11%

Frank F. Truscott (R) – 51,31337.98%

Harold B. Hatfield (No Wage Tax) – 7180.53%

Joseph Dougher (Comm.) – 3150.23%

Edward Gallob (S) – 1950.14%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 135,092100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

Hugh D. Scott, Jr. (R) – 79,41650.94%

Gilbert Cassidy (D) – 76,05448.79%

William O’Reilly (S) – 4110.26%

Scattering – 50.00%

Total Votes – 155,886100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

James Wolfenden (R-inc) – 79,60157.59%

E. Adele Scott Saul (D) – 58,38942.24%

Charles Palmer (Proh.) – 2290.17%

Total Votes – 138,219100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Charles L. Gerlach (R-inc) – 55,91952.39%

Henry V. Scheirer (D) – 50,63247.44%

Byron Mayberry (Proh.) – 1730.16%

Scattering – 60.01%

Total Votes – 106,730100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

J. Roland Kinzer (R-inc) – 72,84357.69%

George M. May (D) – 53,33342.24%

John Granville Eddy (Comm.) – 980.08%

Total Votes – 126,274100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

Patrick J. Boland (D-inc) – 65,36852.63%

Joseph F. Gunster (R) – 58,83147.37%

Total Votes – 124,199100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

J. Harold Flannery (D-inc) – 101,85457.82%

J. Henry Pool (R) – 74,30542.18%

Total Votes – 176,159100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

Ivor D. Fenton (R-inc) – 70,64750.46%

James H. Gildea (D) – 68,50148.93%

Robert J. Lesser (I) – 8450.60%

Total Votes – 139,993100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Guy L. Moser (D-inc) – 48,14056.02%

John C. Evans (R) – 31,83937.05%

Raymond S. Hofses (S) – 4,9805.79%

Harry A. Obold (I) – 6990.81%

William N. Stottlemyer (Proh.) – 1830.21%

Ben Rubin (Comm.) – 980.11%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 85,941100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold

Albert G. Rutherford (R-inc) – 54,98160.36%

F. R. Clark (D) – 35,69639.19%

Fred P. Millington (Proh.) – 4080.45%

Total Votes – 91,085100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold

Robert F. Rich (R-inc) – 61,16760.47%

Hugh Gilmore (D) – 39,98839.53%

Scattering – 40.00%

Total Votes – 101,159100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Hold

J. William Ditter (R-inc) – 75,00662.18%

Victor Eppstein (D) – 45,61637.81%

Scattering – 80.01%

Total Votes – 120,630100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

Richard M. Simpson (R-inc) – 46,59557.58%

John M. Keichline (D) – 34,32842.42%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 80,925100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold

John C. Kunkel (R-inc) – 74,42054.43%

John A. Smith (D) – 62,29845.56%

Scattering – 80.01%

Total Votes – 136,726100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold

Benjamin Jarrett (R-inc) – 64,18858.25%

John R. Boland, Jr. (D) – 44,91440.76%

Robert G. Burnham (Proh.) – 1,0960.99%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 110,200100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

Francis E. Walter (D-inc) – 52,53056.17%

T. Fred Woodley (R) – 40,86343.69%

Walter M. Trumbull (Comm.) – 1250.13%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 93,520100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – DEM Gain

Harry L. Haines (D) – 60,84854.83%

Chester H. Gross (R-inc) – 49,53244.63%

Raymond N. Fehl (R) – 6000.54%

Scattering – 50.00%

Total Votes – 110,985100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – GOP Hold

James E. Van Zandt (R-inc) – 57,02756.30%

William M. Aukerman (D) – 44,26343.70%

Scattering – 60.01%

Total Votes – 101,296100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold

J. Buell Snyder (D-inc) – 54,63156.63%

J. Clarke Glassburn (R) – 41,64143.16%

Minnie B. Shaulis (Proh.) – 2020.21%

Total Votes – 96,474100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Hold

Charles I. Faddis (D-inc) – 58,44261.00%

Lucius McK. Crumrine (R) – 37,35738.99%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 95,801100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 26 – GOP Hold

Louis E. Graham (R-inc) – 64,66950.94%

Peter P. Reising (D) – 62,27349.06%

Total Votes – 126,942100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 27 – GOP Hold

Harve Tibbott (R-inc) – 75,24351.62%

Joseph Anthony Gray (D) – 69,73647.85%

James O. Archer (Proh.) – 7720.53%

Total Votes – 145,751100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 28 -DEM Hold

Augustine B. Kelley (D) – 58,77255.45%

James M. Underwood (R) – 44,52842.01%

A. F. Daughenbaugh (Progressive Labor) – 2,1752.05%

S. W. Bierer (Proh.) – 5230.49%

Total Votes – 105,998100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 29 – GOP Hold

Robert L. Rodgers (R-inc) – 50,14769.22%

James F. Lavery (D) – 21,92430.26%

Ira M. Ramsey (Proh.) – 3700.51%

Total Votes – 72,441100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 30 – DEM Gain

Thomas E. Scanlon (D) – 62,45050.14%

Robert J. Corbett (R-inc) – 62,09749.86%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 124,549100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 31 – DEM Gain

Samuel A. Weiss (D) – 76,81955.72%

John McDowell (R-inc) – 59,96043.50%

M. J. Dibble (Proh.) – 3760.27%

George Bush (Progressive Labor) – 3590.26%

Ben Findley (Comm.) – 3350.24%

Scattering – 50.00%

Total Votes – 137,854100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 32 – DEM Hold

Herman P. Eberharter (D-inc) – 62,12168.62%

Samuel M. Jackson (R) – 28,19631.14%

H. Joseph Filner (Comm.) – 2160.24%

Total Votes – 90,533100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 33 – DEM Hold

Joseph A. McArdle (D-inc) – 70,82455.02%

James I. Marsh (R) – 57,73744.85%

Charles A. Brown (Proh.) – 1600.12%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 128,723100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 34 – DEM Hold

James A. Wright (D) – 75,00453.83%

Robert B. McKinley (R) – 64,33646.17%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 139,341100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives