1944 United States Senate elections
The United States Senate elections of 1944 coincided with the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to his fourth term as President. The Democrats retained their large majority, although they lost a net of one seat to the Republicans.
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35 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary
57 | 1 | 38 |
Democratic | P | Republican |
Colored shading indicates party with largest share of that row.
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Last elections (1942) | 57 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before these elections | 58 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not up | 36 | 24 | 1 | — | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Up | 22 | 13 | 0 | — | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 3 (1938→1944) | 21 | 11 | 0 | — | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special: Class 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special: Class 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent retired | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Held by same party | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent ran | 18 | 12 | — | — | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Won re-election | 13 | 8 | — | — | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost re-election | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lost renomination but held by same party |
3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost renomination and party lost |
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Result | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total elected | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net change | ![]() |
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Nationwide vote | 19,360,257[lower-alpha 1] | 18,557,087 | 73,089 | 1,211,148 | 39,201,581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share | 49.39% | 47.34% | 0.19% | 3.09% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 57 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives[1]
Incumbents defeated in re-election
Democrats defeated three Republican incumbents:
- Connecticut: John A. Danaher, who was replaced by Brien McMahon.
- North Dakota: Gerald P. Nye, who was replaced by John Moses.
- Pennsylvania: James J. Davis, who was replaced by Francis J. Myers.
Republicans defeated one Democratic incumbent:
- Iowa: Guy M. Gillette, who was replaced by Bourke B. Hickenlooper.
Incumbents who lost renomination
Democratic holds
- Arkansas: Hattie Wyatt Caraway lost to J. William Fulbright, who won the general election.
- Idaho: David Worth Clark lost to Glen H. Taylor, who won the general election.
- South Carolina: Ellison D. Smith lost to Olin D. Johnston, who won the general election.
Republican hold
- Oregon: Rufus C. Holman lost to Wayne Morse, who won the general election.
Republican gain from Democrat
- Missouri: Bennett Champ Clark failed to attain renomination and was replaced by Forrest C. Donnell.
Retirements
Republicans took two seats from retiring appointee Democrats:
- Indiana: Samuel D. Jackson was replaced by William E. Jenner to complete the remainder of the term ending January 3, 1945, and Homer E. Capehart to serve the next term.
- New Jersey: Arthur Walsh was replaced by Howard Alexander Smith. However, Walsh was appointed in place of the deceased Republican William Warren Barbour, meaning the seat's party effectively did not change from the last election.
Change in composition
Before the elections
At the beginning of 1944.
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
D38 Ariz. Ran |
D37 Ala. Ran |
D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
D39 Ark. Ran |
D40 Calif. Ran |
D41 Fla. Ran |
D42 Ga. Ran |
D43 Idaho Ran |
D44 Ill. Ran |
D45 Ind. (sp) Ind. (reg) Retired |
D46 Iowa Ran |
D47 Ky. Ran |
D48 La. Ran |
Majority → | D49 Md. Ran | ||||||||
D58 Wash. Retired |
D57 Utah Ran |
D56 S.C. Ran |
D55 Okla. Ran |
D54 N.C. Retired |
D53 N.Y. Ran |
D52 N.J. (sp) Ran |
D51 Nev. Ran |
D50 Mo. Ran | |
P1 | R37 Wisc. Ran |
R36 Vt. Ran |
R35 S.D. Ran |
R34 Pa. Ran |
R33 Ore. (sp) Ran |
R32 Ore. (reg) Ran |
R31 Ohio Ran |
R30 N.D. Ran |
R29 N.H. Ran |
R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 Colo. Ran |
R26 Conn. Ran |
R27 Kan. Ran |
R28 Mass. (sp) Retired |
R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
Election results
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
D38 Ariz. Re-elected |
D37 Ala. Re-elected |
D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
D39 Ark. Hold |
D40 Calif. Re-elected |
D41 Fla. Re-elected |
D42 Ga. Re-elected |
D43 Idaho Hold |
D44 Ill. Re-elected |
D45 Ky. Re-elected |
D46 La. Re-elected |
D47 Md. Re-elected |
D48 Nev. Re-elected |
Majority → | D49 N.Y. Re-elected | ||||||||
P1 | D57 Pa. Gain |
D56 N.D. Gain |
D55 Conn. Gain |
D54 Wash. Hold |
D53 Utah Re-elected |
D52 S.C. Hold |
D51 Okla. Re-elected |
D50 N.C. Hold | |
R38 N.J. (sp) Gain |
R37 Mo. Gain |
R36 Iowa Gain |
R35 Ind. (sp) Ind. (reg) Gain |
R34 Wisc. Re-elected |
R33 Vt. Re-elected |
R32 S.D. Re-elected |
R31 Ore. (sp) Elected[lower-alpha 2] |
R30 Ore. (reg) Hold |
R29 Ohio Re-elected |
R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 Colo. Re-elected |
R26 Kan. Re-elected |
R27 Mass. (sp) Hold |
R28 N.H. Re-elected |
R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
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Race summaries
Special elections during the 78th Congress
In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1944 or before January 3, 1945; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Indiana Class 3 |
Samuel D. Jackson | Democratic | 1944 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 7, 1944. Republican gain. Winner did not run for the next term, see below. |
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Massachusetts Class 2 |
Sinclair Weeks | Republican | 1944 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 7, 1944. Republican hold. |
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New Jersey Class 1 |
Arthur Walsh | Democratic | 1943 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 7, 1944. Republican gain. |
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Oregon Class 2 |
Guy Cordon | Republican | 1944 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 7, 1944. |
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Races leading to the 79th Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1945; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Alabama | J. Lister Hill | Democratic | 1938 (Appointed) 1938 (Special) 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona | Carl Hayden | Democratic | 1926 1932 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas | Hattie Wyatt Caraway | Democratic | 1931 (Appointed) 1932 (Special) 1932 1938 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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California | Sheridan Downey | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado | Eugene Millikin | Republican | 1941 (Appointed) 1942 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut | John A. Danaher | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Florida | Claude Pepper | Democratic | 1936 (Special) 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia | Walter F. George | Democratic | 1922 (Special) 1926 1932 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho | David Worth Clark | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois | Scott W. Lucas | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana | Samuel D. Jackson | Democratic | 1944 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. Winner did not run to finish the term, see above. |
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Iowa | Guy Gillette | Democratic | 1936 (Special) 1938 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Kansas | Clyde M. Reed | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky | Alben W. Barkley | Democratic | 1926 1932 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana | John H. Overton | Democratic | 1932 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland | Millard Tydings | Democratic | 1926 1932 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri | Bennett Champ Clark | Democratic | 1932 1933 (Appointed) 1938 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Nevada | Pat McCarran | Democratic | 1932 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire | Charles W. Tobey | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York | Robert F. Wagner | Democratic | 1926 1932 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina | Robert Rice Reynolds | Democratic | 1932 1932 (Special) 1938 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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North Dakota | Gerald Nye | Republican | 1925 (Appointed) 1926 (Special) 1932 1938 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Ohio | Robert A. Taft | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oklahoma | Elmer Thomas | Democratic | 1926 1932 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon | Rufus C. Holman | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania | James J. Davis | Republican | 1930 (Special) 1932 1938 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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South Carolina | Ellison D. Smith | Democratic | 1909 1914 1920 1926 1932 1938 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Incumbent died November 17, 1944. Different senator appointed just to finish the term. |
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South Dakota | John Chandler Gurney | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Utah | Elbert D. Thomas | Democratic | 1932 1938 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont | George Aiken | Republican | 1940 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington | Homer Bone | Democratic | 1932 1938 |
Incumbent retired to become Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Incumbent resigned November 13, 1944 and winner was appointed December 14, 1944 to the finish term. |
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Wisconsin | Alexander Wiley | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. Lister Hill (Incumbent) | 202,604 | 81.78% | |
Republican | John A. Posey | 41,983 | 16.95% | |
Prohibition | Parrish | 3,162 | 1.28% | |
Majority | 160,621 | 64.83% | ||
Turnout | 247,749 | |||
Democratic hold |
Arizona
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Three-term Democrat Carl T. Hayden was easily re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carl T. Hayden | 90,335 | 69.37% | |
Republican | Fred Wildon Fickett Jr. | 39,891 | 30.63% | |
Majority | 50,444 | 38.74% | ||
Turnout | 130,226 | |||
Democratic hold |
Hayden would be re-elected three more times before retiring in 1962.
Arkansas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. William Fulbright | 182,499 | 85.10% | |
Republican | Victor M. Wade | 31,942 | 14.90% | |
Majority | 150,575 | 70.20% | ||
Turnout | 214,441 | |||
Democratic hold |
California
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheridan Downey (Incumbent) | 1,728,155 | 52.29% | |
Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 1,576,553 | 47.00% | |
None | Scattering | 526 | 0.02% | |
Majority | 151,602 | 5.29% | ||
Turnout | 3,305,234 | |||
Democratic hold |
Colorado
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eugene Millikin (Incumbent) | 277,410 | 56.06% | |
Democratic | Barney L. Whatley | 214,335 | 43.31% | |
Socialist | Carle Whitehead | 3,143 | 0.64% | |
Majority | 63,075 | 12.75% | ||
Turnout | 494,888 | |||
Republican hold |
Connecticut
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brien McMahon | 430,716 | 51.99% | |
Republican | John A. Danaher (Incumbent) | 391,748 | 47.28% | |
Socialist | Spender Anderson | 6,033 | 0.73% | |
Majority | 38,968 | 4.71% | ||
Turnout | 828,497 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Florida
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Claude Pepper (Incumbent) | 335,685 | 71.28% | |
Republican | Miles H. Draper | 135,258 | 28.72% | |
Majority | 200,427 | 42.56% | ||
Turnout | 470,943 | |||
Democratic hold |
Georgia
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Walter F. George (Incumbent) | 272,569 | 100.00% | |
None | Scattering | 4 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 272,565 | 100.00% | ||
Turnout | 272,573 | |||
Democratic hold |
Idaho
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Glen H. Taylor | 107,096 | 51.13% | |
Republican | C. A. Bottolfsen | 102,373 | 48.87% | |
Majority | 4,723 | 2.26% | ||
Turnout | 209,469 | |||
Democratic hold |
Illinois

Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Scott W. Lucas (Incumbent) | 2,059,023 | 52.61% | |
Republican | Richard J. Lyons | 1,841,793 | 47.06% | |
Socialist Labor | Frank Schnur | 7,312 | 0.19% | |
Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 5,798 | 0.15% | |
Majority | 217,230 | 5.55% | ||
Turnout | 3,913,926 | |||
Democratic hold |
Indiana
There were 2 elections in Indiana, due to the January 25, 1944 death of Democrat Frederick Van Nuys.
Democrat Samuel D. Jackson was appointed to continue the term, pending a special election. Republican William E. Jenner won the special election to finish the term, and Republican Homer E. Capehart won the general election to the next term.
Indiana (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William E. Jenner | 857,250 | 52.11% | |
Democratic | Cornelius O’Brien | 775,417 | 47.14% | |
Prohibition | Carl W. Thompson | 12,349 | 0.75% | |
Majority | 81,833 | 4.97% | ||
Turnout | 1,645,016 | |||
Republican hold |
Indiana (Regular)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Homer E. Capehart | 829,489 | 50.23% | |
Democratic | Henry F. Schricker | 807,766 | 48.91% | |
Prohibition | George W. Holston | 12,213 | 0.74% | |
Socialist | Marid B. Tomish | 1,917 | 0.12% | |
Majority | 21,723 | 1.32% | ||
Turnout | 1,651,385 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Iowa
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper | 523,963 | 51.28% | |
Democratic | Guy Gillette (Incumbent) | 494,229 | 48.37% | |
Prohibition | W. S. Bowden | 2,751 | 0.27% | |
Socialist | C. W. Drescher | 744 | 0.07% | |
Majority | 29,734 | 2.91% | ||
Turnout | 1,021,687 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Kansas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clyde M. Reed (Incumbent) | 387,090 | 57.84% | |
Democratic | Thurman Hill | 272,053 | 40.65% | |
Prohibition | L. B. Dubbs | 7,674 | 1.15% | |
Socialist | Arthur Goodwin Billings | 2,374 | 0.35% | |
Majority | 115,037 | 17.19% | ||
Turnout | 669,191 | |||
Republican hold |
Kentucky
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alben W. Barkley (Incumbent) | 464,053 | 54.81% | |
Republican | James Park | 380,425 | 44.93% | |
Prohibition | Robert H. Garrison | 1,808 | 0.21% | |
Socialist Labor | Yona M. Marret | 340 | 0.04% | |
None | Scattering | 1.15% | 0.00% | |
Majority | 83,628 | 9.88% | ||
Turnout | 846,627 | |||
Democratic hold |
Louisiana

Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John H. Overton (Incumbent) | 287,365 | 99.99% | |
Independent | Maurice E. Clark | 26 | 0.01% | |
Majority | 287,339 | 99.98% | ||
Turnout | 287,391 | |||
Democratic hold |
Maryland

Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Millard Tydings (Incumbent) | 344,725 | 61.73% | |
Republican | Blanchard Randall Jr. | 213,705 | 38.27% | |
Majority | 131,020 | 23.44% | ||
Turnout | 558,430 | |||
Democratic hold |
Massachusetts (Special)

Republican Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. resigned February 3, 1944 to return to active duty in the U.S. Army during World War II. Republican Sinclair Weeks was appointed February 8, 1944 to continue the term until an election was held. A special election was held on November 7, 1944 with Republican Massachusetts Governor Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers. He didn't take office until January 4, 1945, when his term as Governor ended.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Leverett Saltonstall | 1,228,754 | 64.29% | +11.85% | |
Democratic | John H. Corcoran | 667,086 | 34.90% | -11.71% | |
Socialist Labor | Bernard G. Kelly | 12,296 | 0.64% | +0.29% | |
Prohibition | E. Tallmadge Root | 3,269 | 0.17% | -0.09% | |
None | Scattering | 17 | 0.00% | ||
Majority | 561,668 | 29.38% | |||
Turnout | 1,911,422 | ||||
Republican hold | |||||
Missouri
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Forrest C. Donnell | 778,778 | 49.95% | |
Democratic | Roy McKittrick | 776,790 | 49.82% | |
Socialist | D. B. Preisler | 3,320 | 0.21% | |
Socialist Labor | William Wesley Cox | 215 | 0.01% | |
Majority | 1,988 | 0.13% | ||
Turnout | 1,559,103 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Nevada
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pat McCarran (Incumbent) | 30,595 | 58.38% | |
Republican | George W. Malone | 21,816 | 41.62% | |
Majority | 8,779 | 16.76% | ||
Turnout | 52,411 | |||
Democratic hold |
New Hampshire
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles W. Tobey (Incumbent) | 110,549 | 50.93% | |
Democratic | Joseph J. Betley | 106,508 | 49.07% | |
Majority | 4,041 | 1.86% | ||
Turnout | 217,057 | |||
Republican hold |
New Jersey (Special)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Alexander Smith | 940,051 | 50.44% | |
Democratic | Elmer H. Wene | 910,096 | 48.84% | |
Prohibition | George W. Ridout | 9,873 | 0.53% | |
Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,997 | 0.11% | |
Socialist | Morris Riger | 1,593 | 0.09% | |
Majority | 29,955 | 1.60% | ||
Turnout | 1,863,610 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
New York

The Socialist Labor state convention met on April 2 at the Cornish Arms Hotel, the corner of Eighth Avenue and Twenty-eighth Street, in New York City. They nominated Eric Hass for the U.S. Senate.[3] At that time, the party used the name "Industrial Government Party" on the ballot, but was also referred to as the "Industrial Labor Party".
The Liberal Party was organized by a state convention with about 1,100 delegates who met on May 19 and 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. They endorsed the incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert F. Wagner for re-election.[4] The party filed a petition to nominate candidates which was allowed by Secretary of State Curran on August 25.[5]
The Republican State Committee met on August 8 at Albany, New York. They nominated Secretary of State Thomas J. Curran for the U.S. Senate.[6]
The Democratic State Committee met on August 8 at the National Democratic Club at 233, Madison Avenue in New York City. They re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Robert F. Wagner.[7]
The American Labor state convention met on August 10. They endorsed the Democratic nominee Wagner.[8]
The Democratic/American Labor/Liberal ticket was elected and incumbent Wagner was re-elected.
Democratic | Robert F. Wagner | 2,485,735 |
Republican | Thomas J. Curran | 2,899,497 |
American Labor | Robert F. Wagner | 483,785 |
Liberal | Robert F. Wagner | 325,056 |
Industrial Government | Eric Hass | 15,244 |
North Carolina
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Clyde R. Hoey | 533,813 | 70.25% | |
Republican | A. I. Ferree | 226,037 | 29.75% | |
Majority | 307,776 | 40.50% | ||
Turnout | 759,850 | |||
Democratic hold |
North Dakota
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Moses | 95,102 | 45.20% | |
Republican | Gerald Nye (Incumbent) | 69,530 | 33.04% | |
Independent | Lynn U. Stumbaugh | 44,596 | 21.19% | |
Independent | Bernard J. O’Laughlin | 705 | 0.34% | |
Prohibition | L. D. Harris | 489 | 0.23% | |
Majority | 25,572 | 12.16% | ||
Turnout | 210,422 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Ohio
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert A. Taft (Incumbent) | 1,500,609 | 50.30% | |
Democratic | William G. Pickrel | 1,482,610 | 49.70% | |
Majority | 17,999 | 0.60% | ||
Turnout | 2,983,219 | |||
Republican hold |
Oklahoma
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Elmer Thomas (Incumbent) | 390,851 | 55.65% | |
Republican | William J. Otjen | 309,222 | 44.02% | |
Independent | Paul V. Beck | 1,128 | 0.16% | |
Independent | T. B. Williams | 674 | 0.10% | |
Independent | Paul R. Nagle | 519 | 0.07% | |
Majority | 81,629 | 11.63% | ||
Turnout | 702,394 | |||
Democratic hold |
Oregon
Oregon (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Guy Cordon | 260,631 | 57.54% | |
Democratic | Willis Mahoney | 192,305 | 42.46% | |
Majority | 68,326 | 15.08% | ||
Turnout | 452,936 | |||
Republican hold |
Oregon (Regular)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Wayne Morse (Incumbent) | 269,095 | 60.71% | |
Democratic | Edgar W. Smith | 174,140 | 39.29% | |
Majority | 94,955 | 21.42% | ||
Turnout | 443,235 | |||
Republican hold |
Pennsylvania
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Francis J. Myers | 1,864,622 | 49.99% | |
Republican | James J. Davis (Incumbent) | 1,840,938 | 49.35% | |
Socialist | J. Henry Stump | 14,129 | 0.38% | |
Prohibition | Charles Palmer | 8,599 | 0.23% | |
Socialist Labor | Frank Knotek | 1,989 | 0.05% | |
Majority | 23,684 | 0.64% | ||
Turnout | 3,730,277 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
South Carolina

Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Olin D. Johnston | 94,556 | 92.94% | ||
Republican | James B. Gaston | 3,807 | 3.74% | ||
Progressive Democratic | Osceola E. McKaine | 3,214 | 3.16% | 3.16% | |
Prohibition | B. L. Hendrix | 141 | 0.14% | ||
No party | Write-Ins | 18 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Majority | 90,749 | 89.20% | |||
Turnout | 101,736 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
South Dakota
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Chandler Gurney | 145,248 | 63.86% | |
Democratic | George M. Bradshaw | 82,199 | 36.14% | |
Majority | 63,049 | 27.72% | ||
Turnout | 227,447 | |||
Republican hold |
Utah
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Elbert D. Thomas (Incumbent) | 148,748 | 59.91% | |
Republican | Adam S. Bennion | 99,532 | 40.09% | |
Majority | 49,216 | 19.82% | ||
Turnout | 248,280 | |||
Democratic hold |
Vermont

Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George Aiken (Incumbent) | 81,094 | 65.80% | |
Democratic | Harry W. Witters | 42,136 | 34.19% | |
None | Scattering | 18 | 0.01% | |
Majority | 38,958 | 31.61% | ||
Turnout | 123,248 | |||
Republican hold |
Washington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Warren Magnuson | 452,013 | 55.13% | |
Republican | Harry P. Cain | 364,356 | 44.44% | |
Socialist | Ray C. Roberts | 1,912 | 0.23% | |
Prohibition | Josephine B. Sulston | 1,598 | 0.19% | |
Majority | 87,657 | 10.69% | ||
Turnout | 819,879 | |||
Democratic hold |
Wisconsin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alexander Wiley (Incumbent) | 634,513 | 50.50% | |
Democratic | Howard J. McMurray | 537,144 | 42.75% | |
Progressive | Harry Sauthoff | 73,089 | 5.82% | |
Socialist | Walter H. Uphoff | 9,964 | 0.79% | |
Socialist Labor | Adolf Wiggert | 1,664 | 0.13% | |
None | Scattering | 106 | 0.01% | |
Majority | 97,369 | 7.75% | ||
Turnout | 1,256,480 | |||
Republican hold |
See also
Notes
- National vote totals for the Democratic Party do not include a combined 808,841 votes for the American Labor Party and the Liberal Party of New York, which endorsed and voted for the Democratic candidate, Robert F. Wagner.
- Appointee elected
References
- Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 1, 1945). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 16–17, 25–26, 36, 54.
- "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- "2 CANDIDATES NAMED BY SOCIALIST LABOR". The New York Times. April 3, 1944.
- "NEW PARTY FIXES 400,000-VOTE GOAL FOR ROOSEVELT". The New York Times. May 21, 1944.
- "LIBERAL PARTY WINS; Curran Overrules Objections by O'Connor to Petitions". The New York Times. August 26, 1944.
- "CURRAN IS NAMED". The New York Times. August 9, 1944.
- "DEMOCRATS NAME WAGNER AND DYE". The New York Times. August 9, 1944.
- "ROOSEVELT NAMED AT ALP CONVENTION; Wagner, Also Renominated". The New York Times. August 11, 1944.
- "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.