1942_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Mexico
The 1942 United States Senate elections were held November 3, 1942, midway through Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term as president. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and two special elections were held to fill vacancies.
Quick Facts 34 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
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Although this election took place during World War II, the opposition Republican party made major gains, taking eight seats from the Democrats and one from an independent. The Democrats nonetheless retained a significant majority, though the smallest since Roosevelt was first elected in 1932.
The New York Times ascribed the results to "voters' dissatisfaction with the conduct of the war, both at home and abroad" but not evidence of a lack of enthusiasm for the war effort. It found that a candidate's stance as isolationist or interventionist before Pearl Harbor had little impact on his success at the polls.[3] The paper's editorial board welcomed a return to normal political alignments after the unbalanced majorities of the previous decade.[4] The election not only changed the numbers of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, but also accomplished an ideological shift, as several longtime enthusiastic supporters of the New Deal were replaced by Republicans of the most conservative sort.[5]
The Republicans gained enough seats to end the Democrats' supermajority control.[6] Democrats later gained a seat in New Jersey through an appointment, bringing their seat total up to 58.
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| Last elections (1940) | 66 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Before these elections | 65 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not up | 41 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Up | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class 2 (1936→1942) | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special: Class 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special: Class 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent retired | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Held by same party | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Replaced by other party | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent ran | 22 | 8 | — | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Won re-election[lower-alpha 1] | 13 | 8 | — | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lost re-election |  5 Democrats replaced by  5 Republicans1 Independent replaced by 1 Republican |
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| Lost renomination and party lost |
2 Democrats replaced by 2 Republicans |
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| Result | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointee ran for either, but not both, special and regular election |
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| Appointee's party won both elections |
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| Appointee's party lost both elections |
1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican |
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| Result | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total elected | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change | 8 |
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| Nationwide vote | 6,497,048 | 6,869,448 | — | 565,783 | 13,932,279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share | 46.63% | 49.31% | — | 4.06% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 57 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Retirements
One Republican retired instead of seeking election to finish the unexpired term and two Democrats retired instead of seeking election to a full term.
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| State | Senator | Replaced by |
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| Arkansas | Lloyd Spencer | John L. McClellan |
| Minnesota (special) | Joseph H. Ball | Arthur E. Nelson |
| West Virginia | Joseph Rosier | Chapman Revercomb |
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Defeats
Eight Democrats and one Independent sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election. One Democrat sought election to finish the unexpired term but lost in the primary election and one Democrat sought election to finish the unexpired term but lost in the general election.
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Post election changes
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Before the elections
At the beginning of 1942.
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| D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
| D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 | D40 | D41 | D42 Ala. Ran |
D43 Ark. Retired |
D44 Colo. (reg) Ran |
D45 Del. Ran |
D46 Ga. Ran |
D47 Iowa Ran |
D48 Ky. Ran |
| Majority → | D49 La. Ran | ||||||||
| D58 R.I. Ran |
D57 Okla. Ran |
D56 N.C. Ran |
D55 N.M. Ran |
D54 N.J. Ran |
D53 Nev. (sp) Ran |
D52 Mont. Ran |
D51 Miss. Ran |
D50 Mich. Ran | |
| D59 S.C. Ran |
D60 S.D. Ran |
D61 Tenn. Ran |
D62 Texas Ran |
D63 Va. Ran |
D64 W.Va. (sp) Ran W.Va. (reg) Retired |
D65 Wyo. Ran |
P1 | I1 Neb. Ran |
R29 Ore. Ran |
| R19 | R20 | R21 Colo. (sp) Ran |
R22 Idaho Ran |
R23 Ill. Ran |
R24 Kan. Ran |
R25 Maine Ran |
R26 Mass. Ran |
R27 Minn. (sp) Retired Minn. (reg) Ran |
R28 N.H. Ran |
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Election results
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| D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 | D40 | D41 | D42 Ala. Re-elected |
D43 Ark. Hold |
D44 Colo. (reg) Re-elected |
D45 Ga. Re-elected |
D46 Ky. Re-elected |
D47 La. Re-elected |
D48 Miss. Hold |
| Majority → | D49 Mont. Re-elected | ||||||||
| P1 | D57 Va. Re-elected |
D56 Tenn. Re-elected |
D55 Texas Re-elected |
D54 S.C. Re-elected |
D53 R.I. Re-elected |
D52 N.C. Re-elected |
D51 N.M. Re-elected |
D50 Nev. (sp) Hold | |
| R38 Wyo. Gain |
R37 W.Va. (sp) Gain[lower-alpha 2] W.Va. (reg) Gain |
R36 S.D. Gain |
R35 Okla. Gain |
R34 N.J. Gain |
R33 Neb. Gain |
R32 Mich. Gain |
R31 Iowa Gain |
R30 Del. Gain |
R29 Ore. Re-elected |
| R19 | R20 | R21 Colo. (sp) Elected[lower-alpha 3] |
R22 Idaho Re-elected |
R23 Ill. Re-elected |
R24 Kan. Re-elected |
R25 Maine Re-elected |
R26 Mass. Re-elected |
R27 Minn. (sp) Hold Minn. (reg) Elected[lower-alpha 3] |
R28 N.H. Re-elected |
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| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | ||
Special elections during the 77th Congress
In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1942 or before January 3, 1943; ordered by election date.
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Eugene Millikin | Republican | 1941 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 3, 1942. |
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| Minnesota Class 2 |
Joseph H. Ball | Republican | 1940 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 3, 1942. Republican hold. Winner did not run for the next term, see below. |
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| Nevada Class 1 |
Berkeley L. Bunker | Democratic | 1940 (Appointed) | Appointee lost nomination to finish term. New senator elected November 3, 1942 and qualified December 7, 1942.[7] Democratic hold. |
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| West Virginia Class 2 |
Joseph Rosier | Democratic | 1941 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election to finish term. New senator elected November 3, 1942 and qualified November 17, 1942.[8] Neither candidate ran in the contemporaneous election for the next term, see below. Republican gain. |
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Races leading to the 78th Congress
In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1943; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
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| Alabama | John H. Bankhead II | Democratic | 1930 1936 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas | Lloyd Spencer | Democratic | 1941 (Appointed) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Colorado | Edwin C. Johnson | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Delaware | James H. Hughes | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Georgia | Richard Russell Jr. | Democratic | 1932 (special) 1936 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Idaho | John Thomas | Republican | 1939 (Appointed) 1940 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois | C. Wayland Brooks | Republican | 1940 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa | Clyde L. Herring | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Kansas | Arthur Capper | Republican | 1918 1924 1930 1936 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky | Happy Chandler | Democratic | 1939 (Appointed) 1940 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana | Allen J. Ellender | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine | Wallace H. White | Republican | 1930 1936 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan | Prentiss M. Brown | Democratic | 1936 1936 (Appointed) |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Minnesota | Joseph H. Ball | Republican | 1940 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected. Winner did not run to finish the term, see above. |
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| Mississippi | Wall Doxey | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Montana | James E. Murray | Democratic | 1934 (special) 1936 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nebraska | George W. Norris | Independent | 1913[lower-alpha 4] 1918 1924 1930 1936 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| New Hampshire | Styles Bridges | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey | William H. Smathers | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| New Mexico | Carl Hatch | Democratic | 1933 (Appointed) 1934 (special) 1936 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina | Josiah Bailey | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oklahoma | Joshua B. Lee | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Oregon | Charles L. McNary | Republican | 1917 (Appointed) 1918 (Not elected) 1918 (Appointed) 1918 1924 1930 1936 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Rhode Island | Theodore F. Green | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina | Burnet R. Maybank | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Dakota | William J. Bulow | Democratic | 1930 1936 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee | Tom Stewart | Democratic | 1938 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas | W. Lee O'Daniel | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia | Carter Glass | Democratic | 1920 (Appointed) 1920 (special) 1924 1930 1936 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| West Virginia | Joseph Rosier | Democratic | 1941 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. Winner did not run to finish the term, see above. |
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| Wyoming | Harry Schwartz | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Eleven races had a margin of victory under 10%:
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| State | Party of winner | Margin |
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| Montana | Democratic | 0.7% |
| Colorado | Democratic | 1.0% |
| Michigan | Republican (flip) | 2.4% |
| Idaho | Republican | 3.0% |
| West Virginia (special) | Republican (flip) | 4.6% |
| Massachusetts | Republican | 5.8% |
| Illinois | Republican | 6.8% |
| New Jersey | Republican (flip) | 7.3% |
| Wyoming | Republican (flip) | 9.18% |
| New Hampshire | Republican | 9.22% |
| Delaware | Republican (flip) | 9.3% |
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See also: List of United States senators from Alabama and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John H. Bankhead II (Incumbent) | 69,212 | 100.00% | |
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Arkansas
See also: List of United States senators from Arkansas and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John L. McClellan | 99,124 | 100.00% | |
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See also: List of United States senators from Colorado and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
There were 2 elections in Colorado.
Colorado (regular)
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Edwin C. Johnson (Incumbent) | 174,612 | 50.23% | |
| Republican | Ralph Lawrence Carr | 170,970 | 49.19% | |
| Socialist | Carle Whithead | 1,387 | 0.40% | |
| Communist | James Allander | 627 | 0.18% | |
| Majority | 3,642 | 1.04% | ||
| Turnout | 347,596 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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Colorado (special)
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate special election in Colorado
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eugene Millikin (Incumbent) | 191,517 | 56.12% | |
| Democratic | James A. Marsh | 143,817 | 42.14% | |
| Independent | Lewis Haley Tiley | 4,262 | 1.25% | |
| Socialist | Edgar P. Sherman | 1,664 | 0.49% | |
| Majority | 48,700 | 13.98% | ||
| Turnout | 341,260 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
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See also: List of United States senators from Delaware and 1942 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | C. Douglass Buck | 46,210 | 54.17% | |
| Democratic | E. Ennalls Berl | 38,322 | 44.92% | |
| Prohibition | Thomas J. Sard | 776 | 0.91% | |
| Majority | 7,888 | 9.25% | ||
| Turnout | 85,308 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Georgia
See also: List of United States senators from Georgia and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Richard Russell Jr. (Incumbent) | 59,870 | 96.94% | |
| Independent | LeVert Dwyer Shivers | 1,892 | 3.06% | |
| Majority | 57,978 | 93.88% | ||
| Turnout | 61,762 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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See also: List of United States senators from Idaho and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Thomas (Incumbent) | 73,353 | 51.53% | |
| Democratic | Glen H. Taylor | 68,989 | 48.47% | |
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Illinois
See also: List of United States senators from Illinois and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Charles W. Brooks (Incumbent) | 1,582,887 | 53.24% | |
| Democratic | Raymond S. McKeough | 1,380,011 | 46.41% | |
| Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 10,331 | 0.35% | |
| Write-in | Others | 32 | 0.00% | |
| Majority | 202,876 | 6.83% | ||
| Turnout | 2,973,261 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Iowa
See also: List of United States senators from Iowa and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | George A. Wilson | 410,383 | 57.97% | |
| Democratic | Clyde L. Herring (Incumbent) | 295,194 | 41.70% | |
| Prohibition | M. M. Heptonstall | 1,461 | 0.21% | |
| Independent Progressive | Ernest J. Seeman | 821 | 0.12% | |
| None | Scattering | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Majority | 115,189 | 16.27% | ||
| Turnout | 707,863 | |||
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See also: List of United States senators from Kansas and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Arthur Capper (Incumbent) | 284,059 | 57.11% | |
| Democratic | George McGill | 200,437 | 40.30% | |
| Prohibition | C. Floyd Hester | 12,863 | 2.59% | |
| Majority | 83,622 | 16.81% | ||
| Turnout | 497,359 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Kentucky
See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Happy Chandler (Incumbent) | 216,958 | 55.34% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Colbert | 175,081 | 44.66% | |
| Majority | 41,877 | 10.68% | ||
| Turnout | 392,023 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Allen J. Ellender (Incumbent) | 85,488 | 100.00% | |
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Maine
See also: List of United States senators from Maine and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Wallace H. White Jr. (Incumbent) | 111,520 | 66.67% | |
| Democratic | Fulton J. Redman | 55,754 | 33.33% | |
| Majority | 65,766 | 33.34% | ||
| Turnout | 167,274 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
See also: List of United States senators from Massachusetts and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (Incumbent) | 721,239 | 52.44% | +3.91% | |
| Democratic | Joseph E. Casey | 641,042 | 46.61% | +5.62% | |
| Socialist | George Lyman Paine | 4,802 | 0.35% | -0.19% | |
| Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 4,781 | 0.35% | +0.35% | |
| Prohibition | George L. Thompson | 3,577 | 0.26% | +0.26% | |
| Majority | 80,197 | 5.83% | |||
| Turnout | 1,375,441 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Michigan
See also: List of United States senators from Michigan and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Homer S. Ferguson | 589,652 | 49.55% | |
| Democratic | Prentiss M. Brown (Incumbent) | 561,595 | 47.19% | |
| Republican | Gerald L. K. Smith (sticker) | 32,173 | 2.70% | |
| Prohibition | Leroy M. Powell | 6,526 | 0.55% | |
| None | Scattering | 20 | 0.00% | |
| Majority | 28,057 | 2.36% | ||
| Turnout | 1,189,966 | |||
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See also: List of United States senators from Minnesota and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
There were two elections to the same seat due to the August 31, 1940 death of Farmer–Laborite Ernest Lundeen. Republican Joseph H. Ball was appointed October 14, 1940 to continue the term, pending the special election. Ball was elected to the next term in the regular election, but not to finish the current term in the special election.
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate special election in Minnesota
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Arthur E. Nelson | 372,240 | 56.12% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Al Hansen | 177,008 | 26.68% | |
| Democratic | John E. O’Rourke | 114,086 | 17.20% | |
| Majority | 195,232 | 29.44% | ||
| Turnout | 663,334 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joseph H. Ball (Incumbent) | 356,297 | 46.98% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 213,965 | 28.21% | |
| Independent | Martin A. Nelson | 109,226 | 14.40% | |
| Democratic | Ed Murphy | 78,959 | 10.41% | |
| Majority | 142,232 | 18.77% | ||
| Turnout | 758,447 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Mississippi
See also: List of United States senators from Mississippi and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | James Eastland (Incumbent) | 51,355 | 100.00% | |
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Montana
See also: List of United States senators from Montana and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | James E. Murray (Incumbent) | 83,673 | 49.07% | -5.91% | |
| Republican | Wellington D. Rankin | 82,461 | 48.36% | +21.25% | |
| Prohibition | Charles R. Miller | 2,711 | 1.59% | ||
| Socialist | E. H. Helterbran | 1,669 | 0.98% | ||
| Majority | 1,212 | 0.71% | -27.16% | ||
| Turnout | 170,514 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Nebraska
See also: List of United States senators from Nebraska and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kenneth S. Wherry | 186,207 | 48.97% | |
| Independent | George W. Norris (Incumbent) | 108,899 | 28.64% | |
| Democratic | Foster May | 83,768 | 22.03% | |
| Independent | Albert F. Ruthven | 1,348 | 0.35% | |
| Majority | 77,308 | 20.33% | ||
| Turnout | 380,222 | |||
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See also: List of United States senators from Nevada and 1942 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | James G. Scrugham | 23,805 | 58.72% | |
| Republican | Cecil W. Creel | 16,735 | 41.28% | |
| Majority | 7,070 | 17.44% | ||
| Turnout | 40,540 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Styles Bridges (Incumbent) | 88,601 | 54.61% | |
| Democratic | Francis P. Murphy | 73,656 | 45.39% | |
| Majority | 14,945 | 9.22% | ||
| Turnout | 162,257 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in New Jersey
See also: List of United States senators from New Jersey and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Albert W. Hawkes | 648,855 | 53.09% | |
| Democratic | William H. Smathers (Incumbent) | 559,851 | 45.81% | |
| Socialist | William L. Becker | 6,775 | 0.55% | |
| Independent Progressive | Lorenzo Harris | 3,224 | 0.26% | |
| Prohibition | Elmo L. Bateman | 1,438 | 0.12% | |
| Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,310 | 0.11% | |
| Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 679 | 0.06% | |
| Majority | 89,004 | 7.28% | ||
| Turnout | 1,222,132 | |||
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See also: List of United States senators from New Mexico and 1942 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Carl Hatch (Incumbent) | 63,301 | 52.41% | |
| Republican | J. Benson Newell | 57,474 | 47.59% | |
| Majority | 5,827 | 4.82% | ||
| Turnout | 120,775 | |||
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See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Josiah Bailey (Incumbent) | 230,427 | 65.91% | |
| Republican | Sam J. Morris | 119,165 | 34.09% | |
| Majority | 111,262 | 31.82% | ||
| Turnout | 349,592 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
See also: List of United States senators from Oklahoma and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Edward H. Moore | 204,163 | 54.83% | |
| Democratic | Joshua B. Lee (Incumbent) | 166,653 | 44.76% | |
| Prohibition | Oliver W. Lawton | 1,549 | 0.42% | |
| Majority | 37,510 | 10.07% | ||
| Turnout | 372,365 | |||
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See also: List of United States senators from Oregon and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Charles L. McNary (Incumbent) | 214,755 | 77.06% | |
| Democratic | Walter W. Whitbeck | 63,946 | 22.94% | |
| Majority | 150,809 | 54.12% | ||
| Turnout | 278,701 | |||
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See also: List of United States senators from Rhode Island and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Theodore F. Green (Incumbent) | 138,247 | 57.97% | |
| Republican | Ira Lloyd Letts | 100,240 | 42.03% | |
| Majority | 38,007 | 15.94% | ||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in South Carolina
See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
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| Democratic | Burnet R. Maybank (Incumbent) | 22,556 | >99.9% | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 2 | <0.1% | |
| Majority | 22,554 | >99.9% | ||
| Turnout | 22,558 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in South Dakota
See also: List of United States senators from South Dakota and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Harlan J. Bushfield | 106,704 | 58.74% | |
| Democratic | Tom Berry | 74,945 | 41.26% | |
| Majority | 31,759 | 17.48% | ||
| Turnout | 181,649 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Tennessee
See also: List of United States senators from Tennessee and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Tom Stewart (Incumbent) | 109,881 | 68.88% | |
| Republican | F. Todd Meacham | 34,324 | 21.52% | |
| Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 15,317 | 9.60% | |
| Majority | 75,557 | 47.36% | ||
| Turnout | 159,522 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Texas
See also: List of United States senators from Texas and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | W. Lee O'Daniel (Incumbent) | 260,629 | 94.90% | |
| Republican | Dudley Lawson | 12,064 | 4.39% | |
| People’s Unity | Charles L. Somerville | 1,934 | 0.70% | |
| Majority | 248,565 | 90.51% | ||
| Turnout | 274,627 | |||
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Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Virginia
See also: List of United States senators from Virginia and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Carter Glass (Incumbent) | 79,421 | 91.08% | +0.58% | |
| Socialist | Lawrence S. Wilkes | 5,690 | 6.53% | +6.53% | |
| Communist | Alice Burke | 2,041 | 2.34% | -1.00% | |
| Write-ins | 48 | <0.01% | -0.07% | ||
| Majority | 73,731 | 84.55% | -2.40% | ||
| Turnout | 87,200 | ||||
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See also: List of United States senators from West Virginia and 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
There were 2 elections to the same seat due to the January 12, 1941 resignation of Democrat Matthew M. Neely who was elected Governor of West Virginia. Democrat Joseph Rosier was appointed January 13, 1941 to continue the term, pending the special election. Primaries for both races were held August 4, 1942.
West Virginia (special)
Interim Democrat Joseph Rosier easily won the primary,[11] but lost the special election to finish the term that would end in January 1943 to former congressman and 1936 Senate nominee Hugh Ike Shott.
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| Republican | Hugh Ike Shott | 227,469 | 52.27% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Rosier (Incumbent) | 207,678 | 47.73% | |
| Majority | 19,791 | 4.54% | ||
| Turnout | 435,147 | 22.88% | ||
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West Virginia (regular)
Neither Shott nor Rosier were candidates in the regular election. Instead, governor (and former senator) Neely ran to reclaim his seat, having regretted leaving the Senate.
Neely won the Democratic primary[13] but lost the regular election.
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| Republican | Chapman Revercomb | 256,816 | 55.36% | |
| Democratic | Matthew M. Neely | 207,045 | 44.64% | |
| Majority | 49,771 | 10.72% | ||
| Turnout | 463,861 | 24.39% | ||
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At the end of the term, Revercomb would lose re-election to Neely in 1948. He then won a special election to the other seat in 1956.
Main article: 1942 United States Senate election in Wyoming
See also: List of United States senators from Wyoming and 1942 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming
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| Republican | Edward V. Robertson | 41,486 | 54.59% | |
| Democratic | Henry H. Schwartz (Incumbent) | 34,503 | 45.41% | |
| Majority | 6,983 | 9.18% | ||
| Turnout | 75,989 | |||
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- Includes Colorado, where the appointee was elected to the remainder of the term.
- Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1943-01-30). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 4, 18, 37.
- Lawrence, W.H. (November 5, 1942). "Margin is Narrow" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- "The New Congress" (PDF). The New York Times. November 5, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- Malsberger, John W. (2000). From Obstruction to Moderation: The Transformation of Senate Conservatism, 1938-1952. Susquehanna University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9781575910260. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- Murphy, Paul (1974). Political Parties In American History, Volume 3, 1890-present. G. P. Putnam's Sons.
- "NV US Senate - Special". Our Campaigns. August 2, 2003. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- "WV US Senate - Special". Our Campaigns. June 19, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 3, 1942 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1941-1942 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, April 14, 1942" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 4, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 179–181. ISBN 9780836955248.
- "WV US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Aug 04, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- "WV US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 03, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- "WV US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 04, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- "WV US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1942". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 25, 2020.