1942_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Colorado

1942 United States Senate special election in Colorado

1942 United States Senate special election in Colorado

1942 US elections

The 1942 United States Senate special election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1942. Democratic Senator Alva B. Adams died in office on December 1, 1941, and Republican Governor Ralph L. Carr appointed Denver oilman Eugene Millikin to fill the vacancy. Millikin ran for election for the remainder of Adams's term. He was opposed in the general election by James A. Marsh, the former chairman of the state Democratic Party. Aided in part by the nationwide Republican landslide, Millikin easily defeated Marsh to serve out the remainder of the term.

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Most of the competitive Democratic primaries in 1942 emerged in the races for the regular Senate seat and for Governor. Former state party chairman James A. Marsh was seen as the frontrunner for the special election, along with Oscar Chapman, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Alva Adams's former campaign manager.[1] However, Chapman ultimately announced that he would not run, and Marsh won the nomination unopposed.[2]

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Republican primary

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General election

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References

  1. [1]
    "Colorado Will Have Hard-Fought Primary Contests". Craig Empire Courier. Craig, Colorado. April 1, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. [2]
    Kimball, Neil West (June 24, 1942). "Capitol Comment". Craig Empire Courier. Craig, Colorado. p. 10. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Morrison, Walter F. (1942). State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election Held on the Eighth Day of September, A. D. 1942 and at the General Election Held on the Third Day of November, A. D. 1942 (PDF). Denver, Colorado: Colorado Secretary of State.
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