The 1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator Gerald Nye ran for re-election to his fourth term. He faced a serious challenge to his renomination in the Republican primary, with prominent Fargo attorney Lynn Stambaugh and Congressman Usher L. Burdick running against him. He won with one-third of the vote, defeating Shambaugh, his closest opponent, by fewer than 1,000 votes. In the general election, Stambaugh continued his campaign against Nye as an independent,^[1] splitting the Republican vote as Governor John Moses, the Democratic nominee, ran a strong campaign. Though Nye had benefited from crowded general elections before, he bled Republican support to Stambaugh and Moses unseated him with just 45% of the vote. However, just a few months into Moses's term, he died in office, flipping the seat back to Republican control and triggering a June 1946 special election.

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1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota

← 1938 November 7, 1944 1946 (special) →

Nominee John Moses Gerald Nye Lynn Stambaugh Party Democratic Republican Independent Republican Popular vote 95,102 69,530 44,596 Percentage 45.20% 33.04% 21.19%

County results Moses:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Nye:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Stambaugh:      30–40%

U.S. senator before election Gerald Nye Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Moses Democratic

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