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The United States Senate elections of 1944 coincided with the re-election of Franklin Roosevelt to his fourth term as President. The Democratic party suffered a net loss of one seat to the Republicans, but still kept a large majority in the Senate.
Democrats defeated three Republican incumbents: John A. Danaher (R-CT), Gerald P. Nye (R-ND), and James J. Davis (R-PA). Republicans took open seats in Indiana, Missouri, and New Jersey (where a Democrat had been appointed to a Republican vacancy), and defeated Guy M. Gillette (D-IA).
[edit] Senate contests in 1944
| State |
Incumbent |
Party |
Status |
Opposing Candidates |
| Alabama |
Lister Hill |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 81.8 - 17.0 |
John A. Posey (Republican)
|
| Arizona |
Carl Hayden |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 69.4 - 30.6 |
Fred W. Fickett (Republican)
|
| Arkansas |
Hattie W. Caraway |
Democrat |
Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, 85.1 - 14.9 |
J. William Fulbright (Democrat)
Victor M. Wade (Republican)
|
| California |
Sheridan Downey |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 52.3 - 47.7 |
Frederick F. Houser (Republican)
|
| Colorado |
Eugene D. Millikin |
Republican |
Re-elected, 56.1 - 43.0 |
Barney L. Whatley (Democrat)
|
| Connecticut |
John A. Danaher |
Republican |
Defeated, 51.7 - 47.3 |
Brien McMahon (Democrat)
|
| Florida |
Claude Pepper |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 71.3 - 28.7 |
Miles H. Draper (Republican)
|
| Georgia |
Walter F. George |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Idaho |
D. Worth Clark |
Democrat |
Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, 51.1 - 48.9 |
Glen H. Taylor (Democrat)
C. A. Bottolfsen (Republican)
|
| Illinois |
Scott W. Lucas |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 52.6 - 47.1 |
Richard J. Lyons (Republican)
|
| Indiana |
Samuel D. Jackson |
Democrat |
Retired: Republican victory, 50.2 - 48.9 |
Homer E. Capehart (Republican)
Henry F. Schricker (Democrat)
|
| Iowa |
Guy M. Gillette |
Democrat |
Defeated, 51.3 - 48.4 |
Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Republican)
|
| Kansas |
Clyde M. Reed |
Republican |
Re-elected, 57.8 - 40.7 |
Thurman Hill (Democrat)
|
| Kentucky |
Alben W. Barkley |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 54.8 - 44.9 |
James Park (Republican)
|
| Louisiana |
John H. Overton |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Maryland |
Millard E. Tydings |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 61.7 - 38.3 |
Blanchard Randall, Jr. (Republican)
|
| Massachusetts1 |
Sinclair Weeks |
Republican |
Retired: Republican victory, 64.3 - 34.9 |
Leverett Saltonstall (Republican)
John H. Corcoran (Democrat)
|
| Missouri |
Bennett Champ Clark |
Democrat |
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 50.0 - 49.9 |
Forrest C. Donnell (Republican)
Roy McKittrick (Democrat)
|
| Nevada |
Patrick A. McCarran |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 58.4 - 41.6 |
George W. Malone (Republican)
|
| New Hampshire |
Charles W. Tobey |
Republican |
Re-elected, 50.9 - 49.1 |
Joseph J. Betley (Democrat)
|
| New Jersey2 |
Arthur Walsh |
Democrat |
Retired: Republican victory, 50.4 - 48.8 |
H. Alexander Smith (Republican)
Elmer H. Wene (Democrat)
|
| New York |
Robert F. Wagner |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.1 - 46.7 |
Thomas J. Curran (Republican)
|
| North Carolina |
Robert R. Reynolds |
Democrat |
Retired: Democratic victory, 70.3 - 29.8 |
Clyde R. Hoey (Democrat)
A. I. Ferree (Republican)
|
| North Dakota |
Gerald P. Nye |
Republican |
Defeated, 45.2 - 33.0 - 21.2 |
John Moses (Democrat)
Lynn U. Stambaugh (Independent)
|
| Ohio |
Robert A. Taft |
Republican |
Re-elected, 50.3 - 49.7 |
William J. Pickrel (Democrat)
|
| Oklahoma |
Elmer Thomas |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 55.7 - 44.0 |
William J. Otjen (Republican)
|
| Oregon3 |
Guy Cordon |
Republican |
Re-elected, 57.5 - 42.5 |
Willis Mahoney (Democrat)
|
| Oregon |
Rufus C. Holman |
Republican |
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 60.7 - 39.3 |
Wayne Morse (Republican)
Edgar W. Smith (Democrat)
|
| Pennsylvania |
James J. Davis |
Republican |
Defeated, 50.0 - 49.4 |
Francis J. Myers (Democrat)
|
| South Carolina |
Ellison D. Smith |
Democrat |
Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, unopposed |
Olin B. Johnston (Democrat)
|
| South Dakota |
Chandler Gurney |
Republican |
Re-elected, 63.9 - 36.1 |
George M. Bradshaw (Democrat)
|
| Utah |
Elbert D. Thomas |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 59.9 - 40.1 |
Adam S. Bennion (Republican)
|
| Vermont |
George D. Aiken |
Republican |
Re-elected, 65.8 - 34.2 |
Harry W. Witters (Democrat)
|
| Washington |
Homer T. Bone |
Democrat |
Retired: Democratic victory, 55.1 - 44.4 - 0.2 - 0.2 |
Warren G. Magnuson (Democrat)
Harry P. Cain (Republican)
Ray C. Roberts (Socialist)
Josephine B. Sulston (Prohibition) |
| Wisconsin |
Alexander Wiley |
Republican |
Re-elected, 50.5 - 42.8 - 5.8 |
Howard J. McMurray (Democrat)
Harry Sauthoff (Progressive)
|
1 special election held due to resignation Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R-MA) to go on active duty in the United States Army
2 special election held due to death of W. Warren Barbour (R-NJ)
3 special election held due to death of Charles L. McNary (R-OR)
[edit] Senate composition before and after elections
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