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1944 US Senate

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SENATE

US Senate · 1944

Democratic Hold

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

54

36

6

After

55

35

6

Net change:D +1·R −1·I ±0·33 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority55

Republican35

Independent6

Threshold:51 seats

D 55 – R 35 – I 6

33 contests|D won 21|R won 12

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	HillDEM	81.8%	202,604	PoseyREP	16.9%	41,983	D+64.8	—
▶	Arizona	HaydenDEM	64.6%	84,108	FickettREP	28.8%	37,496	D+35.8	↓ R+17.3
▶	Arkansas	FulbrightDEM	85.1%	182,529	WadeREP	14.9%	31,942	D+70.2	↓ R+9.0
▶	California	DowneyDEM	52.3%	1,728,155	HouserREP	47.7%	1,576,553	D+4.6	↓ R+6.1
▶	Connecticut	McMahonDEM	52.0%	430,716	DanaherREP	47.3%	391,748	D+4.7	↑ D+7.8
▶	Florida	PepperDEM	71.3%	335,685	DraperREP	28.7%	135,258	D+42.6	↓ R+22.3
▶	Georgia	GeorgeDEM	100.0%	272,541	OtherOTH	0.0%	4	D+100.0	↑ D+4.9
▶	Idaho	TaylorDEM	51.1%	107,096	BottolfsenREP	48.9%	102,373	D+2.3	↓ R+7.5
▶	Illinois	LucasDEM	52.6%	2,059,023	LyonsREP	47.1%	1,841,793	D+5.5	↑ D+2.5
▶	Indiana	CapehartREP	50.2%	829,489	SchrickerDEM	48.9%	807,766	R+1.3	↓ R+1.6
▶	Iowa	HickenlooperREP	51.3%	523,963	GilletteDEM	48.4%	494,229	R+2.9	↓ R+3.3
▶	Kansas	ReedREP	57.8%	387,090	HillDEM	40.6%	272,053	R+17.2	↓ R+4.8
▶	Kentucky	BarkleyDEM	54.8%	464,053	ParkREP	44.9%	380,425	D+9.9	↓ R+14.2
▶	Louisiana	OvertonDEM	100.0%	286,365	OtherOTH	0.0%	26	D+100.0	↑ D+0.1
▶	Maryland	TydingsDEM	62.7%	500,729	RandallREP	37.3%	297,911	D+25.4	↓ R+13.6
▶	Massachusetts(S)	SaltonstallREP	64.3%	1,228,754	CorcoranDEM	34.9%	667,086	R+29.4	—
▶	Missouri	McKittrickDEM	51.2%	970,116	DonnellREP	48.6%	921,279	D+2.6	↓ R+19.8
▶	Nevada	McCarranDEM	58.4%	30,595	MaloneREP	41.6%	21,816	D+16.8	↓ R+1.2
▶	New Hampshire	TobeyREP	50.9%	110,549	BetleyDEM	49.1%	106,508	R+1.9	↑ D+6.6
▶	New Jersey(S)	SmithREP	50.4%	939,987	WeneDEM	48.8%	910,096	R+1.6	↑ D+5.7
▶	North Carolina	HoeyDEM	44.5%	337,883	OtherOTH	36.0%	273,486	D+24.9	↑ D+7.6
▶	North Dakota	MosesDEM	45.2%	95,102	NyeREP	33.0%	69,530	D+12.2	↑ D+55.0
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	50.3%	1,500,809	PickrelDEM	49.7%	1,483,069	R+0.6	↑ D+5.6
▶	Oklahoma	ThomasDEM	55.6%	390,851	OtjenREP	44.0%	309,222	D+11.6	↓ R+19.8
▶	Oregon	MorseREP	60.7%	269,095	SmithDEM	39.3%	174,140	R+21.4	↓ R+11.7
▶	Oregon(S)	CordonREP	57.5%	260,631	MahoneyDEM	42.5%	192,305	R+15.1	↓ R+5.4
▶	Pennsylvania	MyersDEM	50.0%	1,864,735	DavisREP	49.4%	1,840,943	D+0.6	↑ D+11.2
▶	South Carolina	JohnstonDEM	92.9%	94,556	OtherOTH	3.9%	3,966	D+89.8	↓ R+8.0
▶	South Dakota	GurneyREP	63.9%	145,248	BradshawDEM	36.1%	82,199	R+27.7	↓ R+22.8
▶	Utah	ThomasDEM	59.9%	148,748	BennionREP	40.1%	99,532	D+19.8	↑ D+8.2
▶	Vermont	AikenREP	65.8%	81,094	WittersDEM	34.2%	42,136	R+31.6	↓ R+0.3
▶	Washington	MagnusonDEM	55.1%	452,013	CainREP	44.4%	364,356	D+10.7	↓ R+14.8
▶	Wisconsin	WileyREP	50.5%	634,513	McMurrayDEM	42.8%	537,144	R+7.8	↑ D+15.2

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