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1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio

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1946 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1940 November 5, 1946 1952 →
 
Nominee John W. Bricker James W. Huffman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,275,774 947,610
Percentage 57.02% 42.36%

U.S. senator before election

James W. Huffman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John W. Bricker
Republican

The 1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio was held on November 5, 1946, alongside a concurrent special election to the same seat.

Former Republican Governor of Ohio and 1944 nominee for the U.S. vice presidency John W. Bricker defeated Democratic interim senator James W. Huffman, who had been appointed to fill the vacant seat left by Supreme Court Justice Harold Hitz Burton. In a concurrent special election to finish Burton's unexpired term, Republican Kingsley Taft defeated Henry P. Webber.

Background

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Incumbent Senator Harold Hitz Burton resigned from office in October 1945 to accept a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Governor Frank Lausche appointed James W. Huffman to fill Burton's vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to fill the seat was scheduled for November 5, 1946, concurrent with the election to the next full term.

Huffman did not run in the special election, but ran in the election for the full term beginning in 1947.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1946 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James W. Huffman (incumbent) 108,329 38.58%
Democratic Stephen M. Young 89,651 31.93%
Democratic Marvin C. Harrison 70,697 25.18%
Democratic Edward A. Huth 12,133 4.32%
Total votes 280,810 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1946 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John W. Bricker 1,275,774 57.02%
Democratic James W. Huffman (incumbent) 947,610 42.36%
Socialist William Farkas 13,885 0.62%
Total votes 2,237,269 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Special election

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1946 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kingsley Taft 1,193,852 56.22%
Democratic Henry P. Webber 929,584 43.78%
Total votes 2,123,436 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "OH US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "OH US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "OH US Senate - Special Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 31, 2020.