1946 United States Senate election in Ohio
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| | | 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 | |
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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
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
Candidates
- Marvin C. Harrison, former State Senator from Cleveland and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1944
- James W. Huffman, interim appointee Senator
- Edward A. Huth
- Stephen M. Young, former U.S. Representative from Cleveland (representing Ohio at-large) (1933–37, 1941–43)
Results
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
Results
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
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
References
- ^ "OH US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "OH US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "OH US Senate - Special Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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