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1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1944 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas |
| country | Arkansas |
| flag_year | 1924 |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas |
| previous_year | 1938 |
| next_election | 1950 United States Senate elections#Arkansas |
| next_year | 1950 |
| election_date | November 7, 1944 |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | File:JWFulbright.jpg |
| nominee1 | **J. William Fulbright** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **182,499** |
| percentage1 | **85.10%** |
| image2 | File:3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | Victor Wade |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 31,942 |
| percentage2 | 14.90% |
| map_image | 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 210px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Fulbright**: | |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Hattie Caraway |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | J. William Fulbright |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Fulbright:
The 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway ran for a third term in office, but was eliminated in the Democratic primary. U.S. Representative J. William Fulbright defeated Governor Homer Martin Adkins in the Democratic runoff.
Fulbright easily defeated Republican Victor Wade in the general election, in a landslide victory typical for Arkansas Democrats at the time.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Homer Martin Adkins, Governor of Arkansas since 1941
- L. H. Barton
- Hattie Caraway, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1931
- J. William Fulbright, U.S. Representative from Fayetteville and former University of Arkansas professor
- J. Rosser Venable, candidate for Senate in 1936
Results
Runoff
General election
Results
References
References
- [[Arkansas Secretary of State]] Mark Martin. (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State".
- [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives]]. (1957). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944". [[U.S. Government Printing Office]].
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