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1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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FieldValue
election_name1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
countryWisconsin
flag_year1913
typepresidential
ongoingYes
previous_election1938 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
previous_year1938
next_election1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
next_year1950
election_dateNovember 7, 1944
image1Alexander Wiley.png
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Alexander Wiley**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**634,513**
percentage1**50.50%**
image2McMurray for Senator Crop.jpg
nominee2Howard J. McMurray
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2537,144
percentage242.75%
image3Harry Sauthoff 1937.jpg
nominee3Harry Sauthoff
party3Wisconsin Progressive Party
popular_vote373,089
percentage35.82%
map_image1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg
map_size250px
map_captionCounty results
**Wiley**:
**McMurray**:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionAlexander Wiley
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionAlexander Wiley
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Wiley:
McMurray:
The 1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Alexander Wiley was re-elected to a second term in office over Howard J. McMurray and Harry Sauthoff. Future Senator Joseph McCarthy challenged Wiley in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Joseph McCarthy, Judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court for the 10th Circuit
  • Leathern Smith
  • Perry J. Stearns
  • Alexander Wiley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939

Results

General election

Candidates

  • Howard J. McMurray, U.S. Representative from Milwaukee (Democratic)
  • Harry Sauthoff, U.S. Representative from Madison (Progressive)
  • Walter H. Uphoff (Socialist)
  • Alexander Wiley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939 (Republican)

Results

References

References

  1. "Wisconsin Blue Book, 1946".
  2. [[Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives]]. (1945). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944". [[U.S. Government Printing Office]].
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