1942 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1942 United States Senate election in Kentucky
	County results; Chandler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Colbert: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Happy Chandler; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Happy Chandler; Democratic

The 1942 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Senator Happy Chandler was re-elected to a full term in office over Republican Richard J. Colbert.

General election

Candidates

Happy Chandler, incumbent Senator since 1939 and former Governor (Democratic)
Richard J. Colbert, Lexington attorney (Republican)

Results

1942 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Happy Chandler (incumbent)	216,958	55.34%
	Republican	Richard J. Colbert	175,081	44.66%
Total votes			392,039	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes

References

^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

[Clerk-1] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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