1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas
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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.
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Fulbright easily defeated Republican Victor Wade in the general election, in a landslide victory typical for Arkansas Democrats at the time.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. William Fulbright | 67,168 | 36.33% | |
| Democratic | Homer Martin Adkins | 49,795 | 26.93% | |
| Democratic | L. H. Barton | 43,053 | 23.28% | |
| Democratic | Hattie Caraway (incumbent) | 24,881 | 13.46% | |
| Total votes | 184,897 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. William Fulbright | 117,121 | 57.90% | |
| Democratic | Homer Martin Adkins | 85,163 | 42.10% | |
| Total votes | 202,284 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. William Fulbright | 182,499 | 85.10% | |
| Republican | Victor Wade | 31,942 | 14.90% | |
| Total votes | 214,441 | 100.00% | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State" (PDF). p. 362. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1957). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2021.