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1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi

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1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi

← 1936

September 29, 1941

1942 →


Nominee	Wall Doxey	Ross A. Collins
Party	Democratic	Democratic
Popular vote	59,556	58,738
Percentage	50.35%	49.65%

U.S. senator before election

Wall Doxey
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James Eastland
Democratic

The1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi was held on September 29 to complete the unexpired term of SenatorPat Harrison. Interim SenatorJames Eastland did not run for a full term in office. In the election, U.S. RepresentativeWall Doxey narrowly defeated his House colleagueRoss A. Collins.

Background

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Four-term Democratic senatorPat Harrison died June 22, 1941. GovernorPaul B. Johnson Sr. appointed Democratic planter and former state representativeJames Eastland on June 30 to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. Eastland was appointed after his father, Woods Eastland, declined and on the condition that he would not run in the special election to complete the term.^{[citation needed]}

Candidates

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Ross A. Collins, U.S. Representative fromMeridian and candidate for Senate in 1934
Wall Doxey, U.S. Representative fromHolly Springs

Results

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1941 U.S. Senate special election in Mississippi^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wall Doxey	59,556	50.35%
	Democratic	Ross A. Collins	58,738	49.65%
Total votes			118,394	100.00%

Aftermath

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In the 1942 election for a full term,James Eastland ran and defeated both Doxey and Collins.

References

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^"Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - Special Election Race - Sep 23, 1941".

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