The1944 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican SenatorClyde M. Reed ran for re-election to a second term. He was initially challenged by former SenatorGeorge McGill, whom he had defeated in1938. However, after winning the Democratic nomination, McGill withdrew from the race to accept an appointment to theU.S. Tariff Commission. McGill was replaced as the Democratic nominee by Thurman Hill, anIndependence attorney and formerPublic Service Commissioner.[1] Reed defeated Hill in a landslide as Republican presidential nomineeThomas E. Deweyhandily won the state over PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt.
