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 County results Moses: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Nye: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Stambaugh: 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican SenatorGerald Nye ran for re-election to his fourth term. He faced a serious challenge to his renomination in the Republican primary, with prominentFargo attorney Lynn Stambaugh and CongressmanUsher L. Burdick running against him. He won with one-third of the vote, defeating Shambaugh, his closest opponent, by fewer than 1,000 votes. In the general election, Stambaugh continued his campaign against Nye as an independent,[1] splitting the Republican vote as GovernorJohn Moses, the Democratic nominee, ran a strong campaign. Though Nye had benefited from crowded general elections before, he bled Republican support to Stambaugh and Moses unseated him with just 45% of the vote. However, just a few months into Moses's term, he died in office, flipping the seat back to Republican control and triggering aJune 1946 special election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Moses | 14,650 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 14,650 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Nye (inc.) | 38,191 | 33.98% | |
| Republican | Lynn Stambaugh | 37,219 | 33.11% | |
| Republican | Usher L. Burdick | 35,687 | 31.75% | |
| Republican | A. C. Townley | 1,300 | 1.16% | |
| Total votes | 112,397 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | John Moses | 95,102 | 45.20% | +2.63% | |
| Republican | Gerald Nye (inc.) | 69,530 | 33.04% | −17.08% | |
| Independent Republican | Lynn Stambaugh | 44,596 | 21.19% | — | |
| Independent | Bernard H. O'Laughlin | 705 | 0.34% | — | |
| Independent | L. D. Harris | 489 | 0.23% | — | |
| Majority | 25,572 | 12.15% | +4.59% | ||
| Turnout | 210,422 | ||||
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