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The1942 United States Senate elections were held November 3, 1942, midway throughFranklin D. Roosevelt's third term aspresident. The 32 seats ofClass 2 were contested in regular elections, and two special elections were held to fill vacancies.
Although this election took place duringWorld War II, the oppositionRepublican party made major gains, taking eight seats from theDemocrats and one from an independent. The Democrats nonetheless retained a significant majority, though the smallest since Roosevelt was first elected in 1932. However, for the first time since 1932, Democrats did not have a supermajority.
The New York Times ascribed the results to "voters' dissatisfaction with the conduct of the war, both at home and abroad" but not evidence of a lack of enthusiasm for the war effort. It found that a candidate's stance as isolationist or interventionist before Pearl Harbor had little impact on his success at the polls.[3] The paper's editorial board welcomed a return to normal political alignments after the unbalanced majorities of the previous decade.[4] The election not only changed the numbers of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, but also accomplished an ideological shift, as several longtime enthusiastic supporters of the New Deal were replaced by Republicans of the most conservative sort.[5]
The Republicans gained enough seats to end the Democrats' supermajority control.[6] Democrats later gained a seat in New Jersey through an appointment, bringing their seat total up to 58.
| 57 | 1 | 38 |
| Democratic | P | Republican |
Colored shading indicates party with largest share of that row.
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| Last elections (1940) | 66 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Before these elections | 65 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not up | 41 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Up | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class 2 (1936→1942) | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special: Class 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special: Class 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent retired | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Held by same party | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Replaced by other party | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent ran | 22 | 8 | — | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Won re-election[a] | 13 | 8 | — | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lost re-election |  5 Democrats replaced by 5 Republicans1 Independent replaced by 1 Republican | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lost renomination but held by same party | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lost renomination and party lost | 2 Democrats replaced by2 Republicans | — | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointee ran for either, but not both, special and regular election | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointee's party won both elections | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointee's party lost both elections | 1 Democrat replaced by1 Republican | — | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total elected | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change | 8 | 9 |  | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationwide vote | 6,497,048 | 6,869,448 | — | 565,783 | 13,932,279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share | 46.63% | 49.31% | — | 4.06% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 57 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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One Republican retired instead of seeking election to finish the unexpired term and two Democrats retired instead of seeking election to a full term.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
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| Arkansas | Lloyd Spencer | John L. McClellan |
| Minnesota (special) | Joseph H. Ball | Arthur E. Nelson |
| West Virginia | Joseph Rosier | Chapman Revercomb |
Eight Democrats and one Independent sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election. One Democrat sought election to finish the unexpired term but lost in the primary election and one Democrat sought election to finish the unexpired term but lost in the general election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
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| New Jersey | William Warren Barbour | Arthur Walsh |
| Indiana | Frederick Van Nuys | Samuel D. Jackson |
| Oregon | Charles L. McNary | Guy Cordon |
| Massachusetts | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | Sinclair Weeks |
At the beginning of 1942.
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
| D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
| D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
| D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 | D40 | D41 | D42 Ala. Ran | D43 Ark. Retired | D44 Colo. (reg) Ran | D45 Del. Ran | D46 Ga. Ran | D47 Iowa Ran | D48 Ky. Ran |
| Majority → | D49 La. Ran | ||||||||
| D58 R.I. Ran | D57 Okla. Ran | D56 N.C. Ran | D55 N.M. Ran | D54 N.J. Ran | D53 Nev. (sp) Ran | D52 Mont. Ran | D51 Miss. Ran | D50 Mich. Ran | |
| D59 S.C. Ran | D60 S.D. Ran | D61 Tenn. Ran | D62 Texas Ran | D63 Va. Ran | D64 W.Va. (sp) Ran W.Va. (reg) Retired | D65 Wyo. Ran | P1 | I1 Neb. Ran | R29 Ore. Ran |
| R19 | R20 | R21 Colo. (sp) Ran | R22 Idaho Ran | R23 Ill. Ran | R24 Kan. Ran | R25 Maine Ran | R26 Mass. Ran | R27 Minn. (sp) Retired Minn. (reg) Ran | R28 N.H. Ran |
| R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | ||
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
| D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
| D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
| D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 | D40 | D41 | D42 Ala. Re-elected | D43 Ark. Hold | D44 Colo. (reg) Re-elected | D45 Ga. Re-elected | D46 Ky. Re-elected | D47 La. Re-elected | D48 Miss. Hold |
| Majority → | D49 Mont. Re-elected | ||||||||
| P1 | D57 Va. Re-elected | D56 Tenn. Re-elected | D55 Texas Re-elected | D54 S.C. Re-elected | D53 R.I. Re-elected | D52 N.C. Re-elected | D51 N.M. Re-elected | D50 Nev. (sp) Hold | |
| R38 Wyo. Gain | R37 W.Va. (sp) Gain[b] W.Va. (reg) Gain | R36 S.D. Gain | R35 Okla. Gain | R34 N.J. Gain | R33 Neb. Gain | R32 Mich. Gain | R31 Iowa Gain | R30 Del. Gain | R29 Ore. Re-elected |
| R19 | R20 | R21 Colo. (sp) Elected[c] | R22 Idaho Re-elected | R23 Ill. Re-elected | R24 Kan. Re-elected | R25 Maine Re-elected | R26 Mass. Re-elected | R27 Minn. (sp) Hold Minn. (reg) Elected[c] | R28 N.H. Re-elected |
| R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | ||
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In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1942 or before January 3, 1943; ordered by election date.
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| Colorado Class 3 | Eugene Millikin | Republican | 1941(Appointed) | Interim appointeeelectedNovember 3, 1942. |
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| Minnesota Class 2 | Joseph H. Ball | Republican | 1940(Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senatorelectedNovember 3, 1942. Republican hold. Winner did not run for the next term, see below. |
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| Nevada Class 1 | Berkeley L. Bunker | Democratic | 1940(Appointed) | Appointee lost nomination to finish term. New senatorelectedNovember 3, 1942 and qualified December 7, 1942.[7][8] Democratic hold. |
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| West Virginia Class 2 | Joseph Rosier | Democratic | 1941(Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election to finish term. New senatorelectedNovember 3, 1942 and qualified November 17, 1942.[9] Neither candidate ran in the contemporaneous election for the next term, see below. Republican gain. |
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In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1943; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Alabama | John H. Bankhead II | Democratic | 1930 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Arkansas | Lloyd Spencer | Democratic | 1941(Appointed) | Incumbent retired. New senatorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Colorado | Edwin C. Johnson | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Delaware | James H. Hughes | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Georgia | Richard Russell Jr. | Democratic | 1932(special) 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Idaho | John Thomas | Republican | 1939(Appointed) 1940(special) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Illinois | C. Wayland Brooks | Republican | 1940(special) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Iowa | Clyde L. Herring | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Kansas | Arthur Capper | Republican | 1918 1924 1930 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Kentucky | Happy Chandler | Democratic | 1939(Appointed) 1940(special) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Louisiana | Allen J. Ellender | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Maine | Wallace H. White | Republican | 1930 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Massachusetts | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | Republican | 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Michigan | Prentiss M. Brown | Democratic | 1936 1936(Appointed) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Minnesota | Joseph H. Ball | Republican | 1940(Appointed) | Interim appointeeelected. Winner did not run to finish the term, see above. |
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| Mississippi | Wall Doxey | Democratic | 1941(special) | Incumbent lost renomination. New senatorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Montana | James E. Murray | Democratic | 1934(special) 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Nebraska | George W. Norris | Independent | 1913[d] 1918 1924 1930 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| New Hampshire | Styles Bridges | Republican | 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| New Jersey | William H. Smathers | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| New Mexico | Carl Hatch | Democratic | 1933(Appointed) 1934(special) 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| North Carolina | Josiah Bailey | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Oklahoma | Joshua B. Lee | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Oregon | Charles L. McNary | Republican | 1917(Appointed) 1918(Not elected) 1918(Appointed) 1918 1924 1930 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Rhode Island | Theodore F. Green | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| South Carolina | Burnet R. Maybank | Democratic | 1941(special) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| South Dakota | William J. Bulow | Democratic | 1930 1936 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Tennessee | Tom Stewart | Democratic | 1938(special) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Texas | W. Lee O'Daniel | Democratic | 1941(special) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Virginia | Carter Glass | Democratic | 1920(Appointed) 1920(special) 1924 1930 1936 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| West Virginia | Joseph Rosier | Democratic | 1941(Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senatorelected. Republican gain. Winner did not run to finish the term, see above. |
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| Wyoming | Harry Schwartz | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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Eleven races had a margin of victory under 10%:
| State | Party of winner | Margin |
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| Montana | Democratic | 0.7% |
| Colorado | Democratic | 1.0% |
| Michigan | Republican (flip) | 2.4% |
| Idaho | Republican | 3.0% |
| West Virginia (special) | Republican (flip) | 4.6% |
| Massachusetts | Republican | 5.8% |
| Illinois | Republican | 6.8% |
| New Jersey | Republican (flip) | 7.3% |
| Wyoming | Republican (flip) | 9.18% |
| New Hampshire | Republican | 9.22% |
| Delaware | Republican (flip) | 9.3% |
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| Democratic | John H. Bankhead II (Incumbent) | 69,212 | 100.00% | |
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| Democratic | John L. McClellan | 99,124 | 100.00% | |
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| Democratic | Edwin C. Johnson (Incumbent) | 174,612 | 50.23% | |
| Republican | Ralph Lawrence Carr | 170,970 | 49.19% | |
| Socialist | Carle Whithead | 1,387 | 0.40% | |
| Communist | James Allander | 627 | 0.18% | |
| Majority | 3,642 | 1.04% | ||
| Turnout | 347,596 | |||
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| Republican | Eugene Millikin (Incumbent) | 191,517 | 56.12% | |
| Democratic | James A. Marsh | 143,817 | 42.14% | |
| Independent | Lewis Haley Tiley | 4,262 | 1.25% | |
| Socialist | Edgar P. Sherman | 1,664 | 0.49% | |
| Majority | 48,700 | 13.98% | ||
| Turnout | 341,260 | |||
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| Republican | C. Douglass Buck | 46,210 | 54.17% | |
| Democratic | E. Ennalls Berl | 38,322 | 44.92% | |
| Prohibition | Thomas J. Sard | 776 | 0.91% | |
| Majority | 7,888 | 9.25% | ||
| Turnout | 85,308 | |||
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| Democratic | Richard Russell Jr. (Incumbent) | 59,870 | 96.94% | |
| Independent | LeVert Dwyer Shivers | 1,892 | 3.06% | |
| Majority | 57,978 | 93.88% | ||
| Turnout | 61,762 | |||
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| Republican | John Thomas (Incumbent) | 73,353 | 51.53% | |
| Democratic | Glen H. Taylor | 68,989 | 48.47% | |
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| Republican | Charles W. Brooks (Incumbent) | 1,582,887 | 53.24% | |
| Democratic | Raymond S. McKeough | 1,380,011 | 46.41% | |
| Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 10,331 | 0.35% | |
| Write-in | Others | 32 | 0.00% | |
| Majority | 202,876 | 6.83% | ||
| Turnout | 2,973,261 | |||
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| Republican | George A. Wilson | 410,383 | 57.97% | |
| Democratic | Clyde L. Herring (Incumbent) | 295,194 | 41.70% | |
| Prohibition | M. M. Heptonstall | 1,461 | 0.21% | |
| Independent Progressive | Ernest J. Seeman | 821 | 0.12% | |
| None | Scattering | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Majority | 115,189 | 16.27% | ||
| Turnout | 707,863 | |||
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| Republican | Arthur Capper (Incumbent) | 284,059 | 57.11% | |
| Democratic | George McGill | 200,437 | 40.30% | |
| Prohibition | C. Floyd Hester | 12,863 | 2.59% | |
| Majority | 83,622 | 16.81% | ||
| Turnout | 497,359 | |||
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| Democratic | Happy Chandler (Incumbent) | 216,958 | 55.34% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Colbert | 175,081 | 44.66% | |
| Majority | 41,877 | 10.68% | ||
| Turnout | 392,023 | |||
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| Democratic | Allen J. Ellender (Incumbent) | 85,488 | 100.00% | |
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| Republican | Wallace H. White Jr. (Incumbent) | 111,520 | 66.67% | |
| Democratic | Fulton J. Redman | 55,754 | 33.33% | |
| Majority | 65,766 | 33.34% | ||
| Turnout | 167,274 | |||
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| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (Incumbent) | 721,239 | 52.44% | +3.91% | |
| Democratic | Joseph E. Casey | 641,042 | 46.61% | +5.62% | |
| Socialist | George Lyman Paine | 4,802 | 0.35% | −0.19% | |
| Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 4,781 | 0.35% | +0.35% | |
| Prohibition | George L. Thompson | 3,577 | 0.26% | +0.26% | |
| Majority | 80,197 | 5.83% | |||
| Turnout | 1,375,441 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
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 County results Ferguson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Brown: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Homer S. Ferguson | 589,652 | 49.55% | |
| Democratic | Prentiss M. Brown (Incumbent) | 561,595 | 47.19% | |
| Republican | Gerald L. K. Smith (sticker) | 32,173 | 2.70% | |
| Prohibition | Leroy M. Powell | 6,526 | 0.55% | |
| None | Scattering | 20 | 0.00% | |
| Majority | 28,057 | 2.36% | ||
| Turnout | 1,189,966 | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
There were two elections to the same seat due to the August 31, 1940 death of Farmer–LaboriteErnest Lundeen. RepublicanJoseph H. Ball was appointed October 14, 1940 to continue the term, pending the special election. Ball was elected to the next term in the regular election, but not to finish the current term in the special election.
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 County results Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hansen: 40–50% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Arthur E. Nelson | 372,240 | 56.12% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Al Hansen | 177,008 | 26.68% | |
| Democratic | John E. O’Rourke | 114,086 | 17.20% | |
| Majority | 195,232 | 29.44% | ||
| Turnout | 663,334 | |||
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 County results Ball: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Benson: 40–50% 50–60% Nelson: 30–40% 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joseph H. Ball (Incumbent) | 356,297 | 46.98% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 213,965 | 28.21% | |
| Independent | Martin A. Nelson | 109,226 | 14.40% | |
| Democratic | Ed Murphy | 78,959 | 10.41% | |
| Majority | 142,232 | 18.77% | ||
| Turnout | 758,447 | |||
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 County results Eastland: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Doxey: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | James Eastland (Incumbent) | 51,355 | 100.00% | |
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 County results Murray: 40–50% 50–60% Rankin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | James E. Murray (Incumbent) | 83,673 | 49.07% | −5.91% | |
| Republican | Wellington D. Rankin | 82,461 | 48.36% | +21.25% | |
| Prohibition | Charles R. Miller | 2,711 | 1.59% | ||
| Socialist | E. H. Helterbran | 1,669 | 0.98% | ||
| Majority | 1,212 | 0.71% | −27.16% | ||
| Turnout | 170,514 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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 County results Wherry: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Norris: 30–40% 30–40% May: 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kenneth S. Wherry | 186,207 | 48.97% | |
| Independent | George W. Norris (Incumbent) | 108,899 | 28.64% | |
| Democratic | Foster May | 83,768 | 22.03% | |
| Independent | Albert F. Ruthven | 1,348 | 0.35% | |
| Majority | 77,308 | 20.33% | ||
| Turnout | 380,222 | |||
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 County results Scrugham: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Creel: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | James G. Scrugham | 23,805 | 58.72% | |
| Republican | Cecil W. Creel | 16,735 | 41.28% | |
| Majority | 7,070 | 17.44% | ||
| Turnout | 40,540 | |||
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 County results Bridges: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Murphy: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Styles Bridges (Incumbent) | 88,601 | 54.61% | |
| Democratic | Francis P. Murphy | 73,656 | 45.39% | |
| Majority | 14,945 | 9.22% | ||
| Turnout | 162,257 | |||
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 County results Hawkes: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Smathers: 50–60% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Albert W. Hawkes | 648,855 | 53.09% | |
| Democratic | William H. Smathers (Incumbent) | 559,851 | 45.81% | |
| Socialist | William L. Becker | 6,775 | 0.55% | |
| Independent Progressive | Lorenzo Harris | 3,224 | 0.26% | |
| Prohibition | Elmo L. Bateman | 1,438 | 0.12% | |
| Socialist Labor | John C. Butterworth | 1,310 | 0.11% | |
| Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 679 | 0.06% | |
| Majority | 89,004 | 7.28% | ||
| Turnout | 1,222,132 | |||
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 County results Hatch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Newell: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | Carl Hatch (Incumbent) | 63,301 | 59.16% | |
| Republican | J. Benson Newell | 43,704 | 40.84% | |
| Majority | 19,597 | 18.32% | ||
| Turnout | 107,005 | |||
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 County results Bailey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90-100% Morris: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | Josiah Bailey (Incumbent) | 230,427 | 65.91% | |
| Republican | Sam J. Morris | 119,165 | 34.09% | |
| Majority | 111,262 | 31.82% | ||
| Turnout | 349,592 | |||
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 County results Moore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Lee: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Edward H. Moore | 204,163 | 54.83% | |
| Democratic | Joshua B. Lee (Incumbent) | 166,653 | 44.76% | |
| Prohibition | Oliver W. Lawton | 1,549 | 0.42% | |
| Majority | 37,510 | 10.07% | ||
| Turnout | 372,365 | |||
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| Republican | Charles L. McNary (Incumbent) | 214,755 | 77.06% | |
| Democratic | Walter W. Whitbeck | 63,946 | 22.94% | |
| Majority | 150,809 | 54.12% | ||
| Turnout | 278,701 | |||
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| Democratic | Theodore F. Green (Incumbent) | 138,247 | 57.97% | |
| Republican | Ira Lloyd Letts | 100,240 | 42.03% | |
| Majority | 38,007 | 15.94% | ||
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 County results Maybank: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Blease: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | Burnet R. Maybank (Incumbent) | 22,556 | >99.9% | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 2 | <0.1% | |
| Majority | 22,554 | >99.9% | ||
| Turnout | 22,558 | |||
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 County results Bushfield: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Berry: 50–60% 60–70% No Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Harlan J. Bushfield | 106,704 | 58.74% | |
| Democratic | Tom Berry | 74,945 | 41.26% | |
| Majority | 31,759 | 17.48% | ||
| Turnout | 181,649 | |||
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| Democratic | Tom Stewart (Incumbent) | 109,881 | 68.88% | |
| Republican | F. Todd Meacham | 34,324 | 21.52% | |
| Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 15,317 | 9.60% | |
| Majority | 75,557 | 47.36% | ||
| Turnout | 159,522 | |||
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| Democratic | W. Lee O'Daniel (Incumbent) | 260,629 | 94.90% | |
| Republican | Dudley Lawson | 12,064 | 4.39% | |
| People’s Unity | Charles L. Somerville | 1,934 | 0.70% | |
| Majority | 248,565 | 90.51% | ||
| Turnout | 274,627 | |||
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| Democratic | Carter Glass (Incumbent) | 79,421 | 91.08% | +0.58% | |
| Socialist | Lawrence S. Wilkes | 5,690 | 6.53% | +6.53% | |
| Communist | Alice Burke | 2,041 | 2.34% | −1.00% | |
| Write-ins | 48 | <0.01% | −0.07% | ||
| Majority | 73,731 | 84.55% | −2.40% | ||
| Turnout | 87,200 | ||||
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There were 2 elections to the same seat due to the January 12, 1941 resignation of DemocratMatthew M. Neely who was electedGovernor of West Virginia. DemocratJoseph Rosier was appointed January 13, 1941 to continue the term, pending the special election. Primaries for both races were held August 4, 1942.
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 County results Shott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Rosier: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Interim DemocratJoseph Rosier easily won the primary,[13] but lost the special election to finish the term that would end in January 1943 to former congressman and1936 Senate nomineeHugh Ike Shott.
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| Republican | Hugh Ike Shott | 227,469 | 52.27% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Rosier (Incumbent) | 207,678 | 47.73% | |
| Majority | 19,791 | 4.54% | ||
| Turnout | 435,147 | 22.88% | ||
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 County results Revercomb: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Neely: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Neither Shott nor Rosier were candidates in the regular election. Instead, governor (and former senator) Neely ran to reclaim his seat, having regretted leaving the Senate.
Neely won the Democratic primary[15] but lost the regular election.
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| Republican | Chapman Revercomb | 256,816 | 55.36% | |
| Democratic | Matthew M. Neely | 207,045 | 44.64% | |
| Majority | 49,771 | 10.72% | ||
| Turnout | 463,861 | 24.39% | ||
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At the end of the term, Revercomb wouldlose re-election to Neely in 1948. He thenwon a special election to the other seat in 1956.
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 County results Robertson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Schwartz: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Edward V. Robertson | 41,486 | 54.59% | |
| Democratic | Henry H. Schwartz (Incumbent) | 34,503 | 45.41% | |
| Majority | 6,983 | 9.18% | ||
| Turnout | 75,989 | |||
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