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The1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio was held on November 5, 1946, alongside a concurrentspecial election to the same seat.
Former Republican Governor of Ohio and1944nominee for the U.S. vice presidencyJohn W. Bricker defeated Democratic interim senatorJames W. Huffman, who had been appointed to fill the vacant seat left by Supreme Court JusticeHarold Hitz Burton. In a concurrent special election to finish Burton's unexpired term, RepublicanKingsley Taft defeated Henry P. Webber.
Incumbent SenatorHarold Hitz Burton resigned from office in October 1945 to accept a seat on the United States Supreme Court. GovernorFrank Lausche appointedJames W. Huffman to fill Burton's vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to fill the seat was scheduled for November 5, 1946, concurrent with the election to the next full term.
Huffman did not run in the special election, but ran in the election for the full term beginning in 1947.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James W. Huffman (incumbent) | 108,329 | 38.58% | |
| Democratic | Stephen M. Young | 89,651 | 31.93% | |
| Democratic | Marvin C. Harrison | 70,697 | 25.18% | |
| Democratic | Edward A. Huth | 12,133 | 4.32% | |
| Total votes | 280,810 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John W. Bricker | 1,275,774 | 57.02% | ||
| Democratic | James W. Huffman (incumbent) | 947,610 | 42.36% | ||
| Socialist | William Farkas | 13,885 | 0.62% | ||
| Total votes | 2,237,269 | 100.00% | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Kingsley Taft | 1,193,852 | 56.22% | ||
| Democratic | Henry P. Webber | 929,584 | 43.78% | ||
| Total votes | 2,123,436 | 100.00% | |||
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