1946 United States Senate election in Ohio
The 1946 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 5, 1946, alongside a concurrent special election to the same seat.
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Former Republican Governor of Ohio John W. Bricker defeated Democratic interim Senator James W. Huffman, who had been appointed to fill the vacant seat left by Supreme Court Justice Harold Hitz Burton. In a concurrent special election to finish Burton's unexpired term, Republican Kingsley Taft defeated Henry P. Webber.
Background
Incumbent Senator Harold Hitz Burton resigned from office in October 1945 to accept a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Governor Frank Lausche appointed James 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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Marvin C. Harrison, former State Senator from Cleveland and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1944
- James W. Huffman, interim appointee Senator
- Edward A. Huth
- Stephen M. Young, former U.S. Representative from Cleveland (representing Ohio at-large) (1933–37, 1941–43)
Results
| 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% | ||
General election
Results
| 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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Special election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kingsley Taft | 1,193,852 | 56.22% | ||
| Democratic | Henry P. Webber | 929,584 | 43.78% | ||
| Total votes | 2,123,436 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
See also
References
- "OH US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
- "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
- "OH US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
- "OH US Senate - Special Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.