1942 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1942 United States Senate election in Kentucky
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Nominee Happy Chandler Richard J. Colbert
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote216,958175,081
Percentage55.34%44.66%
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County results
Chandler:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Colbert:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Happy Chandler
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Happy Chandler
Democratic

The 1942 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Senator Happy Chandler was re-elected to a full term in office over Republican Richard J. Colbert.

Contents

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

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Primary results by county
  Chandler
  •   50%–60%
  •   60%–70%
  •   70%–80%
  •   80%–90%
  •   90%–100%
  Brown
  •   50%–60%
Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Happy Chandler (incumbent) 134,675 71.81
Democratic John Y. Brown, Sr. 52,87228.19
Total votes187,547 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Charles Chandler
  • Richard J. Colbert
  • G. Tom Hawkins
  • Hector Johnson

Results

Primary results by county Colbert 30%-40% 40%-50% 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100% Chandler 30%-40% 40%-50% 50%-60% 60%-70% Johnson 30%-40% 60%-70% Hawkins 20%-30% 30%-40% 40%-50% Tie 40%-50% 1942 Kentucky US Senate Republican primary by county.svg
Primary results by county
  Colbert
  •   30%–40%
  •   40%–50%
  •   50%–60%
  •   60%–70%
  •   70%–80%
  •   80%–90%
  •   90%–100%
  Chandler
  •   30%–40%
  •   40%–50%
  •   50%–60%
  •   60%–70%
  Johnson
  •   30%–40%
  •   60%–70%
  Hawkins
  •   20%–30%
  •   30%–40%
  •   40%–50%
  Tie
  •   40%–50%
Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard J. Colbert 21,971 50.80
Republican Charles Chandler10,98825.41
Republican Hector Johnson5,27912.21
Republican G. Tom Hawkins5,01111.59
Total votes43,249 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1942 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Happy Chandler (incumbent) 216,958 55.34%
Republican Richard J. Colbert175,08144.66%
Total votes392,039 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 40–41. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
    2. ↑ Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 42–43. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
    3. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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