1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas

1944 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas

←  1938 November 7, 1944 1950  →

Nominee J. William Fulbright Victor Wade Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 182,499 31,942 Percentage 85.10% 14.90%

County results Fulbright:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. senator before election Hattie Caraway Democratic Elected U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway ran for a third term in office, but was eliminated in the Democratic primary. U.S. Representative J. William Fulbright defeated Governor Homer Martin Adkins in the Democratic runoff.

Fulbright easily defeated Republican Victor Wade in the general election, in a landslide victory typical for Arkansas Democrats at the time.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Homer Martin Adkins, Governor of Arkansas since 1941
• L. H. Barton
• Hattie Caraway, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1931
• J. William Fulbright, U.S. Representative from Fayetteville and former University of Arkansas professor
• J. Rosser Venable, candidate for Senate in 1936

Results

1944 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. William Fulbright	67,168	36.33%
	Democratic	Homer Martin Adkins	49,795	26.93%
	Democratic	L. H. Barton	43,053	23.28%
	Democratic	Hattie Caraway (incumbent)	24,881	13.46%
Total votes			184,897	100.00%

Runoff

1944 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. William Fulbright	117,121	57.90%
	Democratic	Homer Martin Adkins	85,163	42.10%
Total votes			202,284	100.00%

General election

Results

1944 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. William Fulbright	182,499	85.10%
	Republican	Victor Wade	31,942	14.90%
Total votes			214,441	100.00%

See also

• 1944 United States Senate elections

References

1. Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State" (PDF). p. 362. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
2. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1957). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2021.