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The 1944 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7, 1944.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Sheridan Downey was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Lieutenant Governor Frederick F. Houser.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheridan Downey (inc.) | 510,069 | 54.75% | |
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser (cross-filing) | 132,376 | 14.21% | |
| Republican | William G. Bonelli (cross-filing) | 60,080 | 6.45% | |
| Republican | Philip Bancroft (cross-filing) | 53,094 | 5.70% | |
| Republican | Charles G. Johnson (cross-filing) | 45,325 | 4.87% | |
| Unknown [lower-alpha 1] | Jack B. Tenney | 40,859 | 4.39% | |
| Democratic | Irene M. Dockweiler | 39,364 | 4.23% | |
| Unknown | Justus F. Craemer | 23,167 | 2.49% | |
| Unknown | John J. Taheney | 13,898 | 1.49% | |
| Democratic | John S. Crowder | 9,292 | 1.00% | |
| Republican | Roland C. Casad (cross-filing) | 4,106 | 0.44% | |
| Total votes | 931,630 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 315,828 | 43.99% | |
| Democratic | Sheridan Downey (inc.) (cross-filing) | 119,412 | 16.63% | |
| Republican | Philip Bancroft | 106,463 | 14.83% | |
| Republican | William G. Bonelli | 54,078 | 7.53% | |
| Republican | Charles G. Johnson | 48,014 | 6.69% | |
| Unknown | Justus F. Craemer | 41,786 | 5.82% | |
| Unknown [lower-alpha 1] | Jack B. Tenney | 19,341 | 2.69% | |
| Unknown | John J. Taheney | 6,953 | 0.97% | |
| Republican | Alonzo J. Riggs | 3,446 | 0.48% | |
| Republican | Roland C. Casad | 2,629 | 0.37% | |
| Total votes | 717,950 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 196 | 50.78% | |
| Democratic | Sheridan Downey (inc.) (cross-filing) | 190 | 49.22% | |
| Total votes | 386 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheridan Downey (inc.) | 1,728,155 | 52.29% |  2.14 | |
| Republican | Frederick F. Houser | 1,576,553 | 47.71% | 3.04 | |
| Total votes | 3,304,708 | 100.00% | |||
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