1944 United States Senate election in Kansas

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1944 United States Senate election in Kansas
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  1938 November 7, 1944 1950 (special)  
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Nominee Clyde M. Reed Thurman Hill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote387,090272,053
Percentage57.84%40.65%

1944 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg
County results
Reed:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hill:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Clyde M. Reed
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Clyde M. Reed
Republican

The 1944 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator Clyde M. Reed ran for re-election to a second term. He was initially challenged by former Senator George McGill, whom he had defeated in 1938. However, after winning the Democratic nomination, McGill withdrew from the race to accept an appointment to the U.S. Tariff Commission. McGill was replaced as the Democratic nominee by Thurman Hill, an Independence attorney and former Public Service Commissioner. [1] Reed defeated Hill in a landslide as Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey handily won the state over President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George McGill 40,568 100.00%
Total votes40,568 100.00%

After McGill won the primary, he withdrew from the race upon his nomination to the U.S. Tariff Commission. He was replaced as the Democratic nominee by Thurman Hill, an attorney from Independence, former member of the Kansas Public Service Commission, and counsel to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clyde M. Reed (inc.) 86,107 55.89%
Republican Carl E. Friend54,49035.37%
Republican C. Dewey13,4608.74%
Total votes154,057 100.00%

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

Prohibition primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition L. B. Dubbs 116 100.00%
Total votes116 100.00%

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Arthur Goodwin Billings 26 100.00%
Total votes26 100.00%

General election

Results

1944 United States Senate election in Kansas [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Clyde M. Reed (inc.) 387,090 57.84% +1.64%
Democratic Thurman Hill272,05340.65%−3.13%
Socialist Arthur Goodwin Billings2,3740.35%
Prohibition L. B. Dubbs7,6741.15%
Majority115,03717.19%+4.76%
Total votes669,191 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Name Thurman Hill as Reed's Opponent". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. August 19, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Ryan, Frank J. (1944). Thirty-Fourth Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1943-1944. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas State Printing Plant. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  3. "Chauncey Dewey Comes Back Into Headelines". Manhattan Mercury . Manhattan, Kansas. July 16, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2025.