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The regular-term 1944 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1944. Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Republican James Park.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Alben W. Barkley (incumbent) | 464,053 | 54.81% | ||
| Republican | James Park | 380,425 | 44.93% | ||
| Prohibition | Robert H. Garrison | 1,808 | 0.21% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Yona M. Marret | 340 | 0.04% | ||
| Write-in | 1.15% | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 83,628 | 9.88% | |||
| Turnout | 846,627 | {{{change}}} | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
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