1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio

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1946 United States Senate election in Ohio
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  1940 November 5, 1946 1952  
  John W. Bricker cph.3b31299.jpg James Huffman.jpg
Nominee John W. Bricker James W. Huffman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,275,774947,610
Percentage57.02%42.36%

U.S. senator before election

James W. Huffman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John W. Bricker
Republican

The 1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio was held on November 5, 1946, alongside a concurrent special election to the same seat.

Contents

Former Republican Governor of Ohio and 1944 nominee for the U.S. vice presidency John W. Bricker defeated Democratic interim senator James W. Huffman, who had been appointed to fill the vacant seat left by Supreme Court Justice Harold Hitz Burton. In a concurrent special election to finish Burton's unexpired term, Republican Kingsley Taft defeated Henry P. Webber.

Background

Incumbent Senator Harold Hitz Burton resigned from office in October 1945 to accept a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Governor Frank Lausche appointed James W. Huffman to fill Burton's vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to fill the seat was scheduled for November 5, 1946, concurrent with the election to the next full term.

Huffman did not run in the special election, but ran in the election for the full term beginning in 1947.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1946 Democratic Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James W. Huffman (incumbent) 108,329 38.58%
Democratic Stephen M. Young 89,65131.93%
Democratic Marvin C. Harrison70,69725.18%
Democratic Edward A. Huth12,1334.32%
Total votes280,810 100.00%

General election

Results

1946 U.S. Senate election in Ohio [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John W. Bricker 1,275,774 57.02%
Democratic James W. Huffman (incumbent)947,61042.36%
Socialist William Farkas13,8850.62%
Total votes2,237,269 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Special election

1946 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kingsley Taft 1,193,852 56.22%
Democratic Henry P. Webber929,58443.78%
Total votes2,123,436 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

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