1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi

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1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi
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  1946 November 4, 1947 1952  
  John Stennis.jpg William M. Colmer.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee John C. Stennis William M. Colmer Forrest B. Jackson
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote52,06845,72543,642
Percentage26.88%23.61%22.53%

  Paul B. Johnson Jr.jpg JohnERankin.jpg
Nominee Paul B. Johnson Jr. John E. Rankin
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote27,15924,492
Percentage14.02%12.64%

1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi results map by county.svg
County results
Stennis:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
Colmer:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Jackson:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     60–70%
Johnson:     20–30%     30–40%
Rankin:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John C. Stennis
Democratic

The 1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 1947. John C. Stennis was elected to fill the seat vacated by the death of Theodore G. Bilbo.

Contents

This is the most recent open seat won by a Democrat in Mississippi, as Stennis and his fellow senator James Eastland would continue to be reelected until both being succeeded by Republicans.

General election

Candidates

  1. Stennis represented Starkville during his time as a student at Mississippi State University, but later moved to Kemper County, where he resided in 1947.

Results

1947 United States Senate election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John C. Stennis 52,068 26.88%
Democratic William M. Colmer 45,72523.61%
Democratic Forrest B. Jackson43,64222.53%
Democratic Paul B. Johnson Jr. 27,15914.02%
Democratic John E. Rankin 24,49212.64%
Republican L. R. Collins6230.32%

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