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1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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1944 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas

← 1938 November 7, 1944 1950 →
 
Nominee J. William Fulbright Victor Wade
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 182,499 31,942
Percentage 85.10% 14.90%

County results
Fulbright:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election

Hattie Caraway
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. William Fulbright
Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway ran for a third term in office, but was eliminated in the Democratic primary. U.S. Representative J. William Fulbright defeated Governor Homer Martin Adkins in the Democratic runoff.

Fulbright easily defeated Republican Victor Wade in the general election, in a landslide victory typical for Arkansas Democrats at the time.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1944 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. William Fulbright 67,168 36.33%
Democratic Homer Martin Adkins 49,795 26.93%
Democratic L. H. Barton 43,053 23.28%
Democratic Hattie Caraway (incumbent) 24,881 13.46%
Total votes 184,897 100.00%

Runoff

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1944 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. William Fulbright 117,121 57.90%
Democratic Homer Martin Adkins 85,163 42.10%
Total votes 202,284 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1944 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. William Fulbright 182,499 85.10%
Republican Victor Wade 31,942 14.90%
Total votes 214,441 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State" (PDF). p. 362. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1957). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2021.