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1944 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1944 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1938 November 6, 1944 1950 →
 
Nominee Alben Barkley James Park
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 464,053 380,425
Percentage 54.8% 44.9%

County results
Barkley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Park:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Alben Barkley
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Alben Barkley
Democratic

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.

General election

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Candidates

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  • Alben W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and incumbent Senator since 1927 (Democratic)
  • Robert H. Garrison (Prohibition)
  • Yona M. Marret (Socialist Labor)
  • James Park (Republican)

Results

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1944 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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}}}

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
  • Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.