78th United States Congress
Senate

78th United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: None

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation

New Jersey (1)	William Warren Barbour (R)	Died November 22, 1943. Successor was appointed until an election.	Arthur Walsh (D)	November 26, 1943

Indiana (3)	Frederick Van Nuys (D)	Died January 25, 1944. Successor was appointed until an election.	Samuel D. Jackson (D)	January 28, 1944

Massachusetts (2)	Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R)	Resigned February 3, 1944, to go on active duty in the US Army. Success was appointed until a special election.	Sinclair Weeks (R)	February 8, 1944

Oregon (2)	Charles L. McNary (R)	Died February 25, 1944. Successor was appointed and subsequently won special election	Guy Cordon (R)	March 4, 1944

Washington (3)	Homer Bone (D)	Resigned November 13, 1944, to become Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.	Warren Magnuson (D)	December 14, 1944

Indiana (3)	Samuel D. Jackson (D)	Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term. Successor was elected.	William E. Jenner (R)	November 7, 1944

South Carolina (3)	Ellison Durant Smith (D)	Died November 17, 1944.	Wilton E. Hall (D)	November 20, 1944

New Jersey (1)	Arthur Walsh (D)	Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term. Successor was elected.	H. Alexander Smith (R)	December 7, 1944

Massachusetts (2)	Sinclair Weeks (R)	Appointee was not a candidate to finish the term. Successor was elected.	Leverett Saltonstall (R)	January 4, 1945

Sentence(s)

William Warren Barbour (R) served as Senate until November 22, 1943, then by Arthur Walsh (D) from November 26, 1943 and was succeeded by H. Alexander Smith (R), from December 7, 1944.

final_sentence: William Warren Barbour (R) served as Senate until November 22, 1943, then by Arthur Walsh (D) from November 26, 1943 and was succeeded by H. Alexander Smith (R), from December 7, 1944.