united states senate elections, 1942
senate contests in 1942
Table:
State

Incumbent

Party

Results

Candidates

Alabama

John H. Bankhead II

Democratic

Re-elected

John H. Bankhead II (Democratic), unopposed

Arkansas

George L. Spencer

Democratic

Retired
Democratic hold

John L. McClellan (Democratic), unopposed

Colorado

Edwin C. Johnson

Democratic

Re-elected

Edwin C. Johnson (Democratic) 50.2%
Ralph L. Carr (Republican) 49.2%

Colorado
Special: Class 3

Eugene D. Millikin

Republican

Appointee elected to finish term

Eugene D. Millikin (Republican) 56.1%
James A. Marsh (Democratic) 42.1%

Delaware

James H. Hughes

Democratic

Lost renomination
Republican gain

Clayton D. Buck (Republican) 54.2%
E. Ennalls Berl (Democratic) 44.9%

Georgia

Richard Russell, Jr.

Democratic

Re-elected

Richard Russell, Jr. (Democratic), unopposed

Idaho

John Thomas

Republican

Re-elected

John Thomas (Republican) 51.5%
Glen H. Taylor (Democratic) 48.5%

Illinois

C. Wayland Brooks

Republican

Re-elected

C. Wayland Brooks (Republican) 53.2%
Raymond S. McKeough (Democratic) 46.4%

Iowa

Clyde L. Herring

Democratic

Lost re-election
Republican gain, but waited to finish gubernatorial term

George A. Wilson (Republican) 58.0%
Clyde L. Herring (Democratic) 41.7%

Kansas

Arthur Capper

Republican

Re-elected

Arthur Capper (Republican) 57.1%
George McGill (Democratic) 40.3%

Kentucky

Happy Chandler

Democratic

Re-elected

Happy Chandler (Democratic) 55.3%
Richard J. Colbert (Republican) 44.7%

Louisiana

Allen J. Ellender

Democratic

Re-elected

Allen J. Ellender (Democratic), unopposed

Maine

Wallace H. White, Jr.

Republican

Re-elected

Wallace H. White, Jr. (Republican) 66.7%
Fulton J. Redman (Democratic) 33.3%

Massachusetts

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

Republican

Re-elected

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (Republican) 52.4%
Joseph E. Casey (Democratic) 46.6%

Michigan

Prentiss M. Brown

Democratic

Lost re-election
Republican gain

Homer Ferguson (Republican) 49.6%
Prentiss M. Brown (Democratic) 47.2%

Minnesota

Arthur E. Nelson

Republican

Retired
Republican hold

Joseph H. Ball (Republican) 47.0%
Elmer Austin Benson (Farmer-Labor) 28.2%
Martin A. Nelson (Independent) 14.4%
Ed Murphy (Democratic) 10.4%

Mississippi

Wall Doxey

Democratic

Lost renomination
Democratic hold

James O. Eastland (Democratic), unopposed

Montana

James E. Murray

Democratic

Re-elected

James E. Murray (Democratic) 49.1%
Wellington D. Rankin (Republican) 48.4%

Nebraska

George W. Norris

Independent

Lost re-election
Republican gain

Kenneth S. Wherry (Republican) 49.0%
George W. Norris (Independent) 28.6%
Foster May (Democratic) 22.0%

Nevada
Special: Class 1

Berkeley L. Bunker

Democratic

Appointee lost nomination to finish term
Democratic hold

James G. Scrugham (Democratic) 58.7%
Cecil W. Creel (Republican) 41.3%

New Hampshire

Styles Bridges

Republican

Re-elected

Styles Bridges (Republican) 54.6%
Francis P. Murphy (Democratic) 45.4%

New Jersey

William H. Smathers

Democratic

Lost re-election
Republican gain

Albert W. Hawkes (Republican) 53.1%
William H. Smathers (Democratic) 45.8%

New Mexico

Carl A. Hatch

Democratic

Re-elected

Carl A. Hatch (Democratic) 59.2%
J. Benson Newell (Republican) 40.8%

North Carolina

Josiah W. Bailey

Democratic

Re-elected

Josiah W. Bailey (Democratic) 65.9%
Sam J. Morris (Republican) 34.1%

Oklahoma

Josh Lee

Democratic

Lost re-election
Republican gain

Edward H. Moore (Republican) 54.8%
Josh Lee (Democratic) 44.8%

Oregon

Charles L. McNary

Republican

Re-elected

Charles L. McNary (Republican) 77.1%
Walter W. Whitbeck (Democratic) 22.9%

Rhode Island

Theodore F. Green

Democratic

Re-elected

Theodore F. Green (Democratic) 58.0%
Ira Lloyd Letts (Republican) 42.0%

South Carolina

Burnet R. Maybank

Democratic

Re-elected

Burnet R. Maybank (Democratic), unopposed

South Dakota

William J. Bulow

Democratic

Lost renomination
Republican gain

Harlan J. Bushfield (Republican)
Tom Berry (Democratic) 41.3%

Tennessee

A. Tom Stewart

Democratic

Re-elected

A. Tom Stewart (Democratic) 70.5%
F. Todd Meacham (Republican) 21.5%

Texas

W. Lee O'Daniel

Democratic

Re-elected

W. Lee O'Daniel (Democratic) 94.9%

Virginia

Carter Glass

Democratic

Re-elected

Carter Glass (Democratic) 91.1%
Lawrence S. Wilkes (Socialist) 6.5%

West Virginia

Joseph Rosier

Democratic

Retired
Republican gain

Chapman Revercomb (Republican) 55.4%
Matthew M. Neely (Democratic) 44.6%

Wyoming

Henry H. Schwartz

Democratic

Lost re-election
Republican gain

Edward V. Robertson (Republican) 54.6%
Henry H. Schwartz (Democratic) 45.4%

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