1942 United States Senate election in Arkansas

The 1942 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 1942. Incumbent Senator John E. Miller was appointed to a federal judgeship by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and his appointed replacement Lloyd Spencer rejoined the Navy rather than run for election.

1942 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Arkansas

← 1937 (special) August 11, 1942 1948 →
 
Nominee John L. McClellan Jack Holt
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 134,277 83,516
Percentage 61.65% 31.35%

U.S. senator before election

Lloyd Spencer
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John L. McClellan
Democratic

After a highly-competitive four-way primary, U.S. Representative John L. McClellan defeated Arkansas Attorney General Jack Holt in a run-off election.

Because the Republican Party (or any other party) did not field a candidate in the general election, McClellan's primary victory was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Holt 54,185 32.05%
Democratic John L. McClellan 53,729 31.78%
Democratic Clyde Ellis 34,264 20.26%
Democratic David D. Terry 26,911 15.92%
Total votes 169,089 100.00%

Runoff

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1942 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John L. McClellan 134,277 61.65%
Democratic Jack Holt 83,516 38.35%
Total votes 217,793 100.00%

General election

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Results

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McClellan was unopposed in the general election.

1942 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John L. McClellan 99,124 100.00%
Total votes 99,124 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State" (PDF). p. 357.
  2. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.