1946 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

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36 contests|D won 13|R won 23

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama(S)	SparkmanDEM	100.0%	163,217	—	—	—	D+100.0	—
▶	Arizona	McFarlandDEM	69.2%	80,415	PowersREP	30.1%	35,022	D+39.0	↑ D+16.1
▶	California	KnowlandREP	54.1%	1,428,067	RogersDEM	44.2%	1,167,161	R+9.9	↑ D+73.0
▶	Connecticut	BaldwinREP	56.1%	381,328	ToneDEM	40.7%	276,424	R+15.4	↓ R+23.0
▶	Delaware	WilliamsREP	55.1%	62,603	TunnellDEM	44.9%	50,910	R+10.3	↓ R+13.6
▶	Florida	HollandDEM	78.7%	156,232	SchadREP	21.4%	42,413	D+57.3	↑ D+7.6
▶	Idaho(S)	DworshakREP	58.6%	105,523	DonartDEM	41.4%	74,629	R+17.1	↓ R+11.3
▶	Indiana	JennerREP	54.9%	739,809	TownsendDEM	43.4%	584,288	R+11.5	—
▶	Kentucky(S)	CooperREP	53.3%	327,652	BrownDEM	46.5%	285,829	R+6.8	↓ R+23.4
▶	Maine	BrewsterREP	63.5%	111,215	MacDonaldDEM	36.5%	63,799	R+27.1	↓ R+9.8
▶	Maryland	O'ConorDEM	51.1%	331,569	MarkeyREP	48.9%	317,570	D+2.2	↓ R+29.1
▶	Massachusetts	LodgeREP	59.5%	989,736	WalshDEM	39.7%	660,200	R+19.8	↓ R+32.6
▶	Michigan	VandenbergREP	67.1%	1,085,570	LeeDEM	32.0%	517,923	R+35.1	↓ R+29.4
▶	Minnesota	ThyeREP	58.9%	517,775	JorgensonDEM	39.8%	349,520	R+19.1	↑ D+13.3
▶	Mississippi	BilboDEM	100.0%	46,747	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+62.2
▶	Missouri	KemREP	52.5%	692,372	BriggsDEM	47.3%	624,487	R+5.1	↓ R+9.2
▶	Montana	EctonREP	53.5%	101,901	EricksonDEM	45.4%	86,476	R+8.1	↓ R+55.0
▶	Nebraska	ButlerREP	70.8%	271,208	MekotaDEM	29.2%	111,751	R+41.6	↓ R+26.1
▶	Nevada	MaloneREP	55.2%	27,801	BunkerDEM	44.8%	22,553	R+10.4	↓ R+31.4
▶	New Jersey	SmithREP	58.5%	799,808	BrunnerDEM	40.1%	548,458	R+18.4	↓ R+7.4
▶	New Mexico	ChavezDEM	42.1%	56,097	HurleyREP	39.8%	53,006	D+2.3	↓ R+7.5
▶	North Dakota	LangerREP	53.3%	88,210	OtherOTH	23.5%	38,804	R+30.1	↓ R+18.5
▶	North Dakota(S)	YoungREP	55.5%	75,998	LanierDEM	27.4%	37,507	R+28.1	↓ R+16.5
▶	Ohio	BrickerREP	57.0%	1,275,774	HuffmanDEM	42.4%	947,610	R+14.7	↓ R+10.8
▶	Pennsylvania	MartinREP	59.3%	1,853,458	GuffeyDEM	39.8%	1,245,338	R+19.4	↓ R+23.9
▶	Rhode Island	McGrathDEM	55.1%	150,748	DyerREP	44.9%	122,780	D+10.2	↓ R+0.1
▶	Tennessee	McKellarDEM	66.6%	145,654	LaddREP	26.2%	57,237	D+40.4	↓ R+1.2
▶	Texas	ConnallyDEM	88.5%	336,931	SellsREP	11.5%	43,619	D+77.1	↓ R+11.5
▶	Utah	WatkinsREP	51.2%	101,142	MurdockDEM	48.8%	96,257	R+2.5	↓ R+28.2
▶	Vermont	FlandersREP	74.6%	54,729	McDevittDEM	25.4%	18,594	R+49.3	↓ R+16.4
▶	Virginia	ByrdDEM	64.8%	163,960	ParsonsREP	30.5%	77,005	D+34.4	↓ R+58.9
▶	Virginia(S)	RobertsonDEM	66.5%	22,003	WoodsREP	29.7%	9,816	D+36.8	↓ R+56.5
▶	Washington	CainREP	54.3%	358,847	MitchellDEM	45.2%	298,683	R+9.1	↓ R+17.4
▶	West Virginia	KilgoreDEM	50.3%	273,151	SweeneyREP	49.7%	269,617	D+0.7	↓ R+12.0
▶	Wisconsin	McCarthyREP	61.3%	620,430	McMurrayDEM	37.4%	378,772	R+23.9	↑ D+4.3
▶	Wyoming	O'MahoneyDEM	56.2%	45,843	HenersonREP	43.8%	35,714	D+12.4	↓ R+5.0

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33 contests|D won 13|R won 19|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	FolsomDEM	88.7%	174,959	WardREP	11.3%	22,362	D+77.3	↓ R+1.1
▶	Arizona	OsbornDEM	47.8%	58,546	BrockettREP	32.2%	39,398	D+15.6	↓ R+16.3
▶	Arkansas	LaneyDEM	84.1%	128,029	MillsREP	15.9%	24,133	D+68.3	↓ R+31.7
▶	Colorado	KnousDEM	52.1%	174,604	LavingtonREP	47.9%	160,483	D+4.2	↑ D+17.0
▶	Connecticut	McConaughyREP	54.4%	371,852	SnowDEM	40.4%	276,335	R+14.0	↓ R+9.4
▶	Georgia	TalmadgeDEM	98.6%	143,279	OtherOTH	1.4%	1,982	D+98.6	↑ D+2.3
▶	Idaho	RobinsREP	56.4%	102,233	WilliamsDEM	43.6%	79,131	R+12.7	↓ R+12.4
▶	Iowa	BlueREP	57.4%	362,592	MilesDEM	42.1%	266,190	R+15.3	↑ D+10.5
▶	Kansas	CarlsonREP	53.5%	309,064	WoodringDEM	44.0%	254,283	R+9.5	↑ D+5.5
▶	Maine	HildrethREP	61.3%	110,327	ClarkDEM	38.7%	69,624	R+22.6	↑ D+11.1
▶	Maryland	LaneDEM	56.6%	392,326	McKeldinREP	43.4%	301,106	D+13.2	↑ D+8.8
▶	Massachusetts	BradfordREP	54.1%	911,152	TobinDEM	45.3%	762,743	R+8.8	↑ D+0.3
▶	Michigan	SiglerREP	60.3%	1,003,878	WagonerDEM	38.7%	644,540	R+21.6	↓ R+15.7
▶	Minnesota	YoungdahlREP	59.0%	519,067	BarkerDEM	39.7%	349,565	R+19.3	↑ D+22.9
▶	Nebraska	PetersonREP	65.5%	249,468	SorrellDEM	34.5%	131,367	R+31.0	↑ D+18.7
▶	Nevada	PittmanDEM	57.4%	28,655	JepsonREP	42.6%	21,247	D+14.8	↓ R+5.7
▶	New Hampshire	DaleREP	63.1%	103,204	KeefeDEM	36.9%	60,247	R+26.3	↓ R+21.9
▶	New Jersey	DriscollREP	57.1%	807,378	HansenDEM	41.4%	585,960	R+15.7	—
▶	New Mexico	OtherOTH	36.4%	48,254	MabryDEM	33.6%	44,538	D+3.5	↓ R+5.5
▶	New York	DeweyREP	56.9%	2,825,633	MeadDEM	30.9%	1,532,161	R+26.1	↓ R+10.4
▶	North Dakota	AandahlREP	68.9%	116,672	BurdickDEM	31.1%	52,719	R+37.8	↓ R+53.0
▶	Ohio	HerbertREP	50.6%	1,166,550	LauscheDEM	48.9%	1,125,997	R+1.8	↑ D+10.7
▶	Oklahoma	TurnerDEM	52.5%	259,491	FlynnREP	46.0%	227,426	D+6.5	↑ D+2.2
▶	Oregon	SnellREP	69.1%	237,681	DonaughDEM	30.9%	106,474	R+38.1	↑ D+17.6
▶	Pennsylvania	DuffREP	58.5%	1,828,462	RiceDEM	40.7%	1,270,947	R+17.9	↓ R+9.3
▶	Rhode Island	PastoreDEM	54.1%	148,885	MurphyREP	45.9%	126,456	D+8.2	↓ R+8.9
▶	South Carolina	ThurmondDEM	100.0%	26,520	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	MickelsonREP	67.2%	108,998	HaederDEM	32.8%	53,294	R+34.3	↓ R+11.3
▶	Tennessee	McCordDEM	65.3%	149,937	LoweREP	31.9%	73,222	D+33.4	↓ R+6.9
▶	Texas	JesterDEM	91.2%	345,507	NolteREP	8.8%	33,277	D+82.4	↓ R+17.6
▶	Vermont	GibsonREP	80.3%	57,849	CoburnDEM	19.6%	14,096	R+60.7	↓ R+4.9
▶	Wisconsin	GoodlandREP	59.8%	621,970	HoanDEM	39.1%	406,499	R+20.7	↑ D+3.5
▶	Wyoming	HuntDEM	52.9%	43,020	WrightREP	47.1%	38,333	D+5.8	↑ D+3.1

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1946 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

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U.S. Senate

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36 contests|D won 13|R won 23

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama(S)	SparkmanDEM	100.0%	163,217	—	—	—	D+100.0	—
▶	Arizona	McFarlandDEM	69.2%	80,415	PowersREP	30.1%	35,022	D+39.0	↑ D+16.1
▶	California	KnowlandREP	54.1%	1,428,067	RogersDEM	44.2%	1,167,161	R+9.9	↑ D+73.0
▶	Connecticut	BaldwinREP	56.1%	381,328	ToneDEM	40.7%	276,424	R+15.4	↓ R+23.0
▶	Delaware	WilliamsREP	55.1%	62,603	TunnellDEM	44.9%	50,910	R+10.3	↓ R+13.6
▶	Florida	HollandDEM	78.7%	156,232	SchadREP	21.4%	42,413	D+57.3	↑ D+7.6
▶	Idaho(S)	DworshakREP	58.6%	105,523	DonartDEM	41.4%	74,629	R+17.1	↓ R+11.3
▶	Indiana	JennerREP	54.9%	739,809	TownsendDEM	43.4%	584,288	R+11.5	—
▶	Kentucky(S)	CooperREP	53.3%	327,652	BrownDEM	46.5%	285,829	R+6.8	↓ R+23.4
▶	Maine	BrewsterREP	63.5%	111,215	MacDonaldDEM	36.5%	63,799	R+27.1	↓ R+9.8
▶	Maryland	O'ConorDEM	51.1%	331,569	MarkeyREP	48.9%	317,570	D+2.2	↓ R+29.1
▶	Massachusetts	LodgeREP	59.5%	989,736	WalshDEM	39.7%	660,200	R+19.8	↓ R+32.6
▶	Michigan	VandenbergREP	67.1%	1,085,570	LeeDEM	32.0%	517,923	R+35.1	↓ R+29.4
▶	Minnesota	ThyeREP	58.9%	517,775	JorgensonDEM	39.8%	349,520	R+19.1	↑ D+13.3
▶	Mississippi	BilboDEM	100.0%	46,747	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+62.2
▶	Missouri	KemREP	52.5%	692,372	BriggsDEM	47.3%	624,487	R+5.1	↓ R+9.2
▶	Montana	EctonREP	53.5%	101,901	EricksonDEM	45.4%	86,476	R+8.1	↓ R+55.0
▶	Nebraska	ButlerREP	70.8%	271,208	MekotaDEM	29.2%	111,751	R+41.6	↓ R+26.1
▶	Nevada	MaloneREP	55.2%	27,801	BunkerDEM	44.8%	22,553	R+10.4	↓ R+31.4
▶	New Jersey	SmithREP	58.5%	799,808	BrunnerDEM	40.1%	548,458	R+18.4	↓ R+7.4
▶	New Mexico	ChavezDEM	42.1%	56,097	HurleyREP	39.8%	53,006	D+2.3	↓ R+7.5
▶	North Dakota	LangerREP	53.3%	88,210	OtherOTH	23.5%	38,804	R+30.1	↓ R+18.5
▶	North Dakota(S)	YoungREP	55.5%	75,998	LanierDEM	27.4%	37,507	R+28.1	↓ R+16.5
▶	Ohio	BrickerREP	57.0%	1,275,774	HuffmanDEM	42.4%	947,610	R+14.7	↓ R+10.8
▶	Pennsylvania	MartinREP	59.3%	1,853,458	GuffeyDEM	39.8%	1,245,338	R+19.4	↓ R+23.9
▶	Rhode Island	McGrathDEM	55.1%	150,748	DyerREP	44.9%	122,780	D+10.2	↓ R+0.1
▶	Tennessee	McKellarDEM	66.6%	145,654	LaddREP	26.2%	57,237	D+40.4	↓ R+1.2
▶	Texas	ConnallyDEM	88.5%	336,931	SellsREP	11.5%	43,619	D+77.1	↓ R+11.5
▶	Utah	WatkinsREP	51.2%	101,142	MurdockDEM	48.8%	96,257	R+2.5	↓ R+28.2
▶	Vermont	FlandersREP	74.6%	54,729	McDevittDEM	25.4%	18,594	R+49.3	↓ R+16.4
▶	Virginia	ByrdDEM	64.8%	163,960	ParsonsREP	30.5%	77,005	D+34.4	↓ R+58.9
▶	Virginia(S)	RobertsonDEM	66.5%	22,003	WoodsREP	29.7%	9,816	D+36.8	↓ R+56.5
▶	Washington	CainREP	54.3%	358,847	MitchellDEM	45.2%	298,683	R+9.1	↓ R+17.4
▶	West Virginia	KilgoreDEM	50.3%	273,151	SweeneyREP	49.7%	269,617	D+0.7	↓ R+12.0
▶	Wisconsin	McCarthyREP	61.3%	620,430	McMurrayDEM	37.4%	378,772	R+23.9	↑ D+4.3
▶	Wyoming	O'MahoneyDEM	56.2%	45,843	HenersonREP	43.8%	35,714	D+12.4	↓ R+5.0

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33 contests|D won 13|R won 19|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	FolsomDEM	88.7%	174,959	WardREP	11.3%	22,362	D+77.3	↓ R+1.1
▶	Arizona	OsbornDEM	47.8%	58,546	BrockettREP	32.2%	39,398	D+15.6	↓ R+16.3
▶	Arkansas	LaneyDEM	84.1%	128,029	MillsREP	15.9%	24,133	D+68.3	↓ R+31.7
▶	Colorado	KnousDEM	52.1%	174,604	LavingtonREP	47.9%	160,483	D+4.2	↑ D+17.0
▶	Connecticut	McConaughyREP	54.4%	371,852	SnowDEM	40.4%	276,335	R+14.0	↓ R+9.4
▶	Georgia	TalmadgeDEM	98.6%	143,279	OtherOTH	1.4%	1,982	D+98.6	↑ D+2.3
▶	Idaho	RobinsREP	56.4%	102,233	WilliamsDEM	43.6%	79,131	R+12.7	↓ R+12.4
▶	Iowa	BlueREP	57.4%	362,592	MilesDEM	42.1%	266,190	R+15.3	↑ D+10.5
▶	Kansas	CarlsonREP	53.5%	309,064	WoodringDEM	44.0%	254,283	R+9.5	↑ D+5.5
▶	Maine	HildrethREP	61.3%	110,327	ClarkDEM	38.7%	69,624	R+22.6	↑ D+11.1
▶	Maryland	LaneDEM	56.6%	392,326	McKeldinREP	43.4%	301,106	D+13.2	↑ D+8.8
▶	Massachusetts	BradfordREP	54.1%	911,152	TobinDEM	45.3%	762,743	R+8.8	↑ D+0.3
▶	Michigan	SiglerREP	60.3%	1,003,878	WagonerDEM	38.7%	644,540	R+21.6	↓ R+15.7
▶	Minnesota	YoungdahlREP	59.0%	519,067	BarkerDEM	39.7%	349,565	R+19.3	↑ D+22.9
▶	Nebraska	PetersonREP	65.5%	249,468	SorrellDEM	34.5%	131,367	R+31.0	↑ D+18.7
▶	Nevada	PittmanDEM	57.4%	28,655	JepsonREP	42.6%	21,247	D+14.8	↓ R+5.7
▶	New Hampshire	DaleREP	63.1%	103,204	KeefeDEM	36.9%	60,247	R+26.3	↓ R+21.9
▶	New Jersey	DriscollREP	57.1%	807,378	HansenDEM	41.4%	585,960	R+15.7	—
▶	New Mexico	OtherOTH	36.4%	48,254	MabryDEM	33.6%	44,538	D+3.5	↓ R+5.5
▶	New York	DeweyREP	56.9%	2,825,633	MeadDEM	30.9%	1,532,161	R+26.1	↓ R+10.4
▶	North Dakota	AandahlREP	68.9%	116,672	BurdickDEM	31.1%	52,719	R+37.8	↓ R+53.0
▶	Ohio	HerbertREP	50.6%	1,166,550	LauscheDEM	48.9%	1,125,997	R+1.8	↑ D+10.7
▶	Oklahoma	TurnerDEM	52.5%	259,491	FlynnREP	46.0%	227,426	D+6.5	↑ D+2.2
▶	Oregon	SnellREP	69.1%	237,681	DonaughDEM	30.9%	106,474	R+38.1	↑ D+17.6
▶	Pennsylvania	DuffREP	58.5%	1,828,462	RiceDEM	40.7%	1,270,947	R+17.9	↓ R+9.3
▶	Rhode Island	PastoreDEM	54.1%	148,885	MurphyREP	45.9%	126,456	D+8.2	↓ R+8.9
▶	South Carolina	ThurmondDEM	100.0%	26,520	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	MickelsonREP	67.2%	108,998	HaederDEM	32.8%	53,294	R+34.3	↓ R+11.3
▶	Tennessee	McCordDEM	65.3%	149,937	LoweREP	31.9%	73,222	D+33.4	↓ R+6.9
▶	Texas	JesterDEM	91.2%	345,507	NolteREP	8.8%	33,277	D+82.4	↓ R+17.6
▶	Vermont	GibsonREP	80.3%	57,849	CoburnDEM	19.6%	14,096	R+60.7	↓ R+4.9
▶	Wisconsin	GoodlandREP	59.8%	621,970	HoanDEM	39.1%	406,499	R+20.7	↑ D+3.5
▶	Wyoming	HuntDEM	52.9%	43,020	WrightREP	47.1%	38,333	D+5.8	↑ D+3.1

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