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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.

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

Candidates

Results

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

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

Results

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%

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