There were three special elections to the United States Senate in 1941 during the 77th United States Congress.
Race summary
In these elections, the winners were elected in 1941 after January 3; sorted by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Texas (Class 2) |
Andrew Jackson Houston | Democratic | 1941 (Appointed) | Interim appointee died June 26, 1941. New senator elected August 4, 1941. Democratic hold. |
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| Mississippi (Class 2) |
James Eastland | Democratic | 1941 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected September 29, 1941. Democratic hold. |
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| South Carolina (Class 2) |
Roger C. Peace | Democratic | 1941 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1941. Democratic hold. |
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Mississippi (special)
Four-term Democratic senator Pat Harrison died June 22, 1941, and Democrat James Eastland was appointed June 30, 1941, to continue the term. Democrat Wall Doxey won the September 29, 1941, special election, but would later lose renomination to Eastland for the next term in 1942.[2]
South Carolina (special)
James F. Byrnes (Democratic) had resigned July 8, 1941, and Alva Lumpkin (Democratic) was appointed July 22, 1941, to continue the term. Lumpkin died, however, August 1, 1941, so Roger C. Peace (Democratic) was then appointed August 5, 1941, to continue the term. Peace was not a candidate in the special election.
Governor Burnet R. Maybank took the most votes in the September 2, 1941, Democratic primary over Governor Olin Johnston and Representative Joseph R. Bryson.[3] Maybank then won the September 16, 1941, primary runoff.[4] Maybank won the general election unopposed[5] and would serve through two general elections (1942 and 1948) until his death in 1954.
Texas (special)
Democrat Morris Sheppard died April 9, 1941, and Democrat Andrew Jackson Houston was appointed April 21, 1941, to continue the term. Houston died, however, June 26, 1941, before the August 4, 1941, special election. In a 14-candidate race, "Pappy" W. Lee O'Daniel (Democratic) won a slim plurality over Representative Lyndon Baines Johnson (Democratic), which was sufficient for the election.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - Special Election Race - Jun 28, 1941".
- ^ a b "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - Special Election Race - Sep 23, 1941".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - SC US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Sep 02, 1941".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - SC US Senate - Special D Runoff Race - Sep 16, 1941".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - SC US Senate - Special Election Race - Sep 30, 1941".
- ^ Texas State Historical Association (1943). "Texas Almanac, 1943-1944". The Portal to Texas History. The Dallas Morning News. pp. 259–260. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- Mississippi: United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
- Texas: Southern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949 (O'Daniel, Johnson, Mann, Dies) and Brownsville Herald, 6/15/1941 (rest)