There were three special elections to the United States Senate in 1941 during the 77th United States Congress.
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 | Interim appointee died June 26, 1941. New senator elected June 28, 1941. Democratic hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Mississippi (Class 2) | James Eastland | Democratic | 1941 | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected September 29, 1941. Democratic hold. | nowrap | ||||
| South Carolina (Class 2) | Roger C. Peace | Democratic | 1941 | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected September 30, 1941. Democratic hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Election Name: | 1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1942 United States Senate election in Mississippi |
| Next Year: | 1942 |
| Election Date: | September 29, 1941 |
| Image1: | File:DOXEY, WALL. HONORABLE. PORTRAIT LCCN2016870528 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Wall Doxey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 59,556 |
| Percentage1: | 50.35% |
| Nominee2: | Ross A. Collins |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 58,738 |
| Percentage2: | 49.65% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | James Eastland |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Wall Doxey |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi.
See also: List of United States senators from Mississippi. 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.
| Election Name: | 1941 U.S. Senate Democratic primary runoff in South Carolina |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 United States Senate election in South Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1942 United States Senate election in South Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1942 |
| Election Date: | September 16, 1941 |
| Image1: | Burnet R. Maybank.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Burnet R. Maybank |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 92,100 |
| Percentage1: | 56.58% |
| Nominee2: | Olin D. Johnston |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 70,687 |
| Percentage2: | 43.42% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Roger C. Peace |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Burnet R. Maybank |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1941 United States Senate special election in South Carolina.
See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina. 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.[1] Maybank then won the September 16, 1941, primary runoff.[2] Maybank won the general election unopposed[3] and would serve through two general elections (1942 and 1948) until his death in 1954.
| Election Name: | 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 United States Senate election in Texas |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1942 United States Senate election in Texas |
| Next Year: | 1942 |
| Election Date: | June 28, 1941 |
| Image1: | File:W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, 1939 (cropped) (3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Pappy O'Daniel |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 175,590 |
| Percentage1: | 30.49% |
| Nominee2: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 174,279 |
| Percentage2: | 30.26% |
| Image4: | Gerald C Mann.jpg |
| Nominee4: | Gerald Mann |
| Party4: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote4: | 140,807 |
| Percentage4: | 24.45% |
| Image5: | Martin Dies.png |
| Nominee5: | Martin Dies Jr. |
| Party5: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote5: | 80,653 |
| Percentage5: | 14.01% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Andrew Jackson Houston |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Pappy O'Daniel |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas.
See also: List of United States senators from Texas. 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.