Election Name: | 1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1938 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
Previous Year: | 1938 |
Next Election: | 1950 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
Next Year: | 1950 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1944 |
Flag Year: | 1885 |
Image1: | File:Clyde Hoey.jpg |
Nominee1: | Clyde R. Hoey |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 533,813 |
Percentage1: | 70.25% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 226,037 |
Percentage2: | 29.75% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Senator | |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Rice Reynolds did not run for a third term in office. Former Governor of North Carolina Clyde R. Hoey won the open seat, defeating U.S. Representative Cameron A. Morrison in the Democratic primary and Republican attorney A.I. Ferree in the general election.