Election Name: | 1944 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
Country: | South Dakota |
Flag Year: | 1909 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1938 United States Senate elections in South Dakota |
Previous Year: | 1938 |
Next Election: | 1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
Next Year: | 1950 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1944 |
Nominee1: | Chan Gurney |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 145,248 |
Percentage1: | 63.86% |
Nominee2: | George M. Bradshaw |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 82,199 |
Percentage2: | 36.14% |
Map Size: | 240px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Chan Gurney |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Chan Gurney |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1932 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator Chan Gurney ran for re-election to a second term. He faced a strong challenge in the Republican primary from Lieutenant Governor A. C. Miller, who claimed that Gurney was too friendly to New Deal policies, but was defeated by Gurney by a wide margin.[1] In the general election, Gurney faced former State Senator George M. Bradshaw, whom he defeated in a landslide as Thomas E. Dewey was decisively winning the state over President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the presidential election.
Former State Senator George M. Bradshaw[2] was the only Democratic candidate to file for the U.S. Senate, removing the race from the ballot.[1]