Election Name: | 1946 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Country: | Nebraska |
Flag Year: | 1925 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1940 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Previous Year: | 1940 |
Next Election: | 1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Next Year: | 1952 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1946 |
Image1: | BUTLER, Hugh Alfred,.jpg |
Nominee1: | Hugh A. Butler |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 271,208 |
Percentage1: | 70.82% |
Nominee2: | John E. Mekota |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 111,751 |
Percentage2: | 29.18% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1946 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 5, 1946. The incumbent Senator, Hugh A. Butler, was re-elected to a second term in a landslide, defeating John E. Mekota.