1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio explained

Election Name:1946 United States Senate election in Ohio
Country:Ohio
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1940 United States Senate election in Ohio
Previous Year:1940
Next Election:1952 United States Senate election in Ohio
Next Year:1952
Election Date:November 5, 1946
Image1:File:John W. Bricker cph.3b31299.jpg
Nominee1:John W. Bricker
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,275,774
Percentage1:57.02%
Nominee2:James W. Huffman
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:947,610
Percentage2:42.36%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:James W. Huffman
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:John W. Bricker
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio was held on November 5, 1946, alongside a concurrent special election to the same seat.

Former Republican Governor of Ohio and 1944 nominee for the U.S. vice presidency John W. Bricker defeated Democratic interim senator James W. Huffman, who had been appointed to fill the vacant seat left by Supreme Court Justice Harold Hitz Burton. In a concurrent special election to finish Burton's unexpired term, Republican Kingsley Taft defeated Henry P. Webber.

Background

Incumbent Senator Harold Hitz Burton resigned from office in October 1945 to accept a seat on the United States Supreme Court. Governor Frank Lausche appointed James W. Huffman to fill Burton's vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to fill the seat was scheduled for November 5, 1946, concurrent with the election to the next full term.

Huffman did not run in the special election, but ran in the election for the full term beginning in 1947.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Special election

See also