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1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut

← 1938 November 7, 1944 1950 →
 
Nominee Brien McMahon John A. Danaher
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 430,716 391,748
Percentage 51.99% 47.28%

McMahon:      50–60%      60-70%
Danaher:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

U.S. senator before election

John A. Danaher
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Brien McMahon
Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 7, 1944.

Incumbent Republican Senator John A. Danaher ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic attorney Brien McMahon.

Republican nomination

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Candidates

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Convention

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Senator Danaher was re-nominated by acclamation at the August 8 convention in Hartford. In his acceptance speech, he accused President Roosevelt of attempting to institute "one-man government."[1]

Democratic nomination

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Candidates

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Convention

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McMahon was nominated by acclamation at the August 5 convention in Hartford.[2]

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1944 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brien McMahon 430,716 51.99% Increase11.95
Republican John A. Danaher (incumbent) 391,748 47.28% Increase 4.39
Socialist Anthony R. Martino 6,033 0.73% Decrease15.02
Total votes 828,497 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ASSERTS PRESIDENT SEEKS LONE RULE; Senator Danaher, Renamed in Connecticut With Gov. Baldwin, Says Congress Is Ignored". The New York Times. August 9, 1944. p. 18.
  2. ^ "HURLEY RENAMED IN CONNECTICUT: Democrats Pick Ex-Governor to Run Again — Nominate Brien McMahon for Senate". The New York Times. August 6, 1944. p. 36.
  3. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1951). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.