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  US Senate - National Vote
RACE DETAILS
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OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Control Indicator
Filing Deadline January 01, 1944 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1944 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1948 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1951 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedScott³ March 16, 2005 06:53am
Data SourcesDubin, pp. 558-578.
Description The Democratic Party scored a major victory in the 1948 U.S. Senate elections, reversing the GOP win in '46. The party won an overall 57-42 win in 1948 races, for a net gain of nine seats. When Congress assembled, the Democrats had a 54-42 margin.

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Name Democratic Party Control (I) Republican Party Control Prohibition Party Control Independent Control Progressive Party Control Socialist Party Control Socialist Labor Party Control
PartyDemocratic Republican Prohibition Independent Progressive Socialist Socialist Labor
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Uncertified Votes 43,334,368 (51.10%) 40,782,711 (48.09%) 200,840 (0.24%) 124,860 (0.15%) 117,954 (0.14%) 100,701 (0.12%) 100,072 (0.12%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,551,657 (-3.01%) -43,133,528 (-50.87%) -43,209,508 (-50.95%) -43,216,414 (-50.96%) -43,233,667 (-50.98%) -43,234,296 (-50.98%)
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Name Socialist Workers Party Control Communist Party Control  
PartySocialist Workers Communist  
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Uncertified Votes 30,825 (0.04%) 7,472 (0.01%)  
Margin-43,303,543 (-51.07%) -43,326,896 (-51.09%)  
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