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Parents > United States > Indiana > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline July 01, 1944 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1944 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1944 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start November 14, 1944 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1945 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifiedArthur December 04, 2023 10:17am
Data SourcesYear Book of the State of Indiana for 1944, p. 1029-1030 [Link]
Description Election to fill unexpired term of Frederick Van Nuys until January 3, 1945. William Jenner, who ended up winning this race was not a candidate for the full term, which ended up being won by Homer Capehart
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/28/1944
NameSamuel D. Jackson Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/28/1944 - 11/13/1944 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1944
NameHomer E. Capehart Votes829,489 (50.23%)
Term01/03/1945 - 01/03/1951 Margin21,723 (+1.32%)
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Name William E. Jenner Cornelius O'Brien Carl W. Thompson  
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition  
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Certified Votes 857,250 (52.11%) 775,417 (47.14%) 12,349 (0.75%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -81,833 (-4.97%) -844,901 (-51.36%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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