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OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline July 01, 1946 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1946 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1946 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1947 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1953 - 12:00pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifiedArthur December 02, 2023 01:17pm
Data SourcesYear Book of the State of Indiana for 1946, p. 1032-1033 [Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1940
NameRaymond E. Willis Votes888,070 (50.45%)
Term01/03/1941 - 01/03/1947 Margin23,267 (+1.32%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameWilliam E. Jenner Votes1,020,605 (52.44%)
Term01/03/1953 - 01/03/1959 Margin109,436 (+5.62%)
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Name Sen. William E. Jenner Gov. M. Clifford Townsend Elmer D. Riggs John Marion Morris Elmer G. Johnson  
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition Socialist Labor Communist  
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Certified Votes 739,809 (54.91%) 584,288 (43.36%) 21,008 (1.56%) 1,523 (0.11%) 806 (0.06%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -155,521 (-11.54%) -718,801 (-53.35%) -738,286 (-54.79%) -739,003 (-54.85%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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