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Parents > United States > U.S. Senate > Popular Vote
OfficeSenate
TypeControl Indicator
Filing Deadline January 01, 1942 - 12:00pm
Polls Open September 14, 1942 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 1946 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1947 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1949 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedScott³ March 16, 2005 06:54am
Data SourcesDubin, pp. 549-569.
DescriptionThe Republican Party won a major victory in the 1946 U.S. Senate elections. They gained 13 seats from the Democrats and did not lose any themselves. As a result, the Republicans seized control of the Senate by a 51-45 margin.
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Republican Party Control (I) Democratic Party Control Independent Control Farmer Labor Party Control Prohibition Party Control Socialist Party Control Socialist Labor Party Control
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent MN Farmer-Labor Prohibition Socialist Socialist Labor
Votes38,488,674 (50.18%) 37,162,199 (48.45%) 363,280 (0.47%) 213,995 (0.28%) 181,271 (0.24%) 100,686 (0.13%) 96,139 (0.13%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,326,475 (-1.73%) -38,125,394 (-49.70%) -38,274,679 (-49.90%) -38,307,403 (-49.94%) -38,387,988 (-50.04%) -38,392,535 (-50.05%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Progressive Party Control Socialist Workers Party Control Communist Party Control
PartyProgressive Socialist Workers Communist
Votes76,313 (0.10%) 17,591 (0.02%) 8,099 (0.01%)
Margin-38,412,361 (-50.08%) -38,471,083 (-50.15%) -38,480,575 (-50.16%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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