58 seats 37 seats 17,590,770 16,127,651 3.6% 3.1% | 57 38 50.3% 46.1% Start date November 7, 1944 | |
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Winner Alben W Barkley | ||
The United States Senate elections of 1944 coincided with the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to his fourth term as President. The Democrats lost a net one seat to the Republicans, but still kept a large majority in the Senate.
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Incumbents defeated
Democrats defeated three Republican incumbents: John A. Danaher (Connecticut), Gerald P. Nye (North Dakota), and James J. Davis (Pennsylvania).
Republicans defeated one Democratic incumbent: Guy M. Gillette (IA).
Retirements
Republicans took open seats in Indiana, Missouri, and New Jersey (where a Democrat had been appointed to a Republican vacancy).
Complete list of races
All elections are for the class 3 seats, unless otherwise noted.
References
United States Senate elections, 1944 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA