The 1942 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Wall Doxey, who had won a special election the year prior to complete the unexpired term of Pat Harrison, ran for a full term in office. He was defeated by James Eastland who was appointed to and held the seat prior to Doxey's wins.
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![]() County results Eastland: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Doxey: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Because Eastland faced no opposition in the general election, his victory in the September 15 primary was tantamount to election.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Ross A. Collins, U.S. Representative from Meridian and candidate for Senate in 1934 and 1941
- Wall Doxey, incumbent Senator since 1941
- James Eastland, former State Representative from Doddsville, Scott County and interim Senator in 1941
- Douglas R. Smith
- Roland Wall
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Eastland | 50,118 | 37.55% | |
Democratic | Wall Doxey (incumbent) | 37,756 | 28.29% | |
Democratic | Ross A. Collins | 36,511 | 27.36% | |
Democratic | Roland Wall | 8,077 | 6.05% | |
Democratic | Douglas R. Smith | 993 | 0.74% | |
Total votes | 133,455 | 100.00% |
Runoff
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Eastland | 74,747 | 56.84% | |
Democratic | Wall Doxey (incumbent) | 56,748 | 43.16% | |
Total votes | 131,495 | 100.00% |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James Eastland | 51,355 | 100.00% | N/A | |
Total votes | 51,355 | 100.00% |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 25, 1942". Our Campaigns.
- ^ "MS US Senate - D Runoff Race - Sep 15, 1942". Our Campaigns.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1942" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954". Our Campaigns.