1942 United States Senate election in Colorado

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1942 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1936 November 3, 1942 1948 →
 
Nominee Ed Johnson
Ralph L. Carr
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote 174,612 170,970
Percentage 50.23% 49.19%

Results by county
Johnson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Carr:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Edwin C. Johnson

Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Edwin C. Johnson

Democratic

The 1942 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Senator

Ralph L. Carr
.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
Edwin C. Johnson (incumbent) 41,080 61.99%
Democratic
Benjamin C. Hilliard 25,187 38.01%
Total votes 66,267 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Ralph L. Carr
    , Governor of Colorado

Results

Carr was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[1]

1942 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican
Ralph L. Carr
44,683 100.00%
Total votes 44,683 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • James Allander (Communist)
  • Ralph L. Carr
    , Governor of Colorado (Republican)
  • Edwin C. Johnson, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Democratic)
  • Carle Whitehead (Socialist)

Results

General election results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edwin C. Johnson (incumbent) 174,612 50.23% Decrease13.22
Republican
Ralph L. Carr
170,970 49.19% Increase13.94
Socialist
Carle Whitehead 1,387 0.40% Decrease 0.54
Communist
James Allander 627 0.27% N/A
Total votes 347,596 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1942. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. U.S. Government Printing Office
    .