1948 United States Senate election in Idaho

1948 United States Senate election in Idaho Idaho 1927 presidential no 1946 United States Senate special election in Idaho 1946 (special) 1950 United States Senate special election in Idaho 1950 (special) November 2, 1948 x150px File:Bert miller.png Bert H. Miller Democratic Party (United States) 107,000 49.96% File:Henry Dworshak.jpg Henry Dworshak Republican Party (United States) 103,868 48.49% 180px 1948 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg County resultsMiller: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Dworshak: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Senator Henry Dworshak Republican Party (United States) Bert H. Miller Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry Dworshak, who had previously won a partial term in the special election of 1946, lost re-election to a full term to Bert H. Miller, a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court and the former Attorney General of Idaho. This is the only time Democrats have won the Class 2 Senate seat in Idaho. This election was a rematch of the election for Idaho's 2nd congressional district in 1938, where Dworshak defeated Miller, with Dworshak getting 53.6% of the vote to Miller's 46.4%. Bert H. Miller died in office in October 1949, less than a year into his term, and Idaho governor C. A. Robins appointed Henry Dworshak back to the seat, who would then win the 1950 special election, and be re-elected twice more before dying in office himself. Primary elections Each candidate ran unopposed for their party in this election, so there were no primary elections.Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1948 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49581 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240729023344/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49581 July 29, 2024 July 23, 2026The Coeur d'Alene Press · Tue, Aug 10, 1948 · Page 1 · (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) https://www.newspapers.com/image/1031529255/?search-id=72e92b35-6279-437e-9396-f802f7f340e4&search-rank=18 July 30, 2026 Democratic primary Candidates Bert H. Miller, justice of the Idaho Supreme Court and former Attorney General of Idaho (1933-1937, 1941-1945) Republican primary Candidates Henry Dworshak, incumbent U.S. Senator General election Results 1948 United States Senate election in IdahoClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1949-03-01 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1948election.pdf 50 U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (US) Bert H. Miller 107,000 49.96 Republican Party (US) Henry Dworshak (incumbent) 103,868 48.49 Progressive Party (US, 1948) John Derr 3,154 1.47 Socialist Party USA Paul Wengert 166 0.08 3,132 1.47 214,188 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) See also 1948 United States Senate elections References 1948 Idaho United States Senate