1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1944 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1938 1950 United States Senate elections#Arkansas 1950 November 7, 1944 150x150px File:JWFulbright.jpg J. William Fulbright Democratic Party (United States) 182,499 85.10% File:3x4.svg Victor Wade Republican Party (United States) 31,942 14.90% 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 210px County resultsFulbright: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% U.S. Senator Hattie Caraway Democratic Party (United States) J. William Fulbright Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway ran for a third term in office but was eliminated in the Democratic primary. U.S. Representative J. William Fulbright defeated Governor Homer Martin Adkins in the Democratic runoff. It is the last time where an elected incumbent Senator placed third or worse in a primary until the 2026 United States Senate election in Louisiana.https://smartpolitics.lib.umn.edu/2026/02/09/how-often-do-sitting-us-senators-place-third-or-worse-in-primaries/ How Often Do Sitting US Senators Place Third (Or Worse) in Primaries? Smart Politics February 9, 2026 February 14, 2026Maurice J. Murphy Jr. went on to place third in the Republican primary of the 1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire, though he was appointed to fill a vacancy in December 1961 and was attempting to run for a full term when he lost the primary. Fulbright easily defeated Republican Victor Wade in the general election, in a landslide victory typical for Arkansas Democrats at the time. Democratic primary Candidates Homer Martin Adkins, Governor of Arkansas since 1941 T. H. BartonErroneously listed as "L. H. Barton" in the official election results., former colonel and oilman Hattie Caraway, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1931 J. William Fulbright, U.S. Representative from Fayetteville and former University of Arkansas professor J. Rosser Venable, candidate for Senate in 1936 Results 1944 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryHistorical Report of the Secretary of State Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin 2018 https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/education/2018_Historical_Report.pdf 362 March 4, 2021 October 16, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201016213858/https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/education/2018_Historical_Report.pdf live J. William Fulbright Democratic Party (United States) 67,168 36.33% Homer Martin Adkins Democratic Party (United States) 49,795 26.93% T. H. Barton Democratic Party (United States) 43,053 23.28% Hattie Caraway (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 24,881 13.46% 184,897 100.00% Runoff 1944 Democratic U.S. Senate primary J. William Fulbright Democratic Party (United States) 117,121 57.90% Homer Martin Adkins Democratic Party (United States) 85,163 42.10% 202,284 100.00% General election Results 1944 U.S. Senate election in Arkansashttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1944election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1957 March 4, 2021 June 13, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140613035325/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1944election.pdf live J. William Fulbright Democratic Party (United States) 182,499 85.10% Victor Wade Republican Party (United States) 31,942 14.90% 214,441 100.00% See also 1944 United States Senate elections Notes References 1944 Arkansas United States Senate