1944 United States Senate election in Idaho

none 1944 United States Senate election in Idaho Idaho 1927 presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in Idaho 1938 1950 United States Senate election in Idaho 1950 November 7, 1944 x150px File:Portrait of Senator Glen Hearst Taylor Trim.jpg Glen H. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 107,096 51.13% File:C. A. Bottolfsen (Idaho Governor).jpg C. A. Bottolfsen Republican Party (United States) 102,373 48.87% 180px 1944 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg County resultsTaylor: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Bottolfsen: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Senator D. Worth Clark Democratic Party (United States) Glen H. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator D. Worth Clark ran for a second term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Glen H. Taylor, who had previously lost two elections for the other seat, in 1940 (a special election) and 1942. Glen H. Taylor won the general election against Idaho governor C. A. Bottolfsen. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 13, 1944.Our Campaigns - ID US Senate - D Primary Race https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=537754 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240729212019/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=537754 July 29, 2024 July 29, 2026Our Campaigns - ID US Senate - R Primary Race https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=701379 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240730011939/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=701379 July 30, 2024 July 29, 2026 Democratic primary James H. Hawley, one of the candidates in this primary, is not former Idaho governor James H. Hawley, as he died nearly 15 years before this primary happened. It's likely that this James H. Hawley is someone who was just trying to fake popularity by having the same name as the former governor. Candidates D. Worth Clark, incumbent U.S. Senator Glen H. Taylor, country-western singer, civil rights activist, and candidate for the other Idaho senate seat in 1940 and 1942 James H. Hawley John W. Cornell Results Democratic primary results Glen H. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 10,711 33.24 D. Worth Clark (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 10,495 32.57 James H. Hawley Democratic Party (United States) 9,302 28.86 John W. Cornell Democratic Party (United States) 1,720 5.34 32,228 Republican primary Candidates C. A. Bottolfsen, incumbent Governor of Idaho (1939-1941, 1943-1945) Ben Johnson Results Republican primary results C. A. Bottolfsen Republican Party (United States) 25,276 63.67 Ben Johnson Republican Party (United States) 14,422 36.33 39,698 General election Results 1944 United States Senate election in IdahoClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1945-03-01 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1944election.pdf 54 U.S. Government Printing OfficeOur Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49582 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240729212019/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49582 July 29, 2024 July 29, 2026 Democratic Party (US) Glen H. Taylor 107,096 51.13 Republican Party (US) C. A. Bottolfsen 102,373 48.87 4,723 2.26 209,469 Democratic Party (US) See also 1944 United States Senate elections References 1944 Idaho United States Senate