1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 September 2023 1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 presidential Yes 1938 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1938 1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1950 November 7, 1944 Alexander Wiley.png 150x150px Alexander Wiley Republican Party (United States) 634,513 50.50% McMurray for Senator Crop.jpg Howard J. McMurray Democratic Party (United States) 537,144 42.75% Harry Sauthoff 1937.jpg Harry Sauthoff Wisconsin Progressive Party 73,089 5.82% 1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 250px County resultsWiley: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% McMurray: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Alexander Wiley Republican Party (United States) Alexander Wiley Republican Party (United States) The 1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Alexander Wiley was re-elected to a second term in office over Howard J. McMurray and Harry Sauthoff. Future Senator Joseph McCarthy challenged Wiley in the Republican primary. Republican primary Candidates Joseph McCarthy, Judge of the Wisconsin Circuit Court for the 10th Circuit Leathern Smith Perry J. Stearns Alexander Wiley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939 Results 1944 U.S. Senate Republican primaryWisconsin Blue Book, 1946 Parties and Elections: The Primary Election https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1946/reference/wi.wibluebk1946.i0023.pdf 2 Apr 2023 Republican Party (United States) Alexander Wiley (incumbent) 153,570 52.74% Republican Party (United States) Joseph McCarthy 79,389 27.76% Republican Party (United States) Leathern Smith 44,195 15.18% Republican Party (United States) Perry J. Stearns 14,048 4.82% 291,202 100.00% General election Candidates Howard J. McMurray, U.S. Representative from Milwaukee (Democratic) Harry Sauthoff, U.S. Representative from Madison (Progressive) Walter H. Uphoff (Socialist) Alexander Wiley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939 (Republican) Results 1944 U.S. Senate election in WisconsinClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1945 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1944election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (United States) Alexander Wiley (incumbent) 634,513 50.50% Democratic Party (United States) Howard J. McMurray 537,144 42.75% Wisconsin Progressive Party Harry Sauthoff 73,089 5.82% Socialist Party USA Walter H. Uphoff 9,964 0.79% Socialist Labor Party (US) Adolf Wiggert 1,664 0.13% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1944 United States Senate elections References Wisconsin 1944 Category:1944 Wisconsin elections