1946 United States Senate special election in North Dakota

none March 2026 September 2023 1946 United States Senate special election in North Dakota North Dakota 1914 presidential no 1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1944 1950 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1950 June 25, 1946 150x150px File:Sen Milton Young.jpg Milton Young Republican Party (United States) 75,998 55.54% File:3x4.svg P. W. "Bill" Lanier Democratic Party (United States) 37,507 27.41% File:Gerald Nye (cropped).jpg Gerald Nye Independent (politician) 20,848 15.24% 250px 1946 United States senate election in North Dakota results.svg County resultsYoung: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. Senator Milton Young Republican Party (United States) Milton Young Republican Party (United States) The 1946 United States Senate special election in North Dakota took place on June 25, 1946. Democratic Senator John Moses, first elected in 1944, died on March 3, 1945, just two months into his term. Republican Governor Fred G. Aandahl appointed State Senator Milton Young to fill the vacancy and a special election was scheduled. Young ran for re-election and narrowly won the Republican nomination at a state party convention against two opponents, including former Senator Gerald Nye. In the general election, he faced Democratic nominee P. W. "Bill" Lanier, an attorney, and Nye, who was running as an independent following his 1944 loss to Moses and his defeat at the state convention. Young was able to take advantage of the split field to easily win re-election. Republican convention Republicans convened in Bismarck for their state convention, the agenda for which included nominating a candidate for the June special election. Young announced that he intended to run for re-election, and former Senator Gerald Nye also announced he would seek the party's nomination.March 11, 1946 Republicans Jam Bismarck for Week of Meetings Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, N.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79871888/the-bismarck-tribune/ June 19, 2021 Across the state, county parties elected delegates to the state conventions, which effectively became proxy wars between the state Republican committee, which favored Young, and the Nonpartisan League, which favored Nye, for control of the party apparatus.May 14, 1946 Political Oratory Blows Full Gale in North Dakota Elston Wilbur Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minn. 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79872058/star-tribune/ June 19, 2021 Ultimately, the Republican establishment won out. Of, the delegates given instructions by their county parties, all of them were directed to vote for Young. The uninstructed delegates were no more amenable to Nye; in Morton County, the convention passed a resolution expressing "unalterable opposition" to Nye's nomination.February 28, 1946 No Instructions Given 200 But 42 Favor Young Bismarck Tribune Bismarck N.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79872170/the-bismarck-tribune/ June 19, 2021 Ultimately, Young narrowly won renomination, winning just a handful more delegates than he needed to receive a majority. The second-place finisher was not Nye-who placed a distant third-but instead political newcomer George Schatz. However, after Nye lost the nomination, he announced that he would continue his campaign to the general election as an independent.March 14, 1946 Nye To Enter Senator Race Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79872210/deseret-news/ June 19, 2021 Republican convention voteCandidateVotesPercentage Milton Young 195 51.32% George Schatz 151 39.74% Gerald Nye 34 8.95% Totals 380 100.00% Democratic convention At the Democratic convention, attorney P. W. "Bill" Lanier, Jr., a Marine Corps veteran and the son of U.S. Attorney P. W. Lanier, won the party's nomination.March 20, 1946 Democrats Nominate Lanier For Short-Term Senate Race Bismarck Tribune Bismarck N.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79872091/the-bismarck-tribune/ June 19, 2021 General election Results 1946 United States Senate special election in North Dakotahttps://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Abstracts%20by%20Year/1940%20through%201948%20Statewide%20Election%20Results/1946/Primary%20Election%2006-25-1946.pdf Primary Election 06-25-1946 Secretary of State of North Dakota June 19, 2021 Republican Party (United States) Milton Young (inc.) 75,998 55.54% +22.50% Democratic Party (United States) P. W. "Bill" Lanier 37,507 27.41% -17.78% Independent (politician) Gerald Nye 20,848 15.24% — Independent (politician) E. A. Johansson 2,473 1.81% — 38,491 28.13% +15.98% 136,826 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References North Dakota 1946 North Dakota 1946 1946 Special North Dakota Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1946