1942 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1942 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1937 United States Senate special election in Arkansas 1937 (special) 1948 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1948 August 11, 1942 x150px File:John Little McClellan.jpg John L. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) 134,277 61.65% File:3x4.svg Jack Holt Democratic Party (United States) 83,516 31.35% U.S. Senator Lloyd Spencer Democratic Party (United States) John L. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) The 1942 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 1942. Incumbent Senator John E. Miller was appointed to a federal judgeship by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and his appointed replacement Lloyd Spencer rejoined the Navy rather than run for election. After a highly-competitive four-way primary, U.S. Representative John L. McClellan defeated Arkansas Attorney General Jack Holt in a run-off election. Because the Republican Party (or any other party) did not field a candidate in the general election, McClellan's primary victory was tantamount to election. Democratic primary Candidates Clyde T. Ellis, U.S. representative from Bentonville Jack Holt, attorney general of Arkansas John L. McClellan, U.S. representative from Camden David D. Terry, U.S. representative from Little Rock Results 1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Historical Report of the Secretary of State Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin 2018 https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/education/2018_Historical_Report.pdf 357 Jack Holt Democratic Party (United States) 54,185 32.05% John L. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) 53,729 31.78% Clyde Ellis Democratic Party (United States) 34,264 20.26% David D. Terry Democratic Party (United States) 26,911 15.92% 169,089 100.00% Runoff 1942 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff John L. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) 134,277 61.65% Jack Holt Democratic Party (United States) 83,516 38.35% 217,793 100.00% General election Results McClellan was unopposed in the general election. 1942 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1942election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1942 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1943 John L. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) 99,124 100.00% 99,124 100.00% See also 1942 United States Senate elections References Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections 1942 Arkansas United States Senate