1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota

none March 2026 September 2023 1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota 1914 presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1938 1946 United States Senate special election in North Dakota 1946 (special) November 7, 1944 150x150px File:John Moses.jpg John Moses Democratic Party (United States) 95,102 45.20% File:Gerald Nye (cropped).jpg Gerald Nye Republican Party (United States) 69,530 33.04% File:3x4.svg Lynn Stambaugh Independent Republican (United States) 44,596 21.19% 1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMoses: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Nye: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% ##C21B18 80–90% Stambaugh: #FFCCA9 30–40% U.S. Senator Gerald Nye Republican Party (United States) John Moses Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator Gerald Nye ran for re-election to his fourth term. He faced a serious challenge to his renomination in the Republican primary, with prominent Fargo attorney Lynn Stambaugh and Congressman Usher L. Burdick running against him. He won with one-third of the vote, defeating Shambaugh, his closest opponent, by fewer than 1,000 votes. In the general election, Stambaugh continued his campaign against Nye as an independent,September 13, 1944 Stambaugh Says Nye is Conducting Smear Campaign Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, N.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79870483/the-bismarck-tribune/ June 19, 2021 splitting the Republican vote as Governor John Moses, the Democratic nominee, ran a strong campaign. Though Nye had benefited from crowded general elections before, he bled Republican support to Stambaugh and Moses unseated him with just 45% of the vote. However, just a few months into Moses's term, he died in office, flipping the seat back to Republican control and triggering a June 1946 special election. Democratic primary Candidates John Moses, Governor of North Dakota Results Democratic primaryhttps://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Abstracts%20by%20Year/1940%20through%201948%20Statewide%20Election%20Results/1944/Primary%20Election%2006-27-1944.pdf Primary Election 06-27-1944 Secretary of State of North Dakota June 19, 2021 John Moses Democratic Party (United States) 14,650 100.00% 14,650 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Gerald Nye, incumbent U.S. Senator Lynn Stambaugh, Fargo attorney, former national commander of the American LegionMarch 10, 1944 Stambaugh Announces He'll Be Candidate for Senator Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, N.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79869963/the-bismarck-tribune/ June 19, 2021 Usher L. Burdick, U.S. Congressman from North Dakota's at-large congressional district A. C. Townley Results Republican primary Gerald Nye (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 38,191 33.98% Lynn Stambaugh Republican Party (United States) 37,219 33.11% Usher L. Burdick Republican Party (United States) 35,687 31.75% A. C. Townley Republican Party (United States) 1,300 1.16% 112,397 100.00% General election Results 1944 United States Senate election in North Dakotahttps://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Abstracts%20by%20Year/1940%20through%201948%20Statewide%20Election%20Results/1944/General%20Election%2011-07-1944.pdf General Election 11-07-1944 Secretary of State of North Dakota June 19, 2021 Democratic Party (United States) John Moses 95,102 45.20% +2.63% Republican Party (United States) Gerald Nye (inc.) 69,530 33.04% -17.08% Independent Republican (United States) Lynn Stambaugh 44,596 21.19% — Independent (politician) Bernard H. O'Laughlin 705 0.34% — Independent (politician) L. D. Harris 489 0.23% — 25,572 12.15% +4.59% 210,422 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:United States Senate elections in North Dakota North Dakota United States Senate