1946 United States Senate election in Nevada

none March 2026 September 2023 1946 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1942 United States Senate special election in Nevada 1942 (special) 1952 United States Senate election in Nevada 1952 November 5, 1946 George W. Malone, c. 1947–1959 (cropped).jpg 150x150px George W. Malone Republican Party (United States) 27,801 55.21% Berkeley L. Bunker, c. 1941 (cropped).jpg Berkeley L. Bunker Democratic Party (United States) 22,553 44.79% 1946 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMalone: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Bunker: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Edward P. Carville Democratic Party (United States) George W. Malone Republican Party (United States) The 1946 United States Senate election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1946. Berkeley L. Bunker, who had defeated appointed incumbent senator Edward P. Carville in the Democratic primary, lost to Republican challenger George W. Malone. After Senator Key Pittman's death shortly after he won the 1940 Senate election, Governor Edward P. Carville appointed Berkeley L. Bunker to the seat. However, Bunker lost the Democratic primary in the 1942 Senate special election to James G. Scrugham, who won the special election. Then, Scrugham died in 1945 before he could run for a full term, so Governor Carville resigned to have his lieutenant governor, Vail Pittman, appoint him to the seat. However, Carville lost the primary to Berkeley L. Bunker, as many people didn't like the move of effectively appointing himself. The Democrats' "fourteen-year itch" along with voters being affected by Carville's move to basically appoint himself senator caused Republican George W. Malone to win. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 3, 1946.Our Campaigns - NV US Senate - D Primary Race https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377342 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110911025658/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377342 September 11, 2011 September 30, 2026 Democratic primary This Senate election's Democratic primary was very similar to the one in the special election four years earlier. In both cases, an appointed incumbent senator lost renomination to the representative from Nevada's at-large congressional district. Candidates Edward P. Carville, appointed incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor of Idaho (1939-1945) Berkeley L. Bunker, U.S. Representative from the at-large district (1945-1947) and former appointed U.S. Senator Results Democratic primary results Berkeley L. Bunker Democratic Party (United States) 13,354 55.23 Edward P. Carville (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 10,826 44.77 24,180 Republican primary Candidates George W. Malone, engineer and candidate for this seat in 1934 and Nevada's other Senate seat in 1944 George E. MarshallPolitical History of Nevada http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/NVPoliticalHistory2006.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100702235603/http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/NVPoliticalHistory2006.pdf July 2, 2010 September 30, 2026 Kendrick Johnson, candidate for Nevada's other Senate seat in 1944 James A. Caughman, former member of the Nevada state legislature Results Republican primary results George W. Malone Republican Party (United States) 5,642 52.01 George E. Marshall Republican Party (United States) 3,790 34.94 Kendrick Johnson Republican Party (United States) 1,050 9.68 James A. Caughman Republican Party (United States) 366 3.37 10,848 General election Results 1946 United States Senate election in NevadaOur Campaigns - NV US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36463 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20221031212632/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36463 October 31, 2022 September 30, 2026Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1947-02-01 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1946election.pdf 43 U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (US) George W. Malone 27,801 55.21 Democratic Party (US) Berkeley L. Bunker 22,553 44.79 5,248 10.42 50,354 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) References 1946 Nevada United States Senate