1946 United States Senate election in Mississippi

none March 2026 September 2023 1946 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg presidential no 1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1940 July 2, 1946 1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi 1947 (special) x120px File:TheodoreBilbo.jpg Theodore G. Bilbo Democratic Party (United States) 97,820 51.00% File:3x4.svg Tom Ellis Democratic Party (United States) 58,005 30.24% File:RossACollins.jpg Ross A. Collins Democratic Party (United States) 18,875 9.84% File:3x4.svg Nelson T. Levings Democratic Party (United States) 15,720 8.20% File:1946 United States Senate Primary election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 170px County results Bilbo: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Ellis: #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% U.S. Senator Theodore G. Bilbo Democratic Party (United States) Theodore G. Bilbo Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1946. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Theodore G. Bilbo won re-election to his third term. Because Bilbo was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the July 2 primary was tantamount to election. He defeated a field of candidates with 51% of the vote. However, the United States Senate, with a Republican majority and at the request of liberal Democratic Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho, refused to seat Bilbo based on his adamant opposition to voting rights for black Americans anywhere in the country, incitement of violence against those blacks who tried to vote, and history of accepting bribes. While his re-entry to the Senate was being contested in 1947, Bilbo died of oral cancer. Democratic primary Candidates Theodore G. Bilbo, incumbent Senator since 1935 Ross A. Collins, former U.S. Representative from Meridian and candidate for Senate in 1934Edson Peter Los Angeles Daily News 14 11 May 1946 https://www.newspapers.com/image/689498862 subscription 13 Apr 2023 Peter Edson Tom Ellis, clerk of the Mississippi Supreme Court Frank "Peachtree" Harper, hitchhiker, folk hero, and former state legislator from Hattiesburg Nelson T. Levings, investment banker and Navy Lieutenant Commander during World War II Withdrew Douglas Smith, landscaper and greenhouse operator from Jackson Results 1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=378449 MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 02, 1946 Our Campaigns Democratic Party (United States) Theodore G. Bilbo (incumbent) 97,820 51.00% Democratic Party (United States) Tom Ellis 58,005 30.24% Democratic Party (United States) Ross A. Collins 18,875 9.84% Democratic Party (United States) Nelson T. Levings 15,720 8.20% Democratic Party (United States) Frank H. Harper 1,386 0.72% 191,806 100.00% General election Results 1946 U.S. Senate election in Mississippihttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1946election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 Clerk.house.gov December 29, 2020http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=100652 MS US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946 Our Campaigns Democratic Party (United States) Theodore G. Bilbo (incumbent) 46,747 100.00% 46,747 100.00% See also 1946 United States Senate elections References Further reading Senator Theodore Bilbo Campaign Speech (Pontotoc) May 7, 1946 Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections 1946 MIssissippi Category:1946 Mississippi elections