1942 United States Senate election in Kansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1942 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas 1927 presidential no 1936 United States Senate election in Kansas 1936 1948 United States Senate election in Kansas 1948 November 3, 1942 150x150px File:CAPPER, ARTHUR C. SENATOR LCCN2016860456 (cropped).jpg Arthur Capper Republican Party (United States) 284,059 57.11% File:GeorgeMcGill (cropped).jpg George McGill Democratic Party (United States) 200,437 40.30% 1942 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County resultsCapper: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%McGill: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Senator Arthur Capper Republican Party (United States) Arthur Capper Republican Party (United States) The 1942 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican Senator Arthur Capper ran for re-election to a fifth and final term. He won renomination in the Republican primary and faced former Senator George McGill, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Capper defeated McGill in a landslide, as Republicans performed well nationwide. Democratic primary Candidates George McGill, former U.S. Senator Randolph Carpenter, former U.S. Representative from KS 4 W. G. Clugston, newspaperman and political analystClugston Into Senatorial Race The Parsons Sun June 20, 1942 Parsons, Kansas 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-parsons-sun/167853647/ March 12, 2025 Loren Alton Moore, Mont Ida teacherRuns for Senate: Loren Alton Moore to Speak on Radio The Wichita Eagle July 10, 1942 Wichita, Kansas 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-beacon/167853801/ March 12, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsRyan Frank J. Thirty-Third Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas 1941-1942 Kansas State Printing Plant Topeka, Kansas 1942 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015056784724&seq=3 March 12, 2025 George McGill Democratic Party (United States) 43,193 60.25% Randolph Carpenter Democratic Party (United States) 19,986 27.88% W. G. Clugston Democratic Party (United States) 6,174 8.61% Loren Alton Moore Democratic Party (United States) 2,342 3.27% 71,695 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Arthur Capper, incumbent U.S. Senator John Allison, McPherson businessmanJohn Allison Enters G.O.P. Senate Race The Wichita Eagle May 14, 1942 Wichita, Kansas 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-beacon/167854025/ March 12, 2025 C. C. Isely, Dodge City grain dealerPrimary Voting In 17 States During August The Parsons Sun August 1, 1942 Parsons, Kansas 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-parsons-sun/167854584/ March 12, 2025 Results Republican primary results Arthur Capper (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 103,221 59.54% John Allison Republican Party (United States) 49,703 28.67% C. C. Isely Republican Party (United States) 20,430 11.79% 173,354 100.00% Prohibition primary Candidates C. Floyd Hester, President of Miltonvale Wesleyan CollegeA Rush to File For State Offices Emporia Gazette June 17, 1942 Emporia, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-emporia-gazette/167854814/ March 12, 2025 Results Prohibition primary results C. Floyd Hester Prohibition Party (United States) 156 100.00% 156 100.00% General election Results 1942 United States Senate election in Kansas Republican Party (United States) Arthur Capper (inc.) 284,059 57.11% +6.11% Democratic Party (United States) George McGill 200,437 40.30% -8.11% Prohibition Party C. Floyd Hester 12,863 2.59% — 83,622 16.81% +14.23% 497,359 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1942 United States Senate elections References 1942 Kansas United States Senate