1942 United States Senate election in Mississippi

none March 2026 September 2023 1942 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg presidential no 1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi 1941 (special) September 15, 1942 1948 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1948 x150px File:James O Eastland.jpg James Eastland Democratic Party (United States) 74,747 56.84% File:U.S. Senator Wall Doxey (D-MS).jpg Wall Doxey Democratic Party (United States) 56,748 43.16% 1942 United States Senate Primary election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 170px County resultsEastland: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Doxey: #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80% #008080 80–90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% U.S. Senator Wall Doxey Democratic Party (United States) James Eastland Democratic Party (United States) The 1942 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Wall Doxey, who had won a special election the year prior to complete the unexpired term of Pat Harrison, ran for a full term in office. He was defeated by James Eastland who was appointed to and held the seat prior to Doxey's wins. Because Eastland faced no opposition in the general election, his victory in the September 15 primary was tantamount to election. Democratic primary Candidates Ross A. Collins, U.S. Representative from Meridian and candidate for Senate in 1934 and 1941 Wall Doxey, incumbent Senator since 1941 James Eastland, former State Representative from Doddsville, Scott County and interim Senator in 1941 Douglas R. Smith Roland Wall Results 1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384573 MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 25, 1942 Our Campaigns Democratic Party (United States) James Eastland 50,118 37.55% Democratic Party (United States) Wall Doxey (incumbent) 37,756 28.29% Democratic Party (United States) Ross A. Collins 36,511 27.36% Democratic Party (United States) Roland Wall 8,077 6.05% Democratic Party (United States) Douglas R. Smith 993 0.74% 133,455 100.00% Runoff 1942 Democratic U.S. Senate runoffhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384574 MS US Senate - D Runoff Race - Sep 15, 1942 Our Campaigns Democratic Party (United States) James Eastland 74,747 56.84% Democratic Party (United States) Wall Doxey (incumbent) 56,748 43.16% 131,495 100.00% General election Results 1942 U.S. Senate election in Mississippihttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1942election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1942 Clerk.house.gov December 31, 2020http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87788 MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954 Our Campaigns Democratic Party (United States) James Eastland 51,355 100.00% N/A 51,355 100.00% See also 1942 United States Senate elections Notes References Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections 1942 MIssissippi Category:1942 Mississippi elections