1942 United States Senate special election in Colorado

none March 2026 September 2023 1942 United States Senate special election in Colorado Colorado 1911 presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in Colorado 1938 1944 United States Senate election in Colorado 1944 November 3, 1942 150x150px Eugene Millikin.jpg Eugene Millikin Republican Party (United States) 191,517 56.12% 3x4.svg James A. Marsh Democratic Party (United States) 143,817 42.14% 250px 1942 United States Senate special election in Colorado results map by county.svg Results by county Millikin: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Marsh: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Eugene Millikin Republican Party (United States) Eugene Millikin Republican Party (United States) The 1942 United States Senate special election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1942. Democratic senator Alva B. Adams died in office on December 1, 1941, and Republican Governor Ralph L. Carr appointed Denver oilman Eugene Millikin to fill the vacancy. Millikin ran for election for the remainder of Adams's term. He was opposed in the general election by James A. Marsh, the former chairman of the state Democratic Party. Aided in part by the nationwide Republican landslide, Millikin easily defeated Marsh to serve out the remainder of the term. Carr was also a candidate for the U.S Senate in the regular Senate election hoping to join Millikin, but Carr failed to unseat the Democratic incumbent Edwin C. Johnson, a conservative Democrat. Democratic primary Candidates James A. Marsh, former chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party Campaign Most of the competitive Democratic primaries in 1942 emerged in the races for the regular Senate seat and for Governor. Former state party chairman James A. Marsh was seen as the frontrunner for the special election, along with Oscar Chapman, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Alva Adams's former campaign manager.April 1, 1942 Colorado Will Have Hard-Fought Primary Contests Craig Empire Courier Craig, Colorado 2 https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CEC19420401-01.2.37&srpos=27&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ July 4, 2022 However, Chapman ultimately announced that he would not run, and Marsh won the nomination unopposed.June 24, 1942 Capitol Comment Kimball Neil West Craig Empire Courier Craig, Colorado 10 https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CEC19420624-01.2.111&srpos=60&e=--1942---1942---20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ July 4, 2022 Results Democratic primary resultsMorrison Walter F. State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election Held on the Eighth Day of September, A. D. 1942 and at the General Election Held on the Third Day of November, A. D. 1942 https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/1900-1999/1942AbstractBook.pdf 1942 Denver, Colorado Colorado Secretary of State James A. Marsh Democratic Party (United States) 54,606 100.00 54,606 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Eugene Millikin, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Republican primary results Eugene D. Millikin (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 41,660 100.00 41,660 100.00 General election Results 1942 United States Senate election in Colorado Republican Party (United States) Eugene Millikin (inc.) 191,517 56.12% +15.94% Democratic Party (United States) James A. Marsh 143,817 42.14% -16.10% Independent (politician) Lewis Harley Tiley 4,262 1.25% — Socialist Party (United States) Edgar P. Sherman 1,664 0.49% -0.31% 47,700 13.98% -4.09% 341,260 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Colorado 1942 Colorado 1942 1942 Special Colorado Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1942