1946 United States Senate election in Nebraska

none March 2026 September 2023 1946 United States Senate election in Nebraska Nebraska 1925 presidential no 1940 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1940 1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1952 November 5, 1946 150x150px BUTLER, Hugh Alfred,.jpg Hugh A. Butler Republican Party (United States) 271,208 70.82% 3x4.svg John E. Mekota Democratic Party (United States) 111,751 29.18% 1946 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 300px County resultsButler: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Mekota: #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Hugh A. Butler Republican Party (US) Hugh A. Butler Republican Party (US) The 1946 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 5, 1946. The incumbent Senator, Hugh A. Butler, was re-elected to a second term in a landslide, defeating John E. Mekota. Democratic primary Candidates John E. Mekota, State Senator1938-12-08 The Nebraska Scene 4 The Frontier https://nebnewspapers.unl.edu/lccn/2010270509/1938-12-08/ed-1/seq-4/ George W. Olsen, 1944 Democratic nominee for Governor, cafeteria busboy Results Democratic primary resultsMarsh Frank Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board: Primary Election, June 11, 1946, General Election, November 5, 1946 1946 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1946prim_gen.pdf John E. Mekota Democratic Party (United States) 35,447 69.57% George W. Olsen Democratic Party (United States) 15,505 30.43% 50,952 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Hugh A. Butler, incumbent Senator Dwight Griswold, Governor of Nebraska Results Republican primary Hugh A. Butler (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 87,589 63.78% Dwight Griswold Republican Party (United States) 48,208 35.11% Robert W. Ardts Republican Party (United States) 1,526 1.11% 137,323 100.00% Results 1946 United States Senate election in Nebraska Republican Party (United States) Hugh A. Butler (inc.) 271,208 70.82% +13.82% Democratic Party (United States) John E. Mekota 111,751 29.18% -12.31% 159,457 41.64% +26.13% 382,958 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1946 Nebraska United States Senate