1942 United States Senate election in Idaho

1942 United States Senate election in Idaho Idaho 1927 presidential no 1940 United States Senate special election in Idaho 1940 (special) 1946 United States Senate special election in Idaho 1946 (special) November 3, 1942 x150px File:John Thomas, senator from Idaho.jpg John Thomas Republican Party (United States) 73,353 51.53% File:Portrait of Senator Glen Hearst Taylor Trim.jpg Glen H. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 68,989 48.47% 180px 1942 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg County resultsThomas: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Taylor: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator John Thomas Republican Party (United States) John Thomas Republican Party (United States) The 1942 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican Senator John Thomas, who was appointed by governor C. A. Bottolfsen after the death of William Borah and won a partial term in the 1940 special election, won a full term in a rematch against Glen H. Taylor, who he had also defeated two years earlier in the special election. However, Thomas would serve less than three years out of the six-year term he was elected to, because he died in office in November 1945, causing another special election in 1946. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 11, 1942.Our Campaigns - ID US Senate - D Primary Race https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=701374 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240730090414/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=701374 July 30, 2024 July 26, 2026Our Campaigns - ID US Senate - R Primary Race https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=701377 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240730090413/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=701377 July 30, 2024 July 26, 2026 Democratic primary Candidates Glen H. Taylor, country-western singer, civil rights activist, and candidate for this seat in 1940 Charles C. Gossett, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (1937-1939, 1941-1943) Francis M. Bistline, Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives Owen T. Stratton, candidate for the other Idaho Senate seat in 1932 James R. Bothwell Results Democratic primary results Glen H. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 10,249 31.93 Charles C. Gossett Democratic Party (United States) 8,197 25.54 James R. Bothwell Democratic Party (United States) 7,396 23.04 Francis M. Bistline Democratic Party (United States) 4,550 14.18 Owen T. Stratton Democratic Party (United States) 1,706 5.31 32,098 Republican primary Candidates John Thomas, incumbent U.S. Senator John C. Sanborn, former member of the Idaho State Senate Presley F. Horne, owner of the John C. Rice House Results Republican primary results John Thomas (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 18,947 63.19 John C. Sanborn Republican Party (United States) 5,582 18.62 Presley F. Horne Republican Party (United States) 5,455 18.19 29,984 General election Results 1942 United States Senate election in IdahoClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1943-01-30 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1942election.pdf 37 U.S. Government Printing OfficeOur Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1942 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49583 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240803172550/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49583 August 3, 2024 July 26, 2026 Republican Party (US) John Thomas (incumbent) 73,353 51.53 Democratic Party (US) Glen H. Taylor 68,989 48.47 4,364 3.06 142,342 Republican Party (US) See also 1942 United States Senate elections References 1942 Idaho United States Senate