1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut

none March 2026 September 2023 1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut Connecticut presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1938 1950 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1950 November 7, 1944 x150px File:SenBMcMahon.jpg Brien McMahon Democratic Party (United States) 430,716 51.99% File:John A. Danaher.jpg John A. Danaher Republican Party (United States) 391,748 47.28% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 200px McMahon: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Danaher: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. Senator John A. Danaher Republican Party (US) Brien McMahon Democratic Party (US) The 1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator John A. Danaher ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic attorney Brien McMahon. Republican nomination Candidates John A. Danaher, incumbent Senator since 1939 Convention Senator Danaher was re-nominated by acclamation at the August 8 convention in Hartford. In his acceptance speech, he accused President Roosevelt of attempting to institute "one-man government."ASSERTS PRESIDENT SEEKS LONE RULE; Senator Danaher, Renamed in Connecticut With Gov. Baldwin, Says Congress Is Ignored 9 Aug 1944 The New York Times 18 Democratic nomination Candidates Nominee Brien McMahon, attorney and former assistant to U.S. Attorney General Homer Cummings Withdrew Chase G. Woodhouse, former Connecticut Secretary of State (1941-1943) Odell Shepard, former Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1941–1943) Declined Thomas J. Spellacy, former Mayor of Hartford (1935-1943) (endorsed Shepard) Convention McMahon was nominated by acclamation at the August 5 convention in Hartford.HURLEY RENAMED IN CONNECTICUT: Democrats Pick Ex-Governor to Run Again — Nominate Brien McMahon for Senate 6 Aug 1944 The New York Times 36 General election Candidates Spencer Anderson (Socialist) Brien McMahon, attorney and former assistant to U.S. Attorney General Homer Cummings (Democratic) John A. Danaher, incumbent Senator since 1939 (Republican) Results 1944 U.S. Senate election in ConnecticutClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1951 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1944election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (US) Brien McMahon 430,716 51.99% 11.95 Republican Party (US) John A. Danaher (incumbent) 391,748 47.28% 4.39 Socialist Party (US) Anthony R. Martino 6,033 0.73% 15.02 828,497 100.0% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) See also 1944 United States Senate elections References 1944 Connecticut United States Senate