1944 United States Senate election in Ohio

none March 2026 September 2023 1944 United States Senate election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in Ohio 1938 1950 United States Senate election in Ohio 1950 November 7, 1944 File:RobertATaft83rdCongress (1).png 150x150px Robert A. Taft Republican Party (United States) 1,500,609 50.30% File:3x4.svg William Pickrel Democratic Party (United States) 1,482,610 49.70% File:1944 United States Senate election in Ohio results by county map.svg 210px County resultsTaft: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D40000 70–80%Pickrel: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft Republican Party (United States) Robert A. Taft Republican Party (United States) The 1944 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator Robert A. Taft, first elected in the Republican wave of 1938, was narrowly elected to a second term in office over Democratic former Lieutenant Governor William G. Pickrel, winning 71 of Ohio's 88 counties. Despite Pickrel winning the state's largest urban centers such as Cleveland, his margins there were overcome by Taft's strong showings in the rural areas and small towns.(Patterson, p. 278) Nevertheless, at less than a point, Taft's victory was significantly smaller than his 7-point win in 1938. Background Senator Taft unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1940 and was a national leader of the party's conservative wing. He opposed American involvement in World War II before the Attack on Pearl Harbor, then he changed his mind and supported Congress' bipartisan effort to pass wartime appropriations for World War 2. In 1944, Taft decided to be a candidate for re-election before considering future presidential runs. Democratic primary Candidates Marvin C. Harrison, former State Senator from ClevelandIn Senator Race Cleveland 21 Feb 1944 14 Feb 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/292356393/ subscription Mansfield News-Journal William G. Pickrel, attorney and former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (1928, 1931–33) John Taylor Results 1944 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1940-1949-official-election-results/1944-democratic-primary/ 1944 Democratic Primary www.sos.state.oh.us December 8, 2022 William G. Pickrel Democratic Party (United States) 109,281 44.07% Marvin C. Harrison Democratic Party (United States) 77,019 31.06% John Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 61,647 24.86% 247,947 100.00% General election Results 1944 United States Senate election in OhioStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1944election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 31 Dec 2020http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27809 Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944 Republican Party (United States) Robert A. Taft (incumbent) 1,500,609 50.30% 3.32 Democratic Party (United States) William G. Pickrel 1,482,610 49.70% 3.32 2,983,219 100.00% By county County Robert Alphonso Taft Sr.Republican William Gillespie PickrelDemocratic Margin Total votes casthttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27809 OH US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944 Our Campaigns 2022-04-12 # % # % # % Adams 5,419 57.73% 3,968 42.27% 1,451 15.46% 9,387 Allen 19,279 59.62% 13,057 40.39% 6,220 19.23 32,336 Ashland 8,097 55.95% 6,374 44.05% 1,723 11.9% 14,471 Ashtabula 16,809 57.04% 12,660 42.96% 4,149 14.08% 29,469 Athens 9,989 59.11% 6,911 40.89% 3,078 18.22% 16,900 Auglaize 8,121 62.03% 4,970 37.97% 3,151 22.06% 13,091 Belmont 15,344 41.09% 21,998 58.91% -6,654 -17.82% 37,342 Brown 4,476 49.56% 4,556 50.44% -80 -0.88% 9,032 Butler 20,199 42.95% 26,829 57.05% -6,630 -14.1% 47,028 Carroll 4,826 64.27% 2,683 35.73% 2,143 28.54% 7,509 Champaign 7,524 62.27% 4,558 37.73% 2,966 24.54% 12,082 Clark 21,448 49.76% 21,651 50.24% -203 -0.48% 43,099 Clermont 8,312 50.95% 8,002 49.05% 310 1.9% 16,314 Clinton 7,090 66.54% 3,565 33.46% 3,525 33.08% 10,615 Columbiana 19,795 54.16% 16,752 45.84% 3,043 8.32% 36,547 Coshocton 7,262 58.45% 5,163 41.55% 2,099 16.9% 12,425 Crawford 9,039 54.3% 7,606 45.7% 1,433 8.6% 16,645 Cuyahoga 199,422 40.27% 295,775 59.73% -96,353 -19.46% 495,197 Darke 10,454 57.14% 7,842 42.86% 2,612 14.28% 18,296 Defiance 6,976 65.55% 3,667 34.45% 3,309 31.1% 10,643 Delaware 8,806 65.78% 4,582 34.22% 4,224 31.56% 13,388 Erie 10,079 58.14% 7,256 41.86% 2,823 16.28% 17,335 Fairfield 10,212 54.07% 8,676 45.93% 1,536 8.14% 18,888 Fayette 5,717 60.24% 3,774 39.76% 1,943 20.48% 9,491 Franklin 93,200 51.28% 88,553 48.72% 4,647 2.56% 181,753 Fulton 7,775 77.85% 2,212 22.15% 5,563 55.7% 9,987 Gallia 6,150 70.85% 2,530 29.15% 3,620 41.7% 8,680 Geauga 5,104 63.99% 2,872 36.01% 2,232 27.98% 7,976 Greene 9,425 55.91% 7,431 44.09% 1,994 11.82% 16,856 Guernsey 8,571 58.35% 6,117 41.65% 2,454 16.7% 14,688 Hamilton 149,226 52.0% 137,752 48.0% 11,474 4.0% 286,978 Hancock 12,587 65.83% 6,534 34.17% 6,053 31.66% 19,121 Hardin 8,318 61.75% 5,153 38.25% 3,165 23.5% 13,471 Harrison 4,968 60.81% 3,202 39.19% 1,766 21.62% 8,170 Henry 6,407 69.03% 2,875 30.97% 3,532 38.06% 9,282 Highland 7,592 58.75% 5,330 41.25% 2,262 17.5% 12,922 Hocking 4,233 54.48% 3,537 45.52% 696 8.96% 7,770 Holmes 2,618 49.83% 2,636 50.17% -18 -0.34% 5,254 Huron 10,681 64.19% 5,959 35.81% 4,722 28.38% 16,640 Jackson 6,674 59.85% 4,478 40.15% 2,196 19.7% 11,152 Jefferson 15,812 41.76% 22,053 58.24% -6,241 -16.48% 37,865 Knox 9,554 64.62% 5,231 35.38% 4,323 29.24% 14,785 Lake 13,086 54.74% 10,820 45.26% 2,266 9.48% 23,906 Lawrence 8,942 56.17% 6,978 43.83% 1,964 12.34% 15,920 Licking 15,756 56.1% 12,328 43.9% 3,428 12.2% 28,084 Logan 9,497 66.6% 4,763 33.4% 4,734 33.2% 14,260 Lorain 23,154 49.55% 23,578 50.45% -424 -0.9% 46,732 Lucas 75,177 51.18% 71,720 48.82% 3,457 2.36% 146,897 Madison 5,501 63.35% 3,183 36.65% 2,318 26.7% 8,684 Mahoning 36,891 37.52% 61,442 62.48% -24,551 -24.96% 98,333 Marion 11,252 55.75% 8,931 44.25% 2,321 11.5% 20,183 Medina 9,978 63.83% 5,654 36.17% 4,324 27.66% 15,632 Meigs 6,151 67.65% 2,941 32.35% 3,210 35.3% 9,092 Mercer 6,830 60.5% 4,459 39.5% 2,371 21.0% 11,289 Miami 14,641 60.19% 9,684 39.81% 4,957 20.38% 24,325 Monroe 3,228 51.58% 3,030 48.42% 198 3.16% 6,258 Montgomery 60,771 42.78% 81,272 57.22% -20,501 -14.44% 142,043 Morgan 4,203 72.27% 1,613 27.73% 2,590 44.54% 5,816 Morrow 5,041 67.21% 2,459 32.79% 2,582 34.42 7,500 Muskingum 16,763 57.79% 12,243 42.21% 4,520 15.58% 29,006 Noble 3,711 62.96% 2,183 37.04% 1,528 25.92% 5,894 Ottawa 6,045 55.38% 4,870 44.62% 1,175 10.76% 10,915 Paulding 4,316 65.11% 2,313 34.89% 2,003 30.22% 6,629 Perry 6,828 59.22% 4,702 40.78% 2,126 18.44% 11,530 Pickaway 5,592 50.93% 5,387 49.07% 205 1.86% 10,979 Pike 2,865 40.82% 4,154 59.18% -1,289 -18.36% 7,019 Portage 11,880 50.22% 11,775 49.78% 105 0.44% 23,655 Preble 6,380 57.25% 4,764 42.75% 1,616 14.5% 11,144 Putnam 6,781 66.12% 3,475 33.88% 3,306 32.24% 10,256 Richland 16,431 50.48% 16,117 49.52% 314 0.96% 32,548 Ross 11,060 53.44% 9,637 46.56% 1,423 6.88% 20,697 Sandusky 13,123 69.18% 5,847 30.82% 7,276 38.36% 18,970 Scioto 16,787 50.45% 16,487 49.55% 300 0.9% 33,274 Seneca 13,261 67.04% 6,519 32.96% 6,742 34.08% 19,780 Shelby 6,174 52.36% 5,617 47.64% 557 4.72% 11,791 Stark 48,952 46.18% 57,054 53.82% -8,102 -7.64% 106,006 Summit 64,085 43.39% 83,596 56.61% -19,511 -13.22% 147,681 Trumbull 24,602 43.36% 32,131 56.64% -7,529 -13.28% 56,733 Tuscarawas 13,303 45.88% 15,694 54.12% -2,391 -8.24 28,997 Union 6,492 70.15% 2,762 29.85% 3,730 40.3% 9,254 Van Wert 8,065 60.79% 5,202 39.21% 2,863 21.58% 13,267 Vinton 2,541 59.56% 1,725 40.44% 816 19.12% 4,266 Warren 8,248 59.55% 5,602 40.45% 2,646 19.1% 13,850 Washington 11,197 63.47% 6,445 36.53% 4,752 26.94% 17,642 Wayne 12,665 56.98% 9,564 43.02% 3,101 13.96 22,229 Williams 8,399 71.6% 3,332 28.4% 5,067 43.2% 11,731 Wood 15,473 66.02% 7,964 33.98% 7,509 32.04% 23,437 Wyandot 5,599 63.45% 3,225 36.55% 2,374 26.9% 8,824Totals1,500,60950.30%1,482,61049.70% 17,9990.6%2,983,219 See also 1944 United States Senate elections References 1944 Ohio United States Senate