1942 United States Senate special election in Nevada

none March 2026 September 2023 1942 United States Senate special election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1940 United States Senate election in Nevada 1940 1946 United States Senate election in Nevada 1946 November 3, 1942 x140px Scrugham.jpg James G. Scrugham Democratic Party (United States) 23,805 58.72% Cecil W. Creel Republican Party (United States) 16,735 41.28% 1942 United States Senate special election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsScrugham: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Creel: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Berkeley L. Bunker Democratic Party (United States) James G. Scrugham Democratic Party (United States) The 1942 United States Senate special election in Nevada took place on November 3, 1942. James G. Scrugham, who had defeated appointed incumbent senator Berkeley L. Bunker in the Democratic primary, won a partial term against Cecil W. Creel. Key Pittman won re-election to a sixth term (fifth full term) in the 1940 Senate election, but died before the term could start. Governor Edward P. Carville appointed Berkeley L. Bunker to the seat, but Bunker lost the Democratic primary to James G. Scrugham, the U.S. Representative from Nevada's at-large congressional district. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 1, 1942.Our Campaigns - NV US Senate - D Primary Race https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377339 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160402121102/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377339 April 2, 2016 October 1, 2026 Democratic primary Candidates Berkeley L. Bunker, appointed incumbent U.S. Senator James G. Scrugham, U.S. Representative from the at-large district (1933-1942) Results James G. Scrugham's vote lead over Berkeley L. Bunker is almost exactly a tenth of the total number of votes he got (1,146 vote lead, 11,461 votes total). Democratic primary results James G. Scrugham Democratic Party (United States) 11,461 52.63 Berkeley L. Bunker (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 10,315 47.37 21,776 Republican primary Candidates Cecil W. Creel Creel ran unopposed for the Republican nomination, so there was no Republican primary.Political History of Nevada http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/NVPoliticalHistory2006.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100702235603/http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/NVPoliticalHistory2006.pdf July 2, 2010 September 30, 2026 General election Results 1942 United States Senate special election in NevadaOur Campaigns - NV US Senate - Special Race - Nov 03, 1942 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36466 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20230914225057/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36466 September 14, 2023 October 1, 2026Clerk 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 18 U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (US) James G. Scrugham 23,805 58.72 Republican Party (US) Cecil W. Creel 16,735 41.28 7,070 17.44 40,540 Democratic Party (US) References Nevada 1942 Nevada 1942 1942 Special Nevada Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1942