1944 United States Senate election in Washington

none March 2026 September 2023 1944 United States Senate election in Washington Washington presidential no 1938 United States Senate election in Washington 1938 1950 United States Senate election in Washington 1950 November 7, 1944 Warren Magnuson 3x4.png Warren Magnuson Democratic Party (United States) 397,719 55.13% Harry Cain 3x4.jpg Harry P. Cain Republican Party (United States) 342,464 44.44% 1944 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 275px County resultsMagnuson: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Cain: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Senator Homer BoneBone resigned from office on April 1 to take his commission as a federal judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Democratic Party (United States) Warren Magnuson Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Homer Bone resigned in April, having been appointed and confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in April. Democratic U.S. Representative Warren Magnuson won the open race over Republican mayor of Tacoma Harry Cain and was appointed to the vacant seat. Blanket primary The blanket primary was held on July 11, 1944. Candidates Democratic John A. Hogg Warren G. Magnuson, U.S. Representative from Seattle since 1937 Martin F. Smith, former U.S. Representative from Hoquiam (1933–1943) Republican Stella Alene Blanchard, candidate for U.S. House from Goldendale in 1942 Harry P. Cain, Mayor of Tacoma since 1940 Gordon B. Dodd J. Parkhurst Douglas Howard E. Foster, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1938 and 1940 Joseph A. Mallery, Justice of the Washington Supreme Court Charles Arlin Nave Clement L. Niswonger Edwin L. Rice Cameron Sherwood, candidate for U.S. House from Walla Walla in 1942 Herb Sieler, nominee for U.S. House from Chehalis in 1936 Results Blanket primary resultshttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=93&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= 1944 Washington Senate blanket primary 23 May 2022 Democratic Party (United States) Warren G. Magnuson 118,586 34.86% Republican Party (United States) Harry P. Cain 67,350 19.80% Republican Party (United States) Cameron Sherwood 51,700 15.20% Democratic Party (United States) Martin F. Smith 25,605 7.53% Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. Mallery 18,364 5.40% Republican Party (United States) Herb Sieler 17,383 5.11% Democratic Party (United States) John A. Hogg 10,091 2.97% Republican Party (United States) Stella Alene Blanchard 6,191 1.82% Republican Party (United States) Howard E. Foster 6,140 1.80% Republican Party (United States) Gordon B. Dodd 5,393 1.59% Republican Party (United States) J. Parkhurst Douglas 4,330 1.27% Republican Party (United States) Edwin L. Rice 3,633 1.07% Republican Party (United States) Charles Arlin Nave 3,327 0.98% Republican Party (United States) Clement L. Niswonger 2,123 0.62% 340,216 100.00% General election Candidates Harry P. Cain, Mayor of Tacoma (Republican) Warren Magnuson, U.S. Representative from Seattle (Democratic) Ray C. Roberts (Socialist) Josephine B. Sulston (Prohibition) Results 1944 United States Senate election in WashingtonClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1 Mar 1945 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1944election.pdf 16 U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (US) Warren G. Magnuson 452,013 55.13% Republican Party (US) Harry P. Cain 364,356 44.44% Socialist Party (US) Ray C. Roberts 1,912 0.23% Prohibition Party (US) Josephine B. Sulston 1,598 0.20% 819,879 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) After the election, Governor Arthur B. Langlie appointed Magnuson to the vacant seat left by Bone's resignation, and he took office on December 14. Cain would win election to Washington's other Senate seat in 1946 and served alongside Magnuson from 1947 to 1953. See also 1944 United States Senate elections Notes References 1944 United States Senate Washington