1946 United States Senate election in Washington

None March 2026 September 2023 1946 United States Senate election in Washington Washington Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg Presidential no 1940 United States Senate election in Washington 1940 1952 United States Senate election in Washington 1952 November 5, 1946 x150px Harry Cain 3x4.jpg Harry Cain Republican Party (United States) 358,847 54.34% Hugh Mitchell.jpg Hugh Mitchell Democratic Party (United States) 298,683 45.23% 1946 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 275px County resultsCain: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Mitchell: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Hugh Mitchell Democratic Party (US) Harry Cain Republican Party (US) The 1946 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democrat Hugh Mitchell, who had been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Monrad Wallgren, ran for a full term in office, but was defeated by Republican Mayor of Tacoma Harry Cain. After this election, no Republican would be elected to either of Washington's U.S. Senate seats until 1980, when Slade Gorton defeated incumbent Warren Magnuson; while no Republican would win this Senate seat until 1983; when Daniel J. Evans defeated Mike Lowry in the special election after the death of Cain's successor, Henry M. Jackson. Blanket primary Candidates Democratic Sam C. Herren Russell Fluent, Washington State Treasurer Hugh Mitchell, interim U.S. Senator since 1945 Republican Harry Cain, Mayor of Tacoma J. Parkhurst Douglass Results 1946 U.S. Senate primary election in WashingtonElections Search Results - July 1946 Primary https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=65&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= 2022-06-25 Washington Secretary of State Harry Cain Republican Party (US) 158,596 43.88% Hugh Mitchell (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 134,286 37.15% Russell H. Fluent Democratic Party (US) 35,758 9.89% Ed F. Oldfield Republican Party (US) 21,017 5.82% Sam C. Herren Republican Party (US) 11,789 3.26% 361,446 100.00% General election Results 1946 U.S. Senate election in WashingtonStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1946election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 3 Apr 2021 Republican Party (US) Harry Cain 358,847 54.34% 8.50 Democratic Party (US) Hugh Mitchell (incumbent) 298,683 45.23% 8.93 Socialist Labor Party (US) Harry Morton 2,297 0.35% N/A Socialist Workers Party (US) Charles R. Swett 515 0.08% N/A 660,342 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) See also 1946 United States Senate elections References 1946 Washington United States Senate