1944 United States Senate election in Washington
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1944 United States Senate election in Washington
| country = Washington
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1938 United States Senate election in Washington
| previous_year = 1938
| next_election = 1950 United States Senate election in Washington
| next_year = 1950
| election_date = November 7, 1944
| image1 = x145px
| nominee1 = Warren Magnuson
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 397,719
| percentage1 = 55.13%
| image2 = x145px
| nominee2 = Harry P. Cain
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 342,464
| percentage2 = 44.44%
| map_image = 1944 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg
| map_size = 275px
| map_caption = Results by county
Magnuson: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}}
Cain: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Homer Bone{{efn|Bone resigned from office on April 1 to take his commission as a federal judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.}}
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Warren Magnuson
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsWA}}
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=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Blanket primary results{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=93&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y=|title= 1944 Washington Senate blanket primary|access-date= 23 May 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Warren G. Magnuson
| votes = 118,586
| percentage = 34.86%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Harry P. Cain
| votes = 67,350
| percentage = 19.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Cameron Sherwood
| votes = 51,700
| percentage = 15.20%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin F. Smith
| votes = 25,605
| percentage = 7.53%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Joseph A. Mallery
| votes = 18,364
| percentage = 5.40%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Herb Sieler
| votes = 17,383
| percentage = 5.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = John A. Hogg
| votes = 10,091
| percentage = 2.97%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Stella Alene Blanchard
| votes = 6,191
| percentage = 1.82%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Howard E. Foster
| votes = 6,140
| percentage = 1.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Gordon B. Dodd
| votes = 5,393
| percentage = 1.59%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = J. Parkhurst Douglas
| votes = 4,330
| percentage = 1.27%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Edwin L. Rice
| votes = 3,633
| percentage = 1.07%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Charles Arlin Nave
| votes = 3,327
| percentage = 0.98%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Clement L. Niswonger
| votes = 2,123
| percentage = 0.62%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 340,216
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
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=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 1944 United States Senate election in Washington{{Cite web |last=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives |date=1 Mar 1945|title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1944election.pdf |page=16|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Warren G. Magnuson
| votes = 452,013
| percentage = 55.13%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Harry P. Cain
| votes = 364,356
| percentage = 44.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party (US)
| candidate = Ray C. Roberts
| votes = 1,912
| percentage = 0.23%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Prohibition Party (US)
| candidate = Josephine B. Sulston
| votes = 1,598
| percentage = 0.20%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 819,879
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (US)
| loser = Republican Party (US)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
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
Notes
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References
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{{1944 United States elections}}
{{Washington elections}}
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