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1942 United States Senate election in Colorado

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1942 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1936 November 3, 1942 1948 →
 
Nominee Ed Johnson Ralph L. Carr
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 174,612 170,970
Percentage 50.23% 49.19%

Results by county
Johnson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Carr:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Edwin C. Johnson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Edwin C. Johnson
Democratic

The 1942 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edwin C. Johnson was re-elected to second term over Republican Governor Ralph L. Carr.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edwin C. Johnson (incumbent) 41,080 61.99%
Democratic Benjamin C. Hilliard 25,187 38.01%
Total votes 66,267 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Carr was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[1]

1942 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph L. Carr 44,683 100.00%
Total votes 44,683 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • James Allander (Communist)
  • Ralph L. Carr, Governor of Colorado (Republican)
  • Edwin C. Johnson, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Democratic)
  • Carle Whitehead (Socialist)

Results

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General election results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edwin C. Johnson (incumbent) 174,612 50.23% Decrease13.22
Republican Ralph L. Carr 170,970 49.19% Increase13.94
Socialist Carle Whitehead 1,387 0.40% Decrease 0.54
Communist James Allander 627 0.27% N/A
Total votes 347,596 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1942. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.