1944 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1944

← 1942 November 7, 1944 1948 →

Nominee Leverett Saltonstall John H. Corcoran Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,228,754 667,086 Percentage 64.29% 34.90%

Municipal results

U.S. Senator before election Sinclair Weeks Republican Elected U.S. Senator Leverett Saltonstall Republican

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The 1944 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1944. Republican Governor Leverett Saltonstall was elected to finish the term of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., who had resigned from the Senate to serve in World War II.

Background[edit]

Incumbent U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. resigned February 3, 1944 to return to active duty in the U.S. Army during World War II. Republican Sinclair Weeks was appointed February 8, 1944 to continue the term until an election was held. A special election was held on November 7, 1944 with Republican Massachusetts Governor Leverett Saltonstall defeating his challengers. He did not take office until January 4, 1945, when his term as Governor ended.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Leverett Saltonstall, Governor of Massachusetts since 1939

Results[edit]

Governor Saltonstall was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• John H. Corcoran, Mayor of Cambridge since 1942
• Joseph A. Langone, Jr., former State Senator
• Joseph Lee, former Boston School Committee member
• Richard M. Russell, former United States Representative and Mayor of Cambridge

Results[edit]

Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Corcoran	62,537	33.90%
	Democratic	Joseph Lee	47,514	25.76%
	Democratic	Richard M. Russell	47,080	25.52%
	Democratic	Joseph A. Langone, Jr.	27,317	14.82%

Independents and third parties[edit]

Socialist Workers[edit]

• Bernard G. Kelly, nominee for Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1942 and Auditor in 1940^[2]

Prohibition[edit]

• E. Tallmadge Root, nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 1940

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Leverett Saltonstall	1,228,754	64.29%	+11.85%
	Democratic	John H. Corcoran	667,086	34.90%	-11.71%
	Socialist Labor	Bernard G. Kelly	12,296	0.64%	+0.29%
	Prohibition	E. Tallmadge Root	3,269	0.17%	-0.09%

See also[edit]

• United States Senate elections, 1944

References[edit]

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