1941 United States Senate elections

There were three special elections to the United States Senate in 1941 during the 77th United States Congress.

Race summary

In these elections, the winners were elected in 1941 after January 3; sorted by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Texas (Class 2)	Andrew Jackson Houston	Democratic	1941 (Appointed)	Interim appointee died June 26, 1941. New senator elected August 4, 1941. Democratic hold.	▌ Y W. Lee O'Daniel (Democratic) 30.49% ▌Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 30.26% ▌Gerald Mann (Democratic) 24.45% ▌Martin Dies Jr. (Democratic) 14.01% ▌Others <1.0%^[1]
Mississippi (Class 2)	James Eastland	Democratic	1941 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected September 29, 1941. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Wall Doxey (Democratic) 50.35% ▌Ross A. Collins (Democratic) 49.65%^[2]
South Carolina (Class 2)	Roger C. Peace	Democratic	1941 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1941. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Burnet R. Maybank (Democratic) Unopposed

Mississippi (special)

1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi

← 1936 September 29, 1941 1942 →

Nominee Wall Doxey Ross A. Collins Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 59,556 58,738 Percentage 50.35% 49.65%

U.S. senator before election James Eastland Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Wall Doxey Democratic

Main article: 1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi

See also: List of United States senators from Mississippi

Four-term Democratic senator Pat Harrison died June 22, 1941, and Democrat James Eastland was appointed June 30, 1941, to continue the term. Democrat Wall Doxey won the September 29, 1941, special election, but would later lose renomination to Eastland for the next term in 1942.^[2]

South Carolina (special)

Main article: 1941 United States Senate special election in South Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina

James F. Byrnes (Democratic) had resigned July 8, 1941, and Alva Lumpkin (Democratic) was appointed July 22, 1941, to continue the term. Lumpkin died, however, August 1, 1941, so Roger C. Peace (Democratic) was then appointed August 5, 1941, to continue the term. Peace was not a candidate in the special election.

Governor Burnet R. Maybank took the most votes in the September 2, 1941, Democratic primary over Governor Olin Johnston and Representative Joseph R. Bryson.^[3] Maybank then won the September 16, 1941, primary runoff.^[4] Maybank won the general election unopposed^[5] and would serve through two general elections (1942 and 1948) until his death in 1954.

Texas (special)

1941 United States Senate special election in Texas

← 1936 June 28, 1941 1942 →

Nominee Pappy O'Daniel Lyndon B. Johnson Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 175,590 174,279 Percentage 30.49% 30.26%       Nominee Gerald Mann Martin Dies Jr. Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 140,807 80,653 Percentage 24.45% 14.01%

County results^[a]^[6]   Congressional district results^[a] O'Daniel:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Johnson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Mann:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Dies:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Andrew Jackson Houston Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Pappy O'Daniel Democratic

Main article: 1941 United States Senate special election in Texas

See also: List of United States senators from Texas

Democrat Morris Sheppard died April 9, 1941, and Democrat Andrew Jackson Houston was appointed April 21, 1941, to continue the term. Houston died, however, June 26, 1941, before the August 4, 1941, special election. In a 14-candidate race, "Pappy" W. Lee O'Daniel (Democratic) won a slim plurality over Representative Lyndon Baines Johnson (Democratic), which was sufficient for the election.^[1]

References

1. "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - Special Election Race - Jun 28, 1941".
2. "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - Special Election Race - Sep 23, 1941".
3. "Our Campaigns - SC US Senate - Special D Primary Race - Sep 02, 1941".
4. "Our Campaigns - SC US Senate - Special D Runoff Race - Sep 16, 1941".
5. "Our Campaigns - SC US Senate - Special Election Race - Sep 30, 1941".
6. Texas State Historical Association (1943). "Texas Almanac, 1943-1944". The Portal to Texas History. The Dallas Morning News. pp. 259–260. Retrieved 2022-06-20.

1. Among the top 4 candidates

• Mississippi: United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
• Texas: Southern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949 (O'Daniel, Johnson, Mann, Dies) and Brownsville Herald, 6/15/1941 (rest)