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  US Senate - National Vote
RACE DETAILS
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OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Control Indicator
Filing Deadline January 01, 1936 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 1938 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1942 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1943 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1945 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedScott³ March 16, 2005 06:58am
Data SourcesDubin, pp. 530--550.
Description The Republican Party scored a stunning victory in the 1942 midterm elections. They won a 49-47% margin in Senate elections, which gave them 18 seats to 16 for the Democrats. The GOP gained eleven seats. When the Senate convened, it had 57 Democrats, 38 Republicans, and one Progressive.

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Name (I) Democratic Party Control Republican Party Control Progressive Party Control Independent Control Farmer Labor Party Control Prohibition Party Control Socialist Party Control
PartyDemocratic Republican Progressive Independent MN Farmer-Labor Prohibition Socialist
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Uncertified Votes 37,511,861 (48.56%) 36,787,251 (47.62%) 860,412 (1.11%) 607,751 (0.79%) 529,593 (0.69%) 470,726 (0.61%) 320,483 (0.42%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -724,610 (-0.94%) -36,651,449 (-47.44%) -36,904,110 (-47.77%) -36,982,268 (-47.87%) -37,041,135 (-47.95%) -37,191,378 (-48.14%)
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Name Communist Party Control Socialist Labor Party Control  
PartyCommunist Socialist Labor  
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Uncertified Votes 136,628 (0.18%) 31,748 (0.04%)  
Margin-37,375,233 (-48.38%) -37,480,113 (-48.51%)  
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