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Parents > United States > California > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1946 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 05, 1946 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 1946 - 08:55pm
Term Start November 06, 1946 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1947 - 12:00pm
Turnout 8.29% Total Population
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH October 17, 2012 01:36am
Data SourcesModesto Bee And News-Herald, 12/23/1946
Description Due to death of previous Senator.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won08/13/1945
NameWilliam F. Knowland Votes1 (100.00%)
Term08/14/1945 - 11/06/1946 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1946
NameWilliam F. Knowland Votes1,428,067 (54.13%)
Term01/03/1947 - 01/03/1953 Margin260,906 (+9.89%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 04, 1946 CA US Senate - R Primary William F. Knowland
Jun 04, 1946 CA US Senate - D Primary Will Rogers, Jr.
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Name (I) (W) Sen. William F. Knowland (W) Rep. Will Rogers, Jr. (W) Others (W) George H. McLain (W) Rep. Ellis E. Patterson (W) Douglas Corrigan (W) Vic Paulsen
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Democratic Democratic Prohibition Independent
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Uncertified Votes425,273 (74.31%) 90,723 (15.85%) 23,619 (4.13%) 17,883 (3.13%) 3,889 (0.68%) 2,464 (0.43%) 1,616 (0.28%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -334,550 (-58.45%) -401,654 (-70.18%) -407,390 (-71.18%) -421,384 (-73.63%) -422,809 (-73.88%) -423,657 (-74.02%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Name (W) Moody Staten (W) Hartley F Peart (W) George C Highley (W) James Moran (W) Ben Rinaldo (W) Aubrey D. Lewis (W) Gov. Frank F. Merriam
PartyRepublican Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Republican
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Uncertified Votes1,494 (0.26%) 1,383 (0.24%) 1,268 (0.22%) 918 (0.16%) 765 (0.13%) 519 (0.09%) 507 (0.09%)
Margin-423,779 (-74.05%) -423,890 (-74.07%) -424,005 (-74.09%) -424,355 (-74.15%) -424,508 (-74.17%) -424,754 (-74.22%) -424,766 (-74.22%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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