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  KY US Senate - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Kentucky > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline March 30, 1946 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1946 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1946 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start November 06, 1946 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1949 - 12:00pm
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedRBH February 25, 2021 12:41am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/18/1945
NameWilliam Abner Stanfill Votes1 (100.00%)
Term11/19/1945 - 11/05/1946 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1948
NameVirgil Chapman Votes408,256 (51.39%)
Term01/03/1949 - 03/08/1951 Margin24,480 (+3.08%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 03, 1946 KY US Senate - Special D Primary
John Y. Brown
D 126,698

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Name John Sherman Cooper John Y. Brown W. A. Sandefur  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist  
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Certified Votes 327,652 (53.27%) 285,829 (46.47%) 1,638 (0.27%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -41,823 (-6.80%) -326,014 (-53.00%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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R Rockefeller Republican
 


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Apr 02, 2004 12:00am Analysis John Y. Brown Jr.'s remarks about his father.  Article Not in Public Domain 

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