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Parents > United States > Wisconsin > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1946 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1946 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1946 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1947 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1953 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedE Pluribus Unum July 12, 2023 03:31pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyProgressive Won11/05/1940
NameRobert Marion La Follette, Jr. Votes605,609 (45.26%)
Term01/03/1941 - 01/03/1947 Margin51,917 (+3.88%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameJoseph R. McCarthy Votes870,444 (54.23%)
Term01/03/1953 - 05/02/1957 Margin139,042 (+8.66%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 14, 1946 WI US Senate - R Primary
Joseph R. McCarthy
R 440,097

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Name Joseph R. McCarthy Rep. Howard J. McMurray Edwin W. Knappe Georgia Cozzini  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Socialist Labor  
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Certified Votes 620,430 (61.28%) 378,772 (37.41%) 11,750 (1.16%) 1,552 (0.15%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -241,658 (-23.87%) -608,680 (-60.12%) -618,878 (-61.12%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Orson Welles (D)
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