1944 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1944 United States Senate election in Kentucky
	November 6, 1944
	County results; Barkley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Park: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Alben Barkley; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Alben Barkley; Democratic

The regular-term 1944 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1944. Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Republican James Park.

Republican primary

Candidates

Clarence Bartlett
G. Tom Hawkins
James Park
Silas A. Sullivan

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Park	52,886	64.12
	Republican	Clarence Bartlett	21,959	26.62
	Republican	Silas A. Sullivan	4,244	5.15
	Republican	G. Tom Hawkins	3,397	4.12
Total votes			82,486	100.00

General election

Candidates

Alben W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and incumbent Senator since 1927 (Democratic)
Robert H. Garrison (Prohibition)
Yona M. Marret (Socialist Labor)
James Park (Republican)

Results

1944 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alben W. Barkley (incumbent)	464,053	54.81%
	Republican	James Park	380,425	44.93%
	Prohibition	Robert H. Garrison	1,808	0.21%
	Socialist Labor	Yona M. Marret	340	0.04%
	Write-in		1.15%	0.00%
Majority			83,628	9.88%
Turnout			846,627
	Democratic hold

References

^ Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 46–47. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

Bibliography

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.

[1] Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 46–47. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

[2] Clerk of the House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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