1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota
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The 1944 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator Gerald Nye ran for re-election to his fourth term. He faced a serious challenge to his renomination in the Republican primary, with prominent Fargo attorney Lynn Stambaugh and Congressman Usher L. Burdick running against him. He won with one-third of the vote, defeating Shambaugh, his closest opponent, by fewer than 1,000 votes. In the general election, Stambaugh continued his campaign against Nye as an independent,[1] splitting the Republican vote as Governor John Moses, the Democratic nominee, ran a strong campaign. Though Nye had benefited from crowded general elections before, he bled Republican support to Stambaugh and Moses unseated him with just 45% of the vote. However, just a few months into Moses's term, he died in office, flipping the seat back to Republican control and triggering a June 1946 special election.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
John Moses |
14,650 |
100.00% |
Total votes |
14,650 |
100.00% |
Republican Primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Gerald Nye (inc.) |
38,191 |
33.98% |
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Republican |
Lynn Stambaugh |
37,219 |
33.11% |
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Republican |
Usher L. Burdick |
35,687 |
31.75% |
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Republican |
A. C. Townley |
1,300 |
1.16% |
Total votes |
112,397 |
100.00% |
General election
Results
References
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