There were three special elections to the United States Senate in 1941 during the 77th United States Congress.

Race summary

In these elections, the winners were elected in 1941 after January 3; sorted by election date.

Mississippi (special)

Four-term Democratic senator Pat Harrison died June 22, 1941, and Democrat

James Eastland James Oliver Eastland (November 28, 1904 February 19, 1986) was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation on Decem ...

was appointed June 30, 1941, to continue the term. Democrat Wall Doxey won the September 29, 1941, special election, but would later lose renomination to Eastland for the next term in 1942.

South Carolina (special)

James F. Byrnes (Democratic) had resigned July 8, 1941, and Alva Lumpkin (Democratic) was appointed July 22, 1941, to continue the term. Lumpkin died, however, August 1, 1941, so

Roger C. Peace Roger Craft Peace (May 19, 1899August 20, 1968) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born in Greenville, he attended the public schools and graduated from Furman University in 1919. He was a newspaper reporter, sports editor, editor ...

(Democratic) was then appointed August 5, 1941, to continue the term. Peace was not a candidate in the special election. Governor

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took the most votes in the September 2, 1941, Democratic primary over Governor Olin Johnston and Representative Joseph R. Bryson. Maybank then won the September 16, 1941, primary runoff. Maybank won the general election unopposed and would serve through two general elections (

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) until his death in 1954.

Texas (special)

Democrat Morris Sheppard died April 9, 1941, and Democrat Andrew Jackson Houston was appointed April 21, 1941, to continue the term. Houston died, however, June 26, 1941, before the August 4, 1941, special election. In a 14-candidate race, "Pappy" W. Lee O'Daniel (Democratic) won a slim plurality over Representative Lyndon Baines Johnson (Democratic), which was sufficient for the election.

References

* Mississippi: United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin * Texas: Southern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949 (O'Daniel, Johnson, Mann, Dies) and Brownsville Herald, 6/15/1941 (rest) {{1941 United States elections

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