There were three special elections to the

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in 1941 during the

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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 was appointed June 30, 1941, to continue the term. Democrat

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won the September 29, 1941, special election, but would later lose renomination to Eastland for the next term in 1942.

South Carolina (special)

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(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 (Democratic) was then appointed August 5, 1941, to continue the term. Peace was not a candidate in the special election. Governor Burnet R. Maybank took the most votes in the September 2, 1941, Democratic primary over Governor Olin Johnston and Representative

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. 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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and 1948) until his death in 1954.

Texas (special)

Democrat

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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

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(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 1941