1944 United States Senate elections

1944 United States Senate elections

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35 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate
49 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Alben Barkley Wallace White
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since July 22, 1937 February 25, 1944
Leader's seat Kentucky Maine
Seats before 58 37
Seats after 57 38
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 19,360,257[1][a] 18,557,087[1]
Percentage 49.4% 47.3%
Seats up 22 13
Races won 21 14

  Third party
 
Party Progressive
Seats before 1
Seats after 1
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 73,089
Percentage 0.2%
Seats up 0
Races won 0

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Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     No election
Rectangular inset (Oregon): both seats up for election

Majority Leader before election

Alben Barkley
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Alben Barkley
Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate elections coincided with the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to his fourth term as president. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and three special elections were held to fill vacancies.

The Democrats retained their large majority, although they lost a net of one seat to the Republicans. Republicans won open seats in Indiana, New Jersey, and Missouri, and defeated an incumbent in Iowa. However, Democrats defeated incumbents in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and North Dakota. The Democratic majority was further reduced to 56-39-1 throughout mid-term appointments.

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