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1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1938 November 7, 1944 1950 →
 
Nominee Clyde R. Hoey A.I. Ferree
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 533,813 226,037
Percentage 70.25% 29.75%

County results
Hoey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
Ferree:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Senator before election

Robert Rice Reynolds
Democratic

Elected Senator

Clyde R. Hoey
Democratic

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The 1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Rice Reynolds did not run for a third term in office. Former Governor of North Carolina Clyde R. Hoey won the open seat, defeating U.S. Representative Cameron A. Morrison in the Democratic primary and Republican attorney A.I. Ferree in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Clyde R. Hoey, former Governor of North Carolina (1937–41)
  • Cameron A. Morrison, U.S. Representative from Charlotte and former Governor and interim U.S. Senator
  • Giles Y. Newton
  • Marvin L. Ritch
  • Arthur Simmons

Results

1944 Democratic Senate primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde R. Hoey 211,049 68.92%
Democratic Cameron A. Morrison 80,134 26.17%
Democratic Marvin L. Ritch 7,428 2.43%
Democratic Arthur Simmons 4,593 1.50%
Democratic Giles Y. Newton 3,037 0.99%
Total votes 306,241 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1944 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Clyde R. Hoey 533,813 70.25% Increase6.42
Republican A.I. Ferree 226,037 29.75% Decrease6.42
Total votes 759,850 100.00%

Footnotes

  1. "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 27, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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