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Election in California
1944 United States Senate election in California
Nominee
Sheridan Downey
Frederick F. Houser
Party
Democratic
Republican
Alliance
Prohibition
Popular vote
1,728,155
1,576,553
Percentage
52.29%
47.71%
U.S. senator before election
Sheridan Downey
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Sheridan Downey
Democratic
The 1944 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7, 1944.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Sheridan Downey was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Lieutenant Governor Frederick F. Houser .
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Justus F. Craemer
Irene Dockweiler
Sheridan Downey , incumbent Senator since 1939
John J. Taheney
Jack B. Tenney , singer and anti-communist State Senator from Banning
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Philip Bancroft, 1938 Republican nominee for Senate
William G. Bonelli , former member of the California Board of Equalization , former Los Angeles City Councilman, and State Representative
Roland C. Casad, perennial candidate
Justus F. Craemer
John S. Crowder
Frederick F. Houser , Lieutenant Governor of California
Charles G. Johnson , California State Treasurer
Alonzo J. Riggs
John J. Taheney
Jack B. Tenney , singer and anti-communist State Senator from Banning
Results [ ]
Prohibition primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Sheridan Downey , incumbent Senator since 1939 (cross-filing)
Frederick F. Houser , Lieutenant Governor of California (cross-filing)
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
1944 United States Senate elections
References [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ a b It is unclear whether Tenney was a member of the Republican or Democratic Party at this point. He was elected as a Democratic candidate in 1938, but also won the Republican primary. At some point, he switched to the Republican Party.
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