1946 United States Senate election in Florida

The 1946 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 5, 1946.

Incumbent Senator Charles O. Andrews did not run for re-election and died on September 18. Governor of Florida Spessard Holland, who had already won the May Democratic primary (usually tantamount to victory in the solidly Democratic South), appointed himself to the vacant seat and was re-elected in the regular fall election.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Polly Rose Balfe, former member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).^[1]
Henry M. Burch
Robert A. "Lex" Green, U.S. Representative from Starke
Spessard L. Holland, Governor of Florida

Results[]

1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Spessard L. Holland (incumbent)	204,352	60.72%
	Democratic	Robert A. Green	109,040	32.40%
	Democratic	Polly Rose Balfe	14,553	4.32%
	Democratic	Henry M. Burch	8,600	2.56%
Total votes			336,545	100.00%

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

J. Harry Schad

Results[]

Schad was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election[]

Campaign[]

On September 18, incumbent Senator Andrews died. Holland, as Governor, appointed himself as Andrews's replacement for the remainder of the term.

Results[]

General election results ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Spessard Holland (incumbent)	156,232	78.65%	21.35
	Republican	J. Harry Schad	42,408	21.35%	21.35
Total votes			198,640	100.00%

References[]

^ "Florida Woman Enters Race for Senate Seat" (PDF). The Sunday Star. January 20, 1946. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Chronicling America newspaper collection from the Library of Congress.
^ "Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida". pp. 534–35. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
^ "FL US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

[1] "Florida Woman Enters Race for Senate Seat" (PDF). The Sunday Star. January 20, 1946. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Chronicling America newspaper collection from the Library of Congress.

[2] "Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida". pp. 534–35. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

[3] "FL US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

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1946 United States Senate election in Florida

Contents

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

Campaign[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]