1946 United States Senate election in Florida
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The 1946 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 5, 1946.
Incumbent Florida Senator Charles O. Andrews did not run for re-election and died on September 18. Former Governor Spessard Holland, who served from 1941 to 1945, had already won the May Democratic primary (usually tantamount to victory in the solidly Democratic South), and was appointed to the vacant seat by Governor Millard Caldwell. Holland was then elected in the regular fall election.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- J. Harry Schad
Results
[edit]Schad was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election
[edit]Campaign
[edit]On September 18, outgoing Senator Andrews died. Governor Millard Caldwell appointed Holland as Andrews' replacement for the remainder of the term, ending January 3, 1947.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Spessard Holland (incumbent) | 156,232 | 78.65% |  21.35
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| Republican | J. Harry Schad | 42,408 | 21.35% |  21.35
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| Total votes | 198,640 | 100.00% | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 August 10, 2020.
- ^ "FL US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
