1942_United_States_Senate_election_in_Colorado Knowpia

1942 United States Senate election in Colorado
	Results by county ; Johnson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Carr: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Edwin C. Johnson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Edwin C. Johnson; Democratic

The 1942 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edwin C. Johnson was re-elected to second term over Republican Governor Ralph L. Carr.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Benjamin C. Hilliard, Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court and former U.S. Representative
Edwin C. Johnson, incumbent Senator since 1937

Results edit

1942 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin C. Johnson (incumbent)	41,080	61.99%
	Democratic	Benjamin C. Hilliard	25,187	38.01%
Total votes			66,267	100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Ralph L. Carr, Governor of Colorado

Results edit

Carr was unopposed for the Republican nomination.^[1]

1942 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph L. Carr	44,683	100.00%
Total votes			44,683	100.00%

General election edit

Candidates edit

James Allander (Communist)
Ralph L. Carr, Governor of Colorado (Republican)
Edwin C. Johnson, incumbent Senator since 1937 (Democratic)
Carle Whitehead (Socialist)

Results edit

General election results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edwin C. Johnson (incumbent)	174,612	50.23%	13.22
	Republican	Ralph L. Carr	170,970	49.19%	13.94
	Socialist	Carle Whitehead	1,387	0.40%	0.54
	Communist	James Allander	627	0.27%	N/A
Total votes			347,596	100.00%