1944_United_States_Senate_election_in_Arizona Knowpia

1944 United States Senate election in Arizona
	County results; Hayden: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Carl Hayden; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Carl Hayden; Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden ran for reelection to a fourth term, defeating Republican nominee Fred Wildon Fickett Jr., in the general election.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Carl T. Hayden, incumbent U.S. Senator
Joe Conway, Attorney General of Arizona
Henderson Stockton, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1940

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden (incumbent)	48,812	64.54%
	Democratic	Joe Conway	22,764	30.10%
	Democratic	Henderson Stockton	4,059	5.37%
Total votes			75,635	100.00

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Fred Wildon Fickett Jr.

General election edit

United States Senate election in Arizona, 1944^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden (incumbent)	90,335	69.37%	-7.15%
	Republican	Fred Wildon Fickett Jr.	39,891	30.63%	+7.15%
Majority			50,444	38.74%	-14.30%
Turnout			130,226
	Democratic hold		Swing