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1946 United States Senate election in Indiana 
Summary
The 1946 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Raymond E. Willis did not run for re-election. Former interim Senator William E. Jenner was elected over Governor of Indiana M. Clifford Townsend.
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 County results Jenner: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Townsend: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican nomination edit
Candidates edit
- William E. Jenner, former U.S. Senator (1944–1945) and State Senator from Martin County
- Charles M. La Follette, U.S. Representative from Evansville
Withdrew edit
- Raymond E. Willis, incumbent Senator since 1941 (withdrew at convention)[1]
Convention results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William E. Jenner | 1,994 | 95.07% | |
| Republican | Charles M. La Follette | 105 | 4.93% | |
| Total votes | 2,129 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Candidates edit
- William E. Jenner, former interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
- Elmer G. Johnson (Communist)
- John Marion Morris (Socialist Labor)
- M. Clifford Townsend, former Governor of Indiana (Democratic)
- Elmer D. Riggs (Prohibition)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | William E. Jenner | 739,807 | 54.91% |  4.46
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| Democratic | M. Clifford Townsend | 584,288 | 43.36% |  5.83
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| Prohibition | Elmer D. Riggs | 21,008 | 1.56% | 1.24
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| Socialist Labor | John Marion Morris | 1,523 | 0.11% | N/A | |
| Communist | Elmer G. Johnson | 806 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,347,432 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||