1944 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 1944 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 7, 1944 in Missouri. Incumbent Democratic Senator Bennett Champ Clark was defeated in the primary by Roy McKittrick, who went on to lose the general election to Republican nominee Forrest C. Donnell. Donnell outperformed presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey, who lost the state with 48.4% of the vote in the presidential election.

1944 United States Senate election in Missouri

 
Nominee Forrest C. Donnell Roy McKittrick
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 778,778 776,790
Percentage 49.95% 49.82%

County results
Donnell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
McKittrick:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Bennett Champ Clark
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Forrest C. Donnell
Republican

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