1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio

The 1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio was held on November 5, 1946, alongside a concurrent special election to the same seat.

1946 United States Senate election in Ohio

November 5, 1946
 
Nominee John W. Bricker James W. Huffman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,275,774 947,610
Percentage 57.02% 42.36%

U.S. senator before election

James W. Huffman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John W. Bricker
Republican

Former Republican Governor of Ohio and 1944 nominee for the U.S. vice presidency John W. Bricker defeated Democratic interim senator James W. Huffman, who had been appointed to fill the vacant seat left by Supreme Court Justice Harold Hitz Burton. In a concurrent special election to finish Burton's unexpired term, Republican Kingsley Taft defeated Henry P. Webber.

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