Election 1944 Results
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1944 US Senate election in Kansas
Clyde M. Reed (Republican) beat Thurman Hill (Democrat) in Kansas in 1944, 57.8% to 40.7%, a margin of 17.2 points and 115,037 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1938, when Clyde M. Reed also won.
Republicans led in 101 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 70,360 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.7 points. The closest was Stanton, where 162 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde M. Reed won | Republican | 387,090 | 57.8% |
| Thurman Hill | Democratic | 272,053 | 40.7% |
| All other candidates | 10,048 | 1.5% | |
| Total | 669,191 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 36,018 51.2% | 33,444 47.5% | 898 | 70,360 | D+3.7 |
| Wyandotte | 29,157 51.9% | 26,306 46.9% | 664 | 56,127 | D+5.1 |
| Shawnee | 13,260 39.6% | 19,669 58.8% | 538 | 33,467 | R+19.2 |
| Montgomery | 7,617 41.6% | 10,542 57.6% | 137 | 18,296 | R+16.0 |
| Reno | 7,471 42.3% | 9,906 56.1% | 280 | 17,657 | R+13.8 |
| Johnson | 5,191 31.9% | 10,862 66.8% | 204 | 16,257 | R+34.9 |
| Crawford | 7,466 46.5% | 8,359 52.1% | 218 | 16,043 | R+5.6 |
| Cowley | 6,838 50.9% | 6,383 47.5% | 211 | 13,432 | D+3.4 |
| Butler | 5,984 48.1% | 6,324 50.8% | 137 | 12,445 | R+2.7 |
| Labette | 5,098 41.7% | 6,966 57.0% | 150 | 12,214 | R+15.3 |
| Saline | 5,260 43.3% | 6,755 55.6% | 125 | 12,140 | R+12.3 |
| Leavenworth | 4,605 41.8% | 6,273 57.0% | 131 | 11,009 | R+15.2 |
| Douglas | 3,624 32.9% | 7,215 65.6% | 164 | 11,003 | R+32.6 |
| Lyon | 4,624 46.3% | 5,179 51.8% | 193 | 9,996 | R+5.6 |
| Cherokee | 4,141 45.0% | 4,936 53.6% | 124 | 9,201 | R+8.6 |
| Sumner | 3,625 41.1% | 5,085 57.6% | 111 | 8,821 | R+16.6 |
| McPherson | 3,425 39.5% | 4,975 57.4% | 269 | 8,669 | R+17.9 |
| Dickinson | 2,989 34.7% | 5,500 63.9% | 123 | 8,612 | R+29.2 |
| Riley | 2,833 33.0% | 5,643 65.7% | 115 | 8,591 | R+32.7 |
| Barton | 3,373 41.1% | 4,721 57.6% | 105 | 8,199 | R+16.4 |
| Harvey | 3,383 41.8% | 4,531 56.0% | 180 | 8,094 | R+14.2 |
| Marshall | 2,519 31.4% | 5,381 67.1% | 117 | 8,017 | R+35.7 |
| Neosho | 3,018 38.3% | 4,812 61.1% | 45 | 7,875 | R+22.8 |
| Bourbon | 3,374 45.7% | 3,921 53.1% | 88 | 7,383 | R+7.4 |
| Franklin | 2,471 34.9% | 4,482 63.3% | 131 | 7,084 | R+28.4 |
| Miami | 3,239 45.8% | 3,802 53.8% | 31 | 7,072 | R+8.0 |
| Atchison | 3,136 45.4% | 3,714 53.7% | 62 | 6,912 | R+8.4 |
| Ford | 3,060 45.3% | 3,493 51.7% | 201 | 6,754 | R+6.4 |
| Allen | 2,274 34.6% | 4,212 64.0% | 92 | 6,578 | R+29.5 |
| Marion | 1,909 29.9% | 4,376 68.4% | 108 | 6,393 | R+38.6 |
| Rice | 2,543 41.2% | 3,522 57.1% | 104 | 6,169 | R+15.9 |
| Osage | 2,153 35.2% | 3,895 63.7% | 62 | 6,110 | R+28.5 |
| Cloud | 2,008 33.8% | 3,771 63.5% | 155 | 5,934 | R+29.7 |
| Brown | 1,534 25.9% | 4,307 72.6% | 88 | 5,929 | R+46.8 |
| Greenwood | 2,060 35.8% | 3,581 62.2% | 119 | 5,760 | R+26.4 |
| Nemaha | 2,118 36.9% | 3,598 62.7% | 20 | 5,736 | R+25.8 |
| Republic | 1,829 34.1% | 3,498 65.3% | 30 | 5,357 | R+31.2 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,602 30.8% | 3,578 68.7% | 28 | 5,208 | R+37.9 |
| Washington | 1,116 21.8% | 3,938 76.9% | 68 | 5,122 | R+55.1 |
| Wilson | 1,740 34.1% | 3,305 64.8% | 57 | 5,102 | R+30.7 |
| Ellis | 2,330 45.9% | 2,685 52.9% | 56 | 5,071 | R+7.0 |
| Clay | 1,457 29.3% | 3,372 67.8% | 143 | 4,972 | R+38.5 |
| Coffey | 1,693 34.9% | 3,105 64.1% | 49 | 4,847 | R+29.1 |
| Jackson | 1,358 29.0% | 3,231 69.0% | 94 | 4,683 | R+40.0 |
| Russell | 1,517 32.5% | 3,104 66.5% | 45 | 4,666 | R+34.0 |
| Jefferson | 1,468 31.5% | 3,148 67.6% | 41 | 4,657 | R+36.1 |
| Jewell | 1,161 25.0% | 3,249 70.0% | 234 | 4,644 | R+45.0 |
| Pratt | 2,397 52.3% | 2,138 46.6% | 51 | 4,586 | D+5.6 |
| Mitchell | 1,578 36.6% | 2,663 61.8% | 71 | 4,312 | R+25.2 |
| Anderson | 1,557 36.2% | 2,718 63.2% | 26 | 4,301 | R+27.0 |
| Smith | 1,215 28.7% | 2,972 70.3% | 41 | 4,228 | R+41.6 |
| Linn | 1,321 31.6% | 2,796 67.0% | 59 | 4,176 | R+35.3 |
| Kingman | 1,597 38.8% | 2,452 59.5% | 69 | 4,118 | R+20.8 |
| Stafford | 1,710 41.6% | 2,327 56.6% | 75 | 4,112 | R+15.0 |
| Geary | 1,763 42.9% | 2,264 55.1% | 80 | 4,107 | R+12.2 |
| Morris | 1,571 39.0% | 2,425 60.2% | 29 | 4,025 | R+21.2 |
| Norton | 1,268 33.4% | 2,480 65.3% | 48 | 3,796 | R+31.9 |
| Finney | 1,557 41.4% | 2,115 56.3% | 85 | 3,757 | R+14.9 |
| Harper | 1,326 35.4% | 2,307 61.6% | 114 | 3,747 | R+26.2 |
| Osborne | 1,010 27.5% | 2,602 70.8% | 61 | 3,673 | R+43.3 |
| Pawnee | 1,702 46.7% | 1,898 52.0% | 47 | 3,647 | R+5.4 |
| Phillips | 966 26.6% | 2,622 72.1% | 48 | 3,636 | R+45.5 |
| Ellsworth | 1,518 42.5% | 2,005 56.1% | 51 | 3,574 | R+13.6 |
| Doniphan | 735 21.6% | 2,663 78.4% | 3,398 | R+56.7 | |
| Barber | 1,339 40.2% | 1,938 58.3% | 50 | 3,327 | R+18.0 |
| Wabaunsee | 704 21.6% | 2,521 77.2% | 41 | 3,266 | R+55.6 |
| Ottawa | 1,142 36.0% | 1,959 61.8% | 70 | 3,171 | R+25.8 |
| Rush | 1,102 35.5% | 1,961 63.2% | 39 | 3,102 | R+27.7 |
| Lincoln | 800 26.8% | 2,102 70.3% | 87 | 2,989 | R+43.6 |
| Elk | 864 29.6% | 2,008 68.8% | 48 | 2,920 | R+39.2 |
| Woodson | 842 30.3% | 1,910 68.8% | 25 | 2,777 | R+38.5 |
| Rooks | 894 33.4% | 1,752 65.4% | 31 | 2,677 | R+32.1 |
| Chautauqua | 831 31.3% | 1,787 67.4% | 33 | 2,651 | R+36.1 |
| Seward | 1,198 45.4% | 1,403 53.2% | 38 | 2,639 | R+7.8 |
| Thomas | 1,021 39.8% | 1,507 58.8% | 37 | 2,565 | R+18.9 |
| Decatur | 1,046 41.6% | 1,433 57.0% | 36 | 2,515 | R+15.4 |
| Sherman | 1,087 43.5% | 1,349 53.9% | 65 | 2,501 | R+10.5 |
| Chase | 924 38.4% | 1,469 61.0% | 15 | 2,408 | R+22.6 |
| Ness | 688 28.7% | 1,426 59.5% | 281 | 2,395 | R+30.8 |
| Edwards | 807 34.9% | 1,465 63.4% | 38 | 2,310 | R+28.5 |
| Rawlins | 852 36.9% | 1,430 62.0% | 25 | 2,307 | R+25.1 |
| Trego | 702 32.9% | 1,348 63.2% | 82 | 2,132 | R+30.3 |
| Cheyenne | 656 32.0% | 1,327 64.7% | 69 | 2,052 | R+32.7 |
| Graham | 651 32.7% | 1,302 65.5% | 36 | 1,989 | R+32.7 |
| Kiowa | 597 30.0% | 1,323 66.5% | 69 | 1,989 | R+36.5 |
| Meade | 581 31.0% | 1,251 66.8% | 41 | 1,873 | R+35.8 |
| Sheridan | 623 35.4% | 1,127 64.1% | 8 | 1,758 | R+28.7 |
| Comanche | 552 35.4% | 977 62.7% | 30 | 1,559 | R+27.3 |
| Clark | 670 43.1% | 858 55.2% | 25 | 1,553 | R+12.1 |
| Gray | 656 42.9% | 842 55.0% | 32 | 1,530 | R+12.2 |
| Logan | 379 27.4% | 960 69.5% | 42 | 1,381 | R+42.1 |
| Gove | 440 32.1% | 877 64.0% | 53 | 1,370 | R+31.9 |
| Hodgeman | 468 34.3% | 859 62.9% | 38 | 1,365 | R+28.6 |
| Scott | 529 40.4% | 762 58.2% | 19 | 1,310 | R+17.8 |
| Hamilton | 412 37.4% | 667 60.5% | 24 | 1,103 | R+23.1 |
| Lane | 321 30.6% | 641 61.1% | 87 | 1,049 | R+30.5 |
| Stevens | 302 32.2% | 623 66.5% | 12 | 937 | R+34.3 |
| Kearny | 314 35.8% | 546 62.2% | 18 | 878 | R+26.4 |
| Wichita | 276 31.6% | 572 65.5% | 25 | 873 | R+33.9 |
| Morton | 338 38.9% | 520 59.9% | 10 | 868 | R+21.0 |
| Wallace | 165 22.0% | 578 77.1% | 7 | 750 | R+55.1 |
| Haskell | 278 37.4% | 448 60.2% | 18 | 744 | R+22.8 |
| Grant | 203 29.6% | 467 68.2% | 15 | 685 | R+38.5 |
| Stanton | 185 33.9% | 347 63.7% | 13 | 545 | R+29.7 |
| Greeley | 154 29.3% | 347 66.0% | 25 | 526 | R+36.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1944; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Kansas Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jerry Moran (R) | R+23.0 |
| 2020 | Roger Marshall (R) | R+11.4 |
| 2016 | Jerry Moran (R) | R+29.9 |
| 2014 | Pat Roberts (R) | R+53.1 |
| 2010 | Jerry Moran (R) | R+43.7 |
| 2008 | Pat Roberts (R) | R+23.6 |
| 2004 | Sam Brownback (R) | R+41.7 |
| 2002 | Pat Roberts (R) | R+82.5 |
| 1998 | Sam Brownback (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1996 | Pat Roberts (R) | R+27.6 |
| 1992 | Bob Dole (R) | R+31.7 |
| 1990 | Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) | R+47.2 |
| 1986 | Bob Dole (R) | R+40.1 |
| 1984 | Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) | R+54.8 |
| 1980 | Bob Dole (R) | R+27.5 |
| 1978 | Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) | R+11.5 |
| 1974 | Bob Dole (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1972 | James B. Pearson (R) | R+48.4 |
| 1968 | Bob Dole (R) | R+21.4 |
| 1966 | James Pearson (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1962 | Frank Carlson (R) | R+26.5 |
| 1960 | Andrew Schoeppel (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1956 | Frank Carlson (R) | R+17.4 |
| 1954 | Andrew Schoeppel (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1950 | Frank Carlson (R) | R+10.4 |
| 1948 | Andrew Schoeppel (R) | R+12.2 |
| 1944 | Clyde M. Reed (R) | R+17.2 |
| 1942 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+16.8 |
| 1938 | Clyde M. Reed (R) | R+12.4 |
| 1936 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1932 | George McGill (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1930 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1926 | Charles Curtis (R) | R+28.8 |
| 1924 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+44.9 |
| 1920 | Charles Curtis (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1918 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+30.0 |
| 1914 | Charles Curtis (R) | R+0.8 |