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1944 Arizona U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1944 Arizona U.S. House At-large Election?

John Murdock won the 1944 Arizona U.S. House At-large Election. John Murdock received 88,532 popular votes (35.26%). The main challenger was Richard Harless (34.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Murdock and Harless

Murdock +0.7 pts · won by 1,841 votes
John MurdockDemocraticWINNER35.26%
88,532 votes
Richard HarlessDemocraticWINNER34.53%
86,691 votes
Margaret Adams RockwellRepublican15.55%
39,035 votes
A M WardRepublican14.48%
36,352 votes
A Walter Gehresprohibition0.19%
469 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.