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1944 Kansas U.S. Senate Election

Kansas · 4 candidates · See every 1944 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1944 Kansas U.S. Senate Election?

Clyde M. Reed won the 1944 Kansas U.S. Senate Election. Clyde M. Reed received 387,090 popular votes (57.84%). The main challenger was Thurman Hill (40.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Reed and Hill

Reed +17.2 pts · won by 115,037 votes
Clyde M. ReedRepublicanWINNER57.84%
387,090 votes
Thurman HillDemocratic40.65%
272,053 votes
L. B. DubbsProhibition1.15%
7,674 votes
Arthur G. BillingsSocialist0.35%
2,374 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.