Harry P. Cain, U.S. Senator

Harry P. Cain

U.S. Senator
Born
January 10, 1906
Died
March 3, 1979
Age at death
73
Home state
Washington
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1944–1952
Career timeline
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cain1.2M
Opponents1.4M
3
Elections run

Between 1944 and 1952, Harry P. Cain ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Cain's biggest single-election total was 460,884 votes, in the 1952 U.S. Senate election in Washington. Cain's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. Senate election in Washington, decided by 60,164 votes.

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How many votes has Harry P. Cain received?

Harry P. Cain has received 1,184,087 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

Harry P. Cain’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1952U.S. SenateWashingtonLost460,88443.53%Henry M. Jackson
Thomas C. Rabbitt

Henry Killman
1946U.S. SenateWashingtonWon358,84754.34%Hugh B. Mitchell
Harry Morton

Charles R. Swett
1944U.S. SenateWashingtonLost364,35644.44%Warren G. Magnuson
Ray C. Roberts

Josephine B. Sulston
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000021) and Wikidata (Q1586688). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.