1944 United States Senate election in Florida

1944 United States Senate election in Florida

November 7, 1944

Nominee Claude Pepper Miles H. Draper Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 335,685 135,258 Percentage 71.28% 28.72%

County results Smathers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Senator before election Claude Pepper Democratic Elected Senator George Smathers Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Senator Claude Pepper easily won re-election to a second full term.

Primary elections were held on May 2, 1944.

Democratic Primary

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Claude Pepper (incumbent)	194,445	51.27
	Democratic	J. Ollie Edmunds	127,158	33.53
	Democratic	Millard B. Conklin	33,317	8.78
	Democratic	Finley Moore	14,815	3.91
	Democratic	Alston Cockrell	9,551	2.52
Total votes			379,286	100

Republican Primary

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Miles H. Draper	5,289	53.33%
	Republican	Henry K. Gibson	4,628	46.67%
Total votes			9,917	100

General Election

General Election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Claude Pepper (Incumbent)	335,685	71.28%
	Republican	Miles H. Draper	135,258	28.72%
Majority			200,427	42.56%
Turnout			470,943
	Democratic hold