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1944 United States Senate election in Kentucky
	County results; Barkley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Park: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Alben Barkley; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Alben Barkley; Democratic

The regular-term 1944 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1944. Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Republican James Park.

General election

Candidates

Alben W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and incumbent Senator since 1927 (Democratic)
Robert H. Garrison (Prohibition)
Yona M. Marret (Socialist Labor)
James Park (Republican)

Results

1944 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alben W. Barkley (incumbent)	464,053	54.81%
	Republican	James Park	380,425	44.93%
	Prohibition	Robert H. Garrison	1,808	0.21%
	Socialist Labor	Yona M. Marret	340	0.04%
	Write-in		1.15%	0.00%
Majority			83,628	9.88%
Turnout			846,627		{{{change}}}
	Democratic hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

References

^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

Bibliography

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.