1944 United States Senate election in Arizona

1944 United States Senate election in Arizona

November 7, 1944

Nominee Carl Hayden Fred Wildon Fickett Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 90,335 39,891 Percentage 69.4% 30.6%

U.S. senator before election Carl Hayden Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Carl Hayden Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden ran for reelection to a fourth term, defeating Republican nominee Fred Wildon Fickett Jr., in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Carl T. Hayden, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Joe Conway, Attorney General of Arizona
• Henderson Stockton, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1940

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden	48,812	64.54%
	Democratic	Joe Conway	22,764	30.10%
	Democratic	Henderson Stockton	4,059	5.37%
Total votes			75,635	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Fred Wildon Fickett Jr.

General election

United States Senate election in Arizona, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden	90,335	69.37%
	Republican	Fred Wildon Fickett Jr.	39,891	30.63%
Majority			50,444	38.74%
Turnout			130,226
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1944