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class="nowrap">        </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_United_States_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945 United States elections (page does not exist)">1945</a> <span class="nowrap">        </span> <b>1946</b> <span class="nowrap">        </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_United_States_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 United States elections (page does not exist)">1947</a> <span class="nowrap">        </span> <a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_elections" title="1948 United States elections">1948</a> → <br /><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_midterm_election" title="United States midterm election">Midterm elections</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election day</th><td class="infobox-data">November 5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incumbent president</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> (<span style="color:blue">Democratic</span>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next Congress</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/80th_United_States_Congress" title="80th United States Congress">80th</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1946 United States Senate elections">Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall control</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="color:#8B0000">Republican gain</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats contested</th><td class="infobox-data">37 of 96 seats<br />(32 Class 1 seats + 8 special elections)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Net seat change</th><td class="infobox-data">Republican +12<sup 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class="paragraphbreak" style="margin-top:0.5em"></div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0671B0; color:white;"> </span> Democratic gain</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#92C5DE; color:black;"> </span> Democratic hold</span><br /> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CA0120; color:white;"> </span> Republican gain</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F48882; color:black;"> </span> Republican hold</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections">House elections</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall control</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="color:#8B0000">Republican gain</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats contested</th><td class="infobox-data">All 435 voting seats</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Popular vote margin</th><td class="infobox-data">Republican +8.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Net seat change</th><td class="infobox-data">Republican +55</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1946_United_States_House_elections.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/1946_United_States_House_elections.svg/320px-1946_United_States_House_elections.svg.png" decoding="async" width="320" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/1946_United_States_House_elections.svg/480px-1946_United_States_House_elections.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/1946_United_States_House_elections.svg/640px-1946_United_States_House_elections.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="504" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">1946 House election results <p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0671B0; color:white;"> </span> Democratic gain</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#92C5DE; color:black;"> </span> Democratic hold</span><br /> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CA0120; color:white;"> </span> Republican gain</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F48882; color:black;"> </span> Republican hold</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1946 United States gubernatorial elections">Gubernatorial elections</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats contested</th><td class="infobox-data">34</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Net seat change</th><td class="infobox-data">Republican +3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><figure class="mw-halign-center noresize mw-ext-imagemap-desc-bottom-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/1946_United_States_gubernatorial_elections_results_map.svg/350px-1946_United_States_gubernatorial_elections_results_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/1946_United_States_gubernatorial_elections_results_map.svg/525px-1946_United_States_gubernatorial_elections_results_map.svg.png 1.5x, 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coords="320,60,318,60,318,62,319,66,320,65,321,64,322,64,322,63" alt="1946 Rhode Island gubernatorial election" title="1946 Rhode Island gubernatorial election" /><area href="/wiki/1946_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" shape="poly" coords="258,132,258,131,259,130,259,129,261,129,265,127,274,127,275,128,281,128,286,130,290,133,288,135,287,137,287,140,286,141,285,142,285,142,283,144,283,145,282,147,280,147,280,147,280,148,280,148,278,150,277,151,276,151,276,150,276,148,275,148,274,147,273,146,272,144,272,144,271,143,271,143,270,141,265,137,264,137,263,136,263,135,262,134,261,133,260,133" alt="1946 South Carolina gubernatorial election" title="1946 South Carolina gubernatorial election" /><area href="/wiki/1946_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" shape="poly" coords="129,68,130,45,150,46,172,47,172,48,170,49,170,50,172,52,172,66,171,66,171,68,172,69,172,70,171,73,170,72,168,71,167,71,165,71,164,71,161,69,154,70,140,69" alt="1946 South Dakota gubernatorial election" title="1946 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<p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0671B0; color:white;"> </span> Democratic gain</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#92C5DE; color:black;"> </span> Democratic hold</span><br /> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CA0120; color:white;"> </span> Republican gain</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#F48882; color:black;"> </span> Republican hold</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1946 United States elections</b> were held on November 5, 1946, and elected the members of the <a href="/wiki/80th_United_States_Congress" title="80th United States Congress">80th United States Congress</a>. In the first election after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, incumbent <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> (who took office on April 12, 1945, upon the death of his predecessor, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>) and the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> suffered large losses. After having been in the minority of both chambers of Congress since <a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_elections" title="1932 United States elections">1932</a>, Republicans took control of both the House and the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-House_Party_Divisions_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-House_Party_Divisions-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SenatePartyDivision_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SenatePartyDivision-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This <a href="/wiki/Wave_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Wave elections in the United States">Republican wave</a> reflected the public backlash against President Truman for the post-war economic hardships the country suffered, straining <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Soviet Union–United States relations">American-Soviet relations</a>, and his handling of the <a href="/wiki/United_Auto_Workers_strike_of_1945%E2%80%931946" class="mw-redirect" title="United Auto Workers strike of 1945–1946">United Auto Workers strike</a>. Afterwards, Truman was widely expected to face a tough reelection environment in the subsequent <a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election" title="1948 United States presidential election">presidential election</a>, but he ultimately defied expectations. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Representatives">House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Democrats lost fifty-four seats to the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the United States Republican Party">Republican Party</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>, and Democrats also lost eleven seats to the Republicans in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a>, allowing Republicans to take control of both chambers. A <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Party_(United_States,_1924)" class="mw-redirect" title="Progressive Party (United States, 1924)">Progressive</a> also lost a seat to a Republican.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In California, newcomer <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> defeated incumbent liberal Democrat <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Voorhis" title="Jerry Voorhis">Jerry Voorhis</a>. Nixon campaigned on such issues as price controls, housing, and labor-management relations, but gained his greatest publicity from attacks on Voorhis left-wing associations and policies.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another future US president, <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> of Massachusetts was first elected to the House of Representatives in this election as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Mississippi, Senator <a href="/wiki/Theodore_G._Bilbo" title="Theodore G. Bilbo">Theodore G. Bilbo</a> sought reelection to a third six-year term in the Democratic primary. He was under daily newspaper attack from <a href="/wiki/Hodding_Carter" title="Hodding Carter">Hodding Carter</a>, one of the state's best-known political journalists and editors. Carter supported racial segregation but was a moderate on civil rights. His 1946 Pulitzer Prize for editorials on racial and religious tolerance as editor of the Greenville <i>Delta Democrat-Times</i> had won him a national reputation. Bilbo narrowly won reelection with only 51% of the vote, but he died within a year.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Georgia, <a href="/wiki/White_supremacy" title="White supremacy">white supremacy</a> was the main theme as <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Talmadge" title="Eugene Talmadge">Eugene Talmadge</a> was elected to a fourth term as governor. He had promoted purges of blacks from the voting lists in certain key Georgia counties.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Long_term">Long term</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Long term"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The election stymied Truman's efforts to enact his <a href="/wiki/Fair_Deal" title="Fair Deal">Fair Deal</a> policies and helped ensure the passage of the <a href="/wiki/Labor_Management_Relations_Act_of_1947" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor Management Relations Act of 1947">Labor Management Relations Act of 1947</a>. However, Truman was able to implement the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Plan" title="Marshall Plan">Marshall Plan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a>, and other <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> policies following the election. Future presidents <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> first won election to Congress in this election, while <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Dewey" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Dewey">Thomas Dewey</a>'s re-election as Governor of New York helped him earn the 1948 Republican nomination for president. <a href="/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy" title="Joseph McCarthy">Joseph McCarthy</a> also won election as Senator from Wisconsin in 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-busch1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-busch1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections">1946 United States House of Representatives elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1946 United States Senate elections">1946 United States Senate elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1946 United States gubernatorial elections">1946 United States gubernatorial elections</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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Bernd, "White supremacy and the disfranchisement of Blacks in Georgia, 1946." <i>Georgia Historical Quarterly</i> 66.4 (1982): 492-513. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/40580970">in JSTOR</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-busch1-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-busch1_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBusch1999" class="citation book cs1">Busch, Andrew (1999). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/horsesinmidstrea0000busc"><i>Horses in Midstream</i></a></span>. 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"New Faces of 1946: In the midterm elections 60 years ago, war-weary voters turned against the party of an unpopular president and opened Congress to a new crop of lawmakers, including Richard Nixon, John F. 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<li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_elections" title="1864 United States elections">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1865_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1865 elections in the United States">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_United_States_elections" title="1866 United States elections">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1867_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1867 elections in the United States">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_elections" title="1868 United States elections">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1869_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1869 elections in the United States">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_elections" title="1870 United States elections">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1871_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1871 elections in the United States">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_elections" title="1872 United 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title="Category:1889 elections in the United States">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_elections" title="1890 United States elections">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1891_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1891 elections in the United States">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_elections" title="1892 United States elections">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1893_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1893 elections in the United States">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_elections" title="1894 United States elections">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1895_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1895 elections in the United States">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_elections" title="1896 United States elections">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1897_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1897 elections in the United States">1897</a></li> 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States elections">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1907_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1907 elections in the United States">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_elections" title="1908 United States elections">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1909_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1909 elections in the United States">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_elections" title="1910 United States elections">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1911_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1911 elections in the United States">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_elections" title="1912 United States elections">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1913_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1913 elections in the United States">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_elections" title="1914 United States elections">1914</a></li> <li><a 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title="Category:1923 elections in the United States">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_elections" title="1924 United States elections">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1925_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1925 elections in the United States">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_elections" title="1926 United States elections">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1927_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1927 elections in the United States">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_elections" title="1928 United States elections">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1929_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1929 elections in the United States">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_elections" title="1930 United States elections">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1931_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1931 elections in the United States">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_elections" title="1932 United States elections">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_United_States_elections" title="1933 United States elections">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_elections" title="1934 United States elections">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1935_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1935 elections in the United States">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_elections" title="1936 United States elections">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1937_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1937 elections in the United States">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_elections" title="1938 United States elections">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_United_States_elections" title="1939 United States elections">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_elections" title="1940 United States elections">1940</a></li> <li><a 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States">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_elections" title="1950 United States elections">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1951_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1951 elections in the United States">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_elections" title="1952 United States elections">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_United_States_elections" title="1953 United States elections">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_elections" title="1954 United States elections">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1955_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1955 elections in the United States">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_elections" title="1956 United States elections">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1957_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1957 elections in the United States">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_elections" title="1958 United States 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<li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_elections" title="1976 United States elections">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1977_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1977 elections in the United States">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_elections" title="1978 United States elections">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_States_elections" title="1979 United States elections">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_elections" title="1980 United States elections">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_United_States_elections" title="1981 United States elections">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_elections" title="1982 United States elections">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1983_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1983 elections in the United States">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_elections" title="1984 United States elections">1984</a></li> <li><a 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title="Category:1993 elections in the United States">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_elections" title="1994 United States elections">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1995_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1995 elections in the United States">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_elections" title="1996 United States elections">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_States_elections" title="1997 United States elections">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_elections" title="1998 United States elections">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_United_States_elections" title="1999 United States elections">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_elections" title="2000 United States elections">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_States_elections" title="2001 United States elections">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_elections" title="2002 United States elections">2002</a></li> 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<li><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_elections" title="2013 United States elections">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_elections" title="2014 United States elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_elections" title="2015 United States elections">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_elections" title="2016 United States elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States_elections" title="2017 United States elections">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_elections" title="2018 United States elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_elections" title="2019 United States elections">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_elections" title="2020 United States elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_elections" title="2021 United States elections">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_elections" title="2022 United States elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_elections" title="2023 United States elections">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_elections" title="2024 United States elections">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_United_States_elections" title="2025 United States elections">2025</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2026_United_States_elections" title="2026 United States elections">2026</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2027_United_States_elections" title="2027 United States elections">2027</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:United_States_presidential_elections" title="Template:United States presidential elections">Presidential elections</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:United_States_Senate_elections" title="Template:United States Senate elections">Senate elections</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="Template:United States House of Representatives elections">House elections</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="Template:United States gubernatorial elections">Gubernatorial elections</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="(1944_←)_1946_United_States_elections_(→_1948)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1946 United States Senate elections">U.S.<br />Senate</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Alabama" title="1946 United States Senate special election in Alabama">Alabama (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Arizona" title="1946 United States Senate election in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_elections_in_California" title="1946 United States Senate elections in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_California" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate special election in California">California (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Connecticut" title="1946 United States Senate elections in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate special election in Connecticut">Connecticut (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware" title="1946 United States Senate election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Florida" title="1946 United States Senate election in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate special election in Idaho">Idaho (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Indiana" title="1946 United States Senate election in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Kentucky" title="1946 United States Senate special election in Kentucky">Kentucky (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1946 United States Senate election in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" title="1946 United States Senate election in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1946 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan" title="1946 United States Senate election in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Minnesota" title="1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Mississippi" title="1946 United States Senate election in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri" title="1946 United States Senate election in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana" title="1946 United States Senate election in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Nebraska" title="1946 United States Senate election in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate election in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey" title="1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_York" title="1946 United States Senate election in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_North_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_North_Dakota" title="1946 United States Senate special election in North Dakota">North Dakota (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Ohio" title="1946 United States Senate elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate special election in Ohio">Ohio (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate election in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Tennessee" title="1946 United States Senate election in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas" title="1946 United States Senate election in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate election in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Vermont" title="1946 United States Senate election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia" title="1946 United States Senate election in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Virginia" title="1946 United States Senate special election in Virginia">Virginia (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington" title="1946 United States Senate election in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States Senate election in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin" title="1946 United States Senate election in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wyoming" title="1946 United States Senate election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S.<br />House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives election in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California">California</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_California%27s_12th_congressional_district_election" title="1946 California's 12th congressional district election">12th</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_North_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1946 United States gubernatorial elections">State<br />governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Alabama_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Alabama gubernatorial election">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Arizona_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Arizona gubernatorial election">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Arkansas gubernatorial election">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_California_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 California gubernatorial election">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Colorado_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Colorado gubernatorial election">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Connecticut_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Connecticut gubernatorial election">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Georgia_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Georgia gubernatorial election">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Idaho_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Idaho gubernatorial election">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Iowa gubernatorial election">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Kansas gubernatorial election">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Maine gubernatorial election">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Maryland gubernatorial election">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Michigan_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Michigan gubernatorial election">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Minnesota gubernatorial election">Minnesota</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Minnesota_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Nebraska_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Nebraska gubernatorial election">Nebraska</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Nebraska_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Nevada_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Nevada gubernatorial election">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 New Hampshire gubernatorial election">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 New Jersey gubernatorial election">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_York_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 New York gubernatorial election">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_North_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 North Dakota gubernatorial election">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Ohio_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Ohio gubernatorial election">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Oklahoma gubernatorial election">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Oregon_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Oregon gubernatorial election">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 South Carolina gubernatorial election">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 South Dakota gubernatorial election">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Tennessee gubernatorial election">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Texas_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Texas gubernatorial election">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Vermont gubernatorial election">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Wisconsin gubernatorial election">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Wyoming_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Wyoming gubernatorial election">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1946_state_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:1946 state legislature elections in the United States">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Iowa_Senate_election" title="1946 Iowa Senate election">Iowa Senate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:1946_United_States_mayoral_elections" title="Category:1946 United States mayoral elections">Mayors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1946 New Orleans mayoral election">New Orleans</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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