1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi


1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi
September 29, 1941
 
Nominee Wall Doxey Ross A. Collins
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 59,556 58,738
Percentage 50.35% 49.65%
U.S. senator before election

Wall Doxey
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

James Eastland
Democratic

The 1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi was held on September 29 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Pat Harrison. Interim Senator James Eastland did not run for a full term in office. In the election, U.S. Representative Wall Doxey narrowly defeated his House colleague Ross A. Collins.

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