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Elections were held on November 5, 1946, and elected the members of the 80th United States Congress.In the first election after World War II, incumbent President Harry S. Truman (who took office on April 12, 1945, upon the death of his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt) and the Democratic Party suffered large losses.
November 1946 was 19 months after President Harry S. Truman assumed office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. While Democrats had controlled the House for 16 years since 1931 and Roosevelt had been elected to a record four terms in office, Truman did not garner the same support as the deceased president.
1946 California gubernatorial election; 1946 California's 12th congressional district election; 1946 Maine gubernatorial election; 1946 Minnesota gubernatorial election; 1946 New Orleans mayoral election; 1946 New York state election; United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1946; 1946 South Carolina gubernatorial ...
The movie, based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, was remade in 2006, a version poorly reviewed despite an all-star cast that includes Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Anthony Hopkins. 28 ...
The 1946 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic governor Jim Nance McCord defeated Republican nominee William O. Lowe with 65.4% of the vote. In the primary election, McChord faced former governor Gordon Browning .
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1946, in 34 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 5, 1946. Elections took place on September 9 in Maine . In Idaho , the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.
Disney's most controversial movie, 'Song of the South,' opened in theaters on this day in 1946. Ethan Alter. ... But the end result is a time capsule of Black stereotypes and caricatures that were ...
The 1946 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democrat Vail Pittman defeated Republican nominee Melvin E. Jepson with 57.42% of the vote. Primary elections