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Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (November 2, 1897 – January 21, 1971) was an American politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years, from 1933 to 1971.
Rebecca Latimer Felton was the first female U.S. senator, representing Georgia in the Senate for one day in 1922, [1] having been appointed to the seat to replace Thomas E. Watson after his death in September 1922. Richard Russell Jr. was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1933 to 1971.
The 1966 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Russell Jr. was elected to a seventh term in office.. On September 14, Russell won the Democratic primary with 90.59% of the vote against only nominal opposition from fellow Democrat Harry Hyde.
The 1960 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. was re-elected to a sixth term in office. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran with no opposition in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning ...
Richard Russell Jr. (1897–1971), senator from Georgia (1933–1971) Donald S. Russell (1906–1998), senator from South Carolina (1965–1966) Members of the New York State Senate: Ebenezer Russell (1747–1836), senator from the Eastern District (1778–1782, 1784–1788, 1795–1803) Michael Russell (Rensselaer County, New York) (1844 ...
The most senior senators by class were Kenneth McKellar (D-Tennessee) from Class 1, Richard Russell Jr. (D-Georgia) from Class 2, and Walter F. George (D-Georgia) from Class 3. Russell was the most senior senator from his class being the junior senator from his state.
McClatchy’s South Carolina opinion team interviewed both candidates in the Nov. 5 state Senate District 26 election between Republican Jason Guerry and Democratic state Rep. Russell Ott.
The 1948 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. was re-elected to a fourth term in office. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran with no opposition in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and ...