1946 United States elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:date |
November 5, 1946
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| gptkbp:elects |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
state legislatures local offices state governorships |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:1948_United_States_elections
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| gptkbp:House_seats_contested |
all 435
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1946 United States elections
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| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
Democrat William Preston Lane Jr. elected Governor of Maryland
Robert A. Taft became a leading Republican in the Senate Democratic platform: support for New Deal, labor rights Emergence of Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy as new members of Congress Republican Earl Warren re-elected as Governor of California Defeat of Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn Defeat of many New Deal Democrats Defeat of many incumbents Defeat of many labor-backed candidates First Republican control of Congress since 1928 First election after World War II Low voter turnout compared to presidential years Passage of Taft-Hartley Act in following Congress Republican control of both House and Senate Republican slogan: 'Had Enough?' Rise of anti-communist sentiment Set stage for 1948 presidential election Start of the Conservative Coalition in Congress Republican Dwight Green re-elected as Governor of Illinois Republican Thomas E. Dewey re-elected as Governor of New York Defeat of Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley in Senate Democratic leadership election Republican platform: anti-communism, anti-New Deal, pro-business Postwar inflation and labor strikes influenced results Republican Joseph W. Martin Jr. became Speaker of the House Democrat Beardsley Ruml lost in New York gubernatorial race |
| gptkbp:part_of |
United States midterm elections
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
1944 United States elections
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
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| gptkbp:Republican_Party_net_gain_in_House |
+55
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| gptkbp:Republican_Party_net_gain_in_Senate |
+12
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Republican Party control of Congress
Republican Party gains in governorships |
| gptkbp:Senate_seats_contested |
35
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| gptkbp:type |
midterm election
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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