User:Theleekycauldron/Gubernatorial self-appointments to the United States Senate
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| Term start | Governor | Senator | State | Outcome | References |
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| March 13, 1993 | John E. Erickson (D) | Thomas J. Walsh (D) | Montana | Lost primary in 1934. | Rudin 2009. |
| Happy Chandler (D) | M. M. Logan (D) | Kentucky | Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Resigned in 1945. |
Rudin 2009. | |
| Edward P. Carville (D) | James G. Scrugham (D) | Nevada | Lost primary in 1946. | Rudin 2009. | |
| Charles C. Gossett (D) | John Thomas (R) | Idaho | Lost primary in 1946. | Rudin 2009. | |
| Joe Hickey (D) | Keith Thomson (R) | Wyoming | Lost election in 1962. | Rudin 2009. | |
| Edwin L. Mechem (R) | Dennis Chávez (D) | New Mexico | Lost election in 1964. | Rudin 2009. | |
| J. Howard Edmondson (D) | Robert S. Kerr (D) | Oklahoma | Lost primary in 1964. | Rudin 2009. | |
| Donald S. Russell (D) | Olin D. Johnston (D) | South Carolina | Lost primary in 1966. | Rudin 2009. |
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[edit]- Rudin, Ken (September 8, 2009). "When governors appoint themselves to the Senate". NPR. Retrieved January 24, 2025.