1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi

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1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi

← 1936 September 29, 1941 1942 →

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.