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| − | On November 6, 1931, incumbent Sen. Thaddeus Horatius Caraway died at the age of sixty due to a blood clot. Gov. Harvey Parnell appointed his widow Hattie to the seat, and she won a [[special election]] the following year to serve out the remainder of her husband's term.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36567 AR US Senate Race - Jan 12, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 8, 2021.</ref> She also successfully ran for a full term in the regular general election that year | + | On November 6, 1931, incumbent Sen. Thaddeus Horatius Caraway died at the age of sixty due to a blood clot. Gov. Harvey Parnell appointed his widow Hattie to the seat, and she won a [[special election]] the following year to serve out the remainder of her husband's term.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36567 AR US Senate Race - Jan 12, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 8, 2021.</ref> She also successfully ran for a full term in the regular general election that year,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36566 AR US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 8, 2021.</ref> with [[Louisiana]] senator [[Huey Long]] campaigning for her. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:44, June 9, 2021
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was a liberal New Dealer and supporter of Huey Long from Arkansas who served as the state's U.S. senator from the early 1930s to the mid-1940s. She succeeded her husband Thaddeus Caraway, who died in office in November 1931.
U.S. Senate
On November 6, 1931, incumbent Sen. Thaddeus Horatius Caraway died at the age of sixty due to a blood clot. Gov. Harvey Parnell appointed his widow Hattie to the seat, and she won a special election the following year to serve out the remainder of her husband's term.[1] She also successfully ran for a full term in the regular general election that year,[2] with Louisiana senator Huey Long campaigning for her.
References
- ↑ AR US Senate Race - Jan 12, 1932. Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ↑ AR US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932. Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 8, 2021.