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.
Background
Four-term Democratic senator
Pat Harrison died June 22, 1941. Governor
Paul B. Johnson Sr. appointed Democratic planter and former state representative
James Eastland on June 30 to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. Eastland was appointed after his father, Woods Eastland, declined and on the condition that he would not run in the special election to complete the term.[citation needed]