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===U.S. Senate===

===U.S. Senate===

In 1944, Magnuson was elected to the first of his six terms to the U.S. Senate. He defeated his future Senate colleague, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Harry P. Cain]], 452,013 votes (55.1 percent( to 364,356 (44.4 percent). Republican [[Governor]] [[Arthur B. Langlie]] the next month appointed Magnuson to finish the three weeks left in the term of Democratic Senator Homer Truett Bone (1883–1970), who resigned before the expiration of his term. This gave Magnuson an edge in seniority among the senators taking office in 1945.

In 1944, Magnuson was elected to the first of his six terms to the U.S. Senate. He defeated his future Senate colleague, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Harry P. Cain]], 452,013 votes (55.1 percent) to 364,356 (44.4 percent). Republican [[Governor]] [[Arthur B. Langlie]] the next month appointed Magnuson to finish the three weeks left in the term of Democratic Senator Homer Truett Bone (1883–1970), who resigned before the expiration of his term. This gave Magnuson an edge in seniority among the senators taking office in 1945.

Magnuson served twice as the President pro tempore of the Senate. He was the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and sat on the Appropriations Committee as well.<ref name=congress/>In November 1961, [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] visited Seattle for Magnuson's celebration of his first twenty-five years in both houses of Congress.<ref>President Kennedy delivers major policy speech at UW on November 16, 1961, accessed August 27, 2021.</ref>

Magnuson served twice as the President pro tempore of the Senate. He was the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and sat on the Appropriations Committee as well.<ref name=congress/>In November 1961, [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] visited Seattle for Magnuson's celebration of his first twenty-five years in both houses of Congress.<ref>President Kennedy delivers major policy speech at UW on November 16, 1961, accessed August 27, 2021.</ref>