1950 United States Senate elections

1950 United States Senate elections

← 1948 November 7, 1950 1952 →
← 1949 (NY)
36 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate[a] 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Scott Lucas (lost re-election) Ken Wherry Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1949 January 3, 1949 Leader's seat Illinois Nebraska Seats before 54 42 Seats after 49 47 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 16,374,996 17,023,295 Percentage 47.7% 49.6% Seats up 23 13 Races won 18 18
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      No election Rectangular inset (Conn., Id. & N. C.): both seats up for election
Majority Leader before election Scott Lucas Democratic Elected Majority Leader Ernest McFarland Democratic

The 1950 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Harry S. Truman's second term as president. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and four special elections were held to fill vacancies. As with most 20th-century second-term midterms, the party not holding the presidency made significant gains. The Republican opposition made a net gain of five seats, taking advantage of the Democratic administration's declining popularity during the Cold War and the aftermath of the Recession of 1949. The Democrats held a narrow 49-to-47-seat majority after the election. This was the first time since 1932 that the Senate majority leader lost his seat, and the only instance of the majority leader losing his seat while his party retained the majority.

Results summary

Colored shading indicates party with largest share of that row.

Parties					Total
		Democratic	Republican	Other
Last elections (1948) Before these elections		54	42	0	96
Not up		31	29	—	60
Up		23	13	—	36
	Class 3 (1944→1950)	20	12	—	32
	Special: Class 1	2	0	—	2
	Special: Class 2	1	1	—	2
Incumbent retired		3[b]	1	—	4
	Held by same party	2	1	—	3
	Replaced by other party	1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican		—	1
	Result	2	2	0	4
Incumbent ran		20	12	—	32
	Won re-election	12	10	—	22
	Lost re-election	1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat 4 Democrats replaced by 4 Republicans		—	5
	Lost renomination but held by same party	3	1	—	4
	Lost renomination and party lost	1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican		—	1
	Result	16	16	0	32
Total elected		18	18	0	36
Net change		5	5		5
Nationwide vote		16,374,996	17,023,295	946,945	34,345,236
	Share	47.68%	49.57%	2.76%	100%
Result		49	47	0	96

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives^[1]

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

One Republican and three Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.

Defeats

Two Republicans and eight Democrats sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.

Post election changes

Change in composition

Before the elections

Results of the elections

Race summaries

Special elections during the 81st Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1950 or before January 3, 1951; ordered by election date.

Races leading to the 82nd Congress

In these regular elections, the winner was seated on January 3, 1951; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

Closest races

Fifteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:

Alabama

1950 United States Senate election in Alabama

←  1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee Lister Hill John G. Crommelin Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 125,534 38,477 Percentage 76.54% 23.46%

County results Hill:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election J. Lister Hill Democratic Elected U.S. Senator J. Lister Hill Democratic

Alabama election^[1][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	J. Lister Hill (Incumbent)	125,534	76.54%	5.24
	Independent	John G. Crommelin	38,477	23.46%	N/A
Total votes			164,011	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Arizona

1950 United States Senate election in Arizona

← 1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee Carl Hayden Bruce Brockett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 116,246 68,846 Percentage 62.80% 37.20%

County results Hayden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Carl Hayden Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Carl Hayden Democratic

Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator Carl Hayden ran for re-election to a fifth term, defeating Republican nominee Bruce Brockett in the general election. Brockett was formerly the Republican nominee for governor in both 1946 and 1948. Hayden first defeated Cecil H. Miller and Robert E. Miller (of the Arizona Farm Bureau), for the Democratic nomination.

Arkansas

California

1950 United States Senate election in California

← 1944 November 7, 1950 1954 (special) →

Nominee Richard Nixon Helen Gahagan Douglas Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,183,454 1,502,507 Percentage 59.23% 40.76%

County Results Nixon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Douglas:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Sheridan Downey Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Richard Nixon Republican

Colorado

1950 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee Eugene Millikin John A. Carroll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 239,724 210,442 Percentage 53.25% 46.75%

Results by county Millikin:      50–60%      60–70% Carroll:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Eugene Millikin Republican Elected U.S. Senator Eugene Millikin Republican

Connecticut

Connecticut's senators

Brien McMahon
Class 3

Connecticut (special)

Connecticut (regular)

Florida

1950 United States Senate election in Florida

←  1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee George Smathers John P. Booth Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 238,987 74,228 Percentage 76.30% 23.70%

County results Smathers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Booth:      50–60%

Senator before election Claude Pepper Democratic Elected Senator George Smathers Democratic

Democratic incumbent Senator

The Democratic primary for the 1950 United States Senate election in Florida was described as the "most bitter and ugly campaigns in

Prior to the entry of Smathers and Pepper, Orlando attorney James G. Horrell campaigned for the seat. Horrell researched Pepper's weaknesses and the state's voters. Horrell also compiled a list of communist-front groups that Pepper had communicated with. On the day that Pepper declared his candidacy, Horrell withdrew and endorsed Smathers. Horrell also sent his reports about Pepper to Smathers, which he used throughout the next few months. This would also prevent the chance of a run-off election. In late February and early March, the Jacksonville Journal conducted a poll in 11 counties important for the election. Smathers led by about 2-to-1 and dominated in Duval, Pinellas, and Volusia counties, while he was also statistically tied with Pepper in Dade, Escambia, and Hillsborough counties. However, Smathers did not trail in any of the 11 counties.^[9]

Smathers repeatedly attacked "Red Pepper" for having communist sympathies, condemning both his support for universal health care and his alleged support for the Soviet Union. Pepper had traveled to the Soviet Union in 1945 and, after meeting Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, declared he was "a man Americans could trust."^[8] Additionally, although Pepper supported universal health care, sometimes referred to as "socialized medicine", Smathers would vote for "socialized medicine" in the Senate when it was introduced as Medicare in 1965. In The Saturday Evening Post, even respected writer and notorious anti-segregation editor Ralph McGill labeled Pepper a "spell-binding pinko".^[7] Beginning on March 28 and until the day of the primary, Smathers named one communist organization each day that Pepper addressed, starting with the American Slav Congress.^[9]

Pepper's opponents circulated widely a 49-page booklet titled The Red Record of Senator Claude Pepper. It contained photographs and headlines from several communist publications such as the

Simultaneous to this election, then-U.S. House Representative

Karl E. Mundt of South Dakota, he told Nixon that "It occurs to me that if Helen is your opponent in the fall, something of a similar nature might well be produced", in reference to The Red Record of Senator Claude Pepper and a similar Democratic primary between Manchester Boddy and Helen Gahagan Douglas.^[11]

Race also played a role in the election. Labor unions began a voter registration drive, which mostly added African Americans to the voter rolls. Smathers accused the "Northern labor bosses" of paying black people to register and vote for Pepper. Shortly after Smathers declared his candidacy, he indicated to the Florida Peace Officers Association that he would defend law enforcement officers for free if they were found guilty of civil rights violations.[7] With the election occurring during the era of racial segregation, Pepper was portrayed as favoring integration and interracial marriage. He was also labeled a "nigger lover" and accused by Orlando Sentinel publisher Martin Andersen of shaking hands with a black woman in Sanford. In Dade County, which had a significant black and Jewish population, doctored photographs depicting Smathers in a Ku Klux Klan hood were distributed.^[12]

In the

Groveland Case, four young African American men – Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas – known as the Groveland Four, were accused of raping a 17-year old white women in Groveland on July 16, 1949. Thomas fled the area but was later shot and killed by police. Greenlee, Irvin, and Shepherd were convicted by an all-white jury. After the St. Petersburg Times questioned the verdict in April 1950, Lake County State Attorney J. W. Hunter, a supporter of Pepper, demanded that Pepper repudiate the news articles. However, Pepper refused. Hunter then denounced Pepper and endorsed Smathers. In addition to the racial violence, cross burning was also common at the time, with five in Jacksonville, ten in Orlando and Winter Park, and seventeen in the Tallahassee area.^[9]

With the accusation of "Northern labor bosses" sending "the carpetbaggers of 1950" to Florida on his behalf, Pepper reminded voters that Smathers was born in New Jersey and sometimes referred to him as a "damn Yankee intruder". In response, Smathers decorated speaking platform in the colors of his alma mater at the University of Florida, orange and blue, while informing his supporters that Pepper graduated from Harvard Law School.^[7]

Powers noted that throughout the campaign, "scarcely a day passed" without Andersen writing a news story, column, or editorial that was very positive of Smathers or highly critical of Pepper.

Governor of Ohio and the Democratic Party nominee for the 1920 presidential election. However, Pepper's aides compared this situation to when Alf Landon was endorsed by more editors and newspapers than Franklin Roosevelt in 1936, but received far fewer votes than him.^[13]

Smathers performed generally well across many areas of the state, with the exception of

Florida Panhandle. On the morning after the election, Andersen wrote on the front-page headline of the Orlando Sentinel, "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow ... We Have Won from Hell to Breakfast And From Dan to Beersheba ... And Staved Off Socialism", which was inspired by a headline in The New York Times celebrating Lawrence of Arabia's victory over the Turks in 1917.^[6]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Smathers	387,315	54.78%
	Democratic	Claude Pepper	319,754	45.22%
Total votes			707,069	100%

Smathers defeated Republican John P. Booth in a landslide in the general election on November 7. Results indicated that Smathers received 76.3% of the vote compared to just 23.7% for Booth. In the popular vote, Smathers garnered 238,987 votes versus 74,228 for Booth.[14] Smathers fared well throughout the state and won all but Pinellas County.^[15]

Florida election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George A. Smathers	238,987	76.30%
	Republican	John P. Booth	74,228	23.70%
Majority			164,759	52.60%
Turnout			313,215
	Democratic hold

Georgia

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Georgia

Five-term Democratic Senator Walter F. George was re-elected without opposition.

See also: List of United States senators from Georgia

Georgia election^[1][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter F. George (Incumbent)	261,290	100.00%
	Democratic hold

George would retire after this term.

Idaho

See also: List of United States senators from Idaho

There were two elections on the same day due to the October 8, 1949 death of one-term Democrat Bert H. Miller.

Idaho (special)

Republican former-senator

lost re-election to Miller in 1948

— was appointed to continue the term pending a special election to the class 2 seat, which he then won.

Idaho special election^[1][17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Dworshak (Incumbent)	104,608	51.86%
	Democratic	Claude J. Burtenshaw	97,092	48.14%
Majority			7,516	3.72%
Turnout			201,700	34.27%
	Republican hold

Idaho (regular)

One-term Democrat Glen H. Taylor lost renomination to the class 3 seat to his predecessor D. Worth Clark.^[18] Taylor had beaten Clark for the Democratic nomination in 1944, and this year Clark did the same to him. However, in the general election, Clark was easily beaten by Republican State senator Herman Welker.

Idaho election^[1][19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Herman Welker	124,237	61.68%
	Democratic	D. Worth Clark	77,180	38.32%
Majority			47,057	23.36%
Turnout			201,417	34.22%
	Democratic

Illinois

1950 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee Everett M. Dirksen Scott W. Lucas Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,951,984 1,657,630 Percentage 53.88% 45.76%

County results Dirksen:      40–50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Lucas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Senator before election Scott W. Lucas Democratic Elected Senator Everett M. Dirksen Republican

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: List of United States senators from Illinois

Illinois election^[1][20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everett Dirksen	1,951,984	53.88%
	Democratic	Scott W. Lucas (Incumbent)	1,657,630	45.76%
	Prohibition	Enoch A. Holtwick	13,050	0.36%
	Write-in	Others	9	0.00
Majority			294,354	8.12%
Turnout			3,622,673
	Democratic

Indiana

1950 United States Senate election in Indiana

←  1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee Homer Capehart Alexander M. Campbell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 844,303 741,025 Percentage 52.81% 46.35%

County results Capehart:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70% Campbell:      40-50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Homer Capehart Republican Elected U.S. Senator Homer Capehart Republican

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Indiana

See also:

1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

First-term Republican Homer E. Capehart was re-elected.

Indiana election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Homer E. Capehart (Incumbent)	844,303	52.81%
	Democratic	Alexander M. Campbell	741,025	46.35%
	Prohibition	Lester N. Abel	13,396	0.84%
Majority			103,278	6.46%
Turnout			1,598,724	40.64%
	Republican hold

Capehart would win re-election again in 1956, but lose his seat in 1962.

Iowa

1950 United States Senate election in Iowa

← 1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee Bourke B. Hickenlooper Albert J. Loveland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 470,613 383,766 Percentage 54.82% 44.70%

Hickenlooper:      50–60%      60–70% Loveland:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa

See also:

1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

One-term Republican Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected.

Iowa election^[1][21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Incumbent)	470,613	54.82%
	Democratic	Albert J. Loveland	383,766	44.70%
	Prohibition	Z. Everett Kellum	3,273	0.38%
	States' Rights	Ernest J. Seemann	571	0.07%
	Socialist Labor	Leslie O. Ludwig	300	0.03%
Majority			86,847	10.12%
Turnout			858,523	32.75%
	Republican hold

Hickenlooper would continue serving in the Senate until his retirement in 1969.

Kansas

See also: List of United States senators from Kansas

There were 2 elections to the same seat on the same day due to the November 8, 1949 death of two-term Republican

Governor of Kansas Frank Carlson appointed fellow-Republican Harry Darby

December 2, 1949 to continue the term, pending a special election. Carlson won both elections and was seated November 29, 1950.

Kansas (special)

Kansas special election^[1][22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Carlson	321,718	55.17%
	Democratic	Paul Aiken	261,405	44.83%
Majority			60,313	10.34%
Turnout			583,123	30.61%
	Republican hold

Kansas (regular)

Kansas regular election^[1][23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Carlson	335,880	54.25%
	Democratic	Paul Aiken	271,365	43.83%
	Prohibition	Verne L. Damon	11,859	1.92%
Majority			64,515	10.42%
Turnout			619,104	32.49%
	Republican hold

Kentucky

See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky

There were 2 elections to the same seat on the same day, due to the January 19, 1949 resignation of Democrat

one term

in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Kentucky (special)

Kentucky special election^[1][24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earle Clements	317,320	54.40%
	Republican	Charles I. Dawson	265,994	45.60%
Majority			51,326	8.80%
Turnout			583,314	19.82%
	Democratic hold

Kentucky (regular)

Kentucky election

← 1944 1956 →

Nominee Earle Clements Charles I. Dawson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 334,249 278,368 Percentage 54.16% 45.11%

County results Clements:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Dawson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Garrett L. Withers Democratic Elected U.S. senator Earle Clements Democratic

Kentucky regular election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earle Clements	334,249	54.16%
	Republican	Charles I. Dawson	278,368	45.11%
	Independent	James E. Olson	4,496	0.73%
Majority			55,881	9.05%
Turnout			617,113
	Democratic hold

Louisiana

1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana

←  1948 (special) November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee Russell B. Long Charles S. Gerth Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 220,907 30,931 Percentage 87.72% 12.28%

Parish results Long:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Russell B. Long Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Russell B. Long Democratic

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana

See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana

Louisiana election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell Long (Incumbent)	220,907	87.72%
	Republican	Charles S. Gerth	30,931	12.28%
Majority			189,976	75.44%
Turnout			251,838
	Democratic hold

Maryland

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Maryland

See also: List of United States senators from Maryland

1950 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee John Marshall Butler Millard Tydings Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 326,291 283,180 Percentage 53.00% 46.00%

County results Butler:      50–60%      60–70% Tydings:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Millard Tydings Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler Republican

Maryland election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Marshall Butler	326,921	53.00%
	Democratic	Millard E. Tydings (Incumbent)	283,180	46.00%
	Progressive	Sam Fox	6,143	1.00%
Majority			43,741	7.00%
Turnout			615,614
	Democratic

Missouri

Missouri election

← 1944 1956 →

Nominee Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Forrest C. Donnell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 685,732 592,922 Percentage 53.60% 46.34%

County results Hennings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Donnell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Edward V. Long Democratic Elected U.S. senator Edward V. Long Democratic

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Missouri

See also: List of United States senators from Missouri

Missouri election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas C. Hennings Jr.	685,732	53.60%
	Republican	Forrest C. Donnell (Incumbent)	592,922	46.34%
	Christian Nationalist	John W. Hamilton	610	0.05%
	Socialist Labor	Henry W. Genck	150	0.01%
Majority			92,810	7.26%
Turnout			1,279,414
	Republican

Nevada

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Nevada

See also: List of United States senators from Nevada

1950 United States Senate election in Nevada

←  1944 November 7, 1950 1954 (special)  →

Nominee Pat McCarran George E. Marshall Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 35,829 25,993 Percentage 58.01% 41.99%

County results McCarran:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Marshall:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Pat McCarran Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Pat McCarran Democratic

Nevada election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat McCarran (Incumbent)	35,829	58.01%
	Republican	George E. Marshall	25,933	41.99%
Majority			9,896	16.02%
Turnout			61,762
	Democratic hold

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire

New Hampshire election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles W. Tobey (Incumbent)	106,142	55.99%
	Democratic	Emmet J. Kelley	72,473	38.23%
	Write-In	Wesley Powell	10,943	5.77%
Majority			33,669	17.76%
Turnout			189,558
	Republican hold

New York

1950 United States Senate election in New York

← 1949 (special) November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee Herbert H. Lehman Joe Hanley Party Democratic Republican Alliance Liberal Popular vote 2,632,313 2,367,353 Percentage 50.35% 45.28%

County results Lehman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Hanley:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70–80%

Senator before election Herbert H. Lehman Democratic Elected Senator Herbert H. Lehman Democratic

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in New York

See also: List of United States senators from New York

The Socialist Workers state convention met on July 9, and nominated Joseph Hansen for the U.S. Senate.^[25]

The

W.E.B. DuBois for the U.S. Senate.^[26]

The

Republican state convention met on September 7 at Saratoga Springs, New York. They re-nominated Lieutenant Governor Joe R. Hanley for the U.S. Senate.^[27]

The

Democratic state convention met on September 7 at Rochester, New York, and re-nominated the incumbent U.S. senator Herbert H. Lehman^[28]

The Liberal state convention met on September 6 and 7 at the Statler Hotel in New York City, and endorsed Democratic nominee Lehman.^[29]

Nearly the whole Republican statewide ticket was elected in a landslide; with only the Democratic incumbent U.S. senator, Ex-Governor Herbert H. Lehman, managing to stay in office.

New York election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herbert H. Lehman (Incumbent)	2,319,719	44.37%
	Republican	Joe R. Hanley	2,367,353	45.28%
	Liberal	Herbert H. Lehman (Incumbent)	312,594	5.98%
	American Labor	W. E. B. Du Bois	205,729	3.93%
	Socialist Workers	Joseph Hansen	13,340	0.29%
	Industrial Government	Stephen Emery	7,559	0.15%
Majority			264,960	5.07%
Turnout			5,228,394
	Democratic hold

North Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina

There were 2 elections in North Carolina.

North Carolina (special)

North Carolina special election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willis Smith	364,912	66.97%
	Republican	E. L. Galvin	177,753	32.62%
	Write-In	Frank P. Graham (incumbent)	2,259	0.41%
Majority			187,159	34.35%
Turnout			544,924
	Democratic hold

North Carolina (regular)

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in North Carolina

North Carolina election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clyde R. Hoey (Incumbent)	376,472	68.66%
	Republican	Halsey B. Leavitt	171,804	31.34%
Majority			204,668	37.32%
Turnout			548,276
	Democratic hold

North Dakota

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in North Dakota

1950 United States Senate election in North Dakota

← 1946 (special) November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee Milton Young Harry O'Brien Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 126,209 126,209 Percentage 67.59% 32.41%

County results Young:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% O'Brien:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Milton Young Republican Elected U.S. Senator Milton Young Republican

See also: List of United States senators from North Dakota

North Dakota election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Milton R. Young (incumbent)	126,209	67.59%
	Democratic	Harry O’Brien	60,507	32.41%
Majority			65,702	35.18%
Turnout			186,716
	Republican hold

Ohio

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Ohio

See also: List of United States senators from Ohio

Ohio election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert A. Taft (Incumbent)	1,645,643	57.54%
	Democratic	Joseph T. Ferguson	1,214,459	42.46%
Majority			431,184	15.08%
Turnout			2,860,102
	Republican hold

Oklahoma

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

See also: List of United States senators from Oklahoma

Oklahoma election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Monroney	345,953	54.81%
	Republican	W. H. ‘Bill’ Alexander	285,224	45.19%
Majority			60,729	8.62%
Turnout			631,177
	Democratic hold

Oregon

See also: List of United States senators from Oregon

Oregon election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Morse (Incumbent)	376,510	74.79%
	Democratic	Howard LaTourette	116,780	23.20%
	Progressive	Harlin Talbert	10,165	2.02%
Majority			259,730	51.59%
Turnout			503,455
	Republican hold

Pennsylvania

1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →

Nominee James H. Duff Francis J. Myers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,820,400 1,694,076 Percentage 51.30% 47.74%

County results Duff:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Myers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Francis J. Myers Democratic Elected U.S. Senator James H. Duff Republican

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States senators from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James H. Duff	1,820,400	51.30%
	Democratic	Francis J. Myers (Incumbent)	1,694,076	47.74%
	Prohibition	Earl N. Bergerstock	12,618	0.36%
	G.I.’s Against Communism	Jack Sill	8,353	0.24%
	Progressive	Lillian R. Narins	5,516	0.16%
	Socialist	William J. Van Essen	4,864	0.14%
	Industrial Government	Frank Knotek	1,596	0.04%
	Militant Workers	Clyde A. Turner	1,219	0.03%
Majority			126,324	3.56%
Turnout			3,548,642
	Democratic

Rhode Island (special)

See also: List of United States senators from Rhode Island

Rhode Island special election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John O. Pastore	183,725	56.03%
	Republican	Austin T. Levy	144,184	43.97%
Majority			39,541	12.06%
Turnout			327,909
	Democratic hold

South Carolina

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in South Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina

South Carolina Democratic primary election^{[citation needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Olin D. Johnston (Incumbent)	186,180	54.0%
	Democratic	Strom Thurmond	158,904	46.0%

South Carolina election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Olin D. Johnston (Incumbent)	50,458	100.00%
	Democratic hold

South Dakota

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota

See also: List of United States senators from South Dakota

South Dakota election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis Case	160,670	63.92%
	Democratic	John A. Engel	90,692	36.08%
Majority			69,978	27.84%
Turnout			251,362
	Republican hold

Utah

See also: List of United States senators from Utah

Utah election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace F. Bennett	142,427	53.86%
	Democratic	Elbert D. Thomas (Incumbent)	121,198	45.83%
	Independent	Bill Baker	815	0.31%
Majority			21,229	8.03%
Turnout			264,440
	Democratic

Vermont

Vermont election

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Nominee George Aiken James Bigelow Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 69,543 19,608 Percentage 78.0% 22.0%

U.S. senator before election George Aiken Republican Elected U.S. Senator George Aiken Republican

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Vermont

See also: List of United States senators from Vermont

Vermont election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Aiken (Incumbent)	69,543	77.99%
	Democratic	James E. Bigelow	19,608	21.99%
	None	Scattering	20	0.02%
Majority			49,935	56.00%
Turnout			89,171
	Republican hold

Washington

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Washington

1950 United States Senate election in Washington

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Nominee Warren Magnuson W. Walter Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 397,719 342,464 Percentage 53.40% 45.98%

County results Magnuson:      50–60%      60–70% Williams:     50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Warren Magnuson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson Democratic

See also: List of United States senators from Washington

Washington election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent)	397,719	53.40%
	Republican	Walter Williams	342,464	45.98%
	Independent	Herbert J. Phillips	3,120	0.42%
	Socialist Labor	H. J. Churchward	1,480	0.20%
Majority			55,255	7.42%
Turnout			744,783
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin

Main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

See also: List of United States senators from Wisconsin

1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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Nominee Alexander Wiley Thomas E. Fairchild Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 595,283 515,539 Percentage 53.34% 46.19%

County results Wiley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Fairchild:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Alexander Wiley Republican Elected U.S. Senator Alexander Wiley Republican

Wisconsin election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alexander Wiley (Incumbent)	595,283	53.33%
	Democratic	Thomas E. Fairchild	515,539	46.19%
	Socialist	Edwin Knappe	3,972	0.36%
	Independent	Perry J. Stearns	644	0.06%
	Independent	James E. Boulton	332	0.03%
	Independent	Artemio Cozzini	307	0.03%
	None	Scattering	58	0.01%
Majority			79,744	7.14%
Turnout			1,116,135
	Republican hold

See also

• 1950 United States elections
  • 1950 United States House of Representatives elections
• 81st United States Congress
• 82nd United States Congress

Notes

1. ^ 32 regular elections and 4 specials
2. ^ In California, Sheridan Downey was originally renominated, but retired due to ill health.
3. ^ ^{a b} Appointee elected
4. ^ New York was the "tipping point" state.

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29. ^ "3 DEMOCRATS STIR LIBERAL'S REVOLT; Party Nominates Lehman and Lynch but Rejects Balch, Young and D'Amanda". The New York Times. September 8, 1950.

• "DEWEY'S PLURALITY OFFICIALLY 572,668; Canvassers' Tabulation Shows Lehman Defeated Hanley by Margin of 246,960". The New York Times. December 15, 1950.
• New York Red Book 1951