1950 United States Senate election in Missouri
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1950 United States Senate election in Missouri|
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 County results
Hennings: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Donnell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% |
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The 1950 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 7, 1950 in Missouri. Incumbent Republican Senator Forrest C. Donnell ran for a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic nominee Thomas C. Hennings Jr.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Gordon R. Coates, building materials dealer[6]
- Forrest C. Donnell, incumbent Senator since 1945
- William McKinley Thomas, furniture warehouse employee[7]
Results[edit]
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Missouri Legislators A". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Long, Edward (November 1961). "TOM HENNINGS-THE MAN FROM MISSOURI". Missouri Law Review. 29 (4): 396–397. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c "5 Democrats in Race to Oppose GOP Sen. Donnell". Macon Chronicle-Herald. Macon, Missouri. April 19, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
- ^ a b Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1951 - 1952. Missouri Secretary of State's Office. 1952. p. 1021. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "PRIMARY ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY". Wheaton Journal. Wheaton, Missouri. July 27, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
- ^ "SENATE CANDIDATE COATES CAMPAIGNS FROM HEARSE". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. April 27, 1950. p. 20A. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
- ^ "4 in G.O.P. Senatorial Contest, Winner to Meet Hennings Who Is Unopposed for Renomination". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. August 5, 1956. p. 1E. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
- ^ "Declaration of candidates of Christian Nationalist Party sufficient because evidence of existence of such party is sufficient" (PDF). Attorney General of Missouri. May 19, 1950. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (January 11, 1951). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1950" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 18.
