1946 United States Senate election in Missouri
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The 1946 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 1946.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Frank P. Briggs, who was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Vice President Harry S. Truman, ran for re-election to a full term in office, but was defeated by Republican James Kem.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Frank P. Briggs, incumbent Senator since 1945
- Marvin Casteel
- James Patrick Quinn
- Robert I. Young, perennial candidate
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank P. Briggs (incumbent) | 205,732 | 70.43% | |
Democratic | Marvin Casteel | 49,101 | 16.81% | |
Democratic | Robert I. Young | 30,233 | 10.35% | |
Democratic | James Patrick Quinn | 7,026 | 2.41% | |
Total votes | 292,092 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- William P. Elmer, U.S. Representative from Salem
- Herman G. Grosby
- James P. Kem, corporate attorney and Chairman of the Jackson County Republican Committee
- Ray Mabee, former State Senator from Unionville
- William McKinley Thomas, perennial candidate
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James P. Kem | 118,227 | 54.60% | |
Republican | William McKinley Thomas | 31,866 | 14.72% | |
Republican | William P. Elmer | 28,863 | 13.33% | |
Republican | Ray Mabee | 21,104 | 9.75% | |
Republican | Herman G. Grosby | 16,463 | 7.60% | |
Total votes | 216,523 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James P. Kem | 572,556 | 52.71% | 3.98 | |
Democratic | Frank P. Briggs (incumbent) | 511,544 | 47.09% | 4.08 | |
Prohibition | F. H. Jackson | 979 | 0.09% | N/A | |
Socialist | W. F. Rinck | 887 | 0.08% | 0.01 | |
Socialist Labor | Theodore Baeff | 275 | 0.03% | 0.02 | |
Total votes | 1,086,241 | 100.00% |
See also
References
- ^ "MO US Senate – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 29 Dec 2020.
- ^ "MO US Senate – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.
- ^ "MO US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 29 Dec 2020.