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.
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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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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas C. Hennings Jr. | 182,333 | 45.03 | |
Democratic | Emery Allison | 178,201 | 44.01 | |
Democratic | James W. Hopkins | 15,859 | 3.92 | |
Democratic | Ben M. Johnson | 15,559 | 3.84 | |
Democratic | Marjorie Bell Hinrichs | 12,986 | 3.21 | |
Total votes | 404,938 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Forrest C. Donnell (incumbent) | 200,792 | 84.85 | |
Republican | William McKinley Thomas | 17,407 | 7.36 | |
Republican | Gordon R. Coates | 10,919 | 4.61 | |
Republican | Hiram Grosby | 7,527 | 3.18 | |
Total votes | 236,645 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas C. Hennings Jr. | 685,732 | 53.60 | +3.78 | |
Republican | Forrest C. Donnell (Incumbent) | 592,922 | 46.34 | -3.61 | |
Christian Nationalist | John W. Hamilton | 610 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
Socialist Labor | Henry W. Genck | 150 | 0.01 | +0.00 | |
Majority | 92,810 | 7.26 | |||
Turnout | 1,279,414 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |