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1950 United States Senate election in Washington

Summary

The 1950 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a second term in office, defeating Republican nominee W. Walter Williams.

1950 United States Senate election in Washington
← 1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →
 
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

Blanket primary edit

The blanket primary was held on September 12, 1950.

Candidates edit

Democratic edit

Republican edit

  • W. Walter Williams, CEO of Continental Mortgage
  • Albert Franklyn Canwell, Member from the Washington House of Representatives' 5th District
  • Janet Tourtellotte, GOP committeewoman
  • George Kinnear
  • Carl Viking Holman

Results edit

Blanket primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent) 212,578 46.37%
Republican W. Walter Williams 83,871 18.30%
Republican Albert Franklyn Canwell 63,214 13.79%
Republican Janet Tourtellotte 44,055 9.61%
Republican George Kinnear 38,822 8.47%
Republican Carl Viking Holman 15,891 3.46%
Total votes 458,439 100.00%

General election edit

Candidates edit

  • Warren Magnuson, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • W. Walter Williams, Republican, CEO of Continental Mortgage

Results edit

1950 United States Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent) 397,719 53.40
Republican W. Walter Williams 342,464 45.98
Majority 55,255 7.42
Turnout 744,792
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Elections Search Results - September 1950 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Elections Search Results - November 1950 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.