1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri

none March 2026 September 2023 1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1956 United States Senate election in Missouri 1956 1962 United States Senate election in Missouri 1962 150x150px Edward V. Long.jpg Edward V. Long Democratic Party (US) 999,656 53.17% 3x4.svg Lon Hocker Republican Party (US) 880,576 46.83% 1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri results map by county.svg 270px County resultsLong: #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Hocker: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% U.S. senator Edward V. Long Democratic Party (US) Edward V. Long Democratic Party (US) The 1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1960, in Missouri. The incumbent Democratic Senator, Thomas C. Hennings Jr., had died on September 13, 1960. Edward V. Long, the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, was appointed to the seat on September 23, 1960,Edward V. Long (1908–1972) https://missouriencyclopedia.org/people/long-edward-v Missouri Encyclopedia 29 September 2022 and won the special election. He defeated Republican nominee Lon Hocker, winning 53.2% of the vote. Long outperformed Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy, who won 50.3% in Missouri in the presidential election. Democratic convention Following the death of Hennings, the Missouri Democratic Party held a special convention to nominate a successor and candidate for the special election. The convention was deadlocked between Charles Harrison Brown, Representative for Missouri's 7th district, and James T. Blair Jr, the Governor of Missouri. Long emerged as a compromise candidate, and was endorsed by the convention on September 21. Results 1960 United States Senate special election in MissouriClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1961 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1960election.pdf 25 U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (United States) Edward V. Long (incumbent) 999,656 53.17 -3.24 Republican Party (United States) Lon Hocker 880,576 46.83 +3.24 119,080 6.34 1,880,232 Democratic Party (United States) References 1960 Missouri United States Senate Missouri 1960 Missouri 1960 United States Senate 1960