1950 United States Senate election in Missouri

none March 2026 September 2023 1950 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1944 United States Senate election in Missouri 1944 1956 United States Senate election in Missouri 1956 150x150px Thomas Carey Hennings.jpg Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Democratic Party (US) 685,732 53.60% Forrest C. Donnell.jpg Forrest C. Donnell Republican Party (US) 592,922 46.34% 1950 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 270px County resultsHennings: #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Donnell: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. senator Forrest C. Donnell Republican Party (US) Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Democratic Party (US) 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 Candidates Emery Allison, former State Senator from Maries CountyMissouri Legislators A https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/molega Missouri Secretary of State 2 October 2022 Thomas C. Hennings Jr., lawyer and former U.S. Representative from St. LouisLong Edward TOM HENNINGS-THE MAN FROM MISSOURI Missouri Law Review November 1961 29 4 396–397 https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1688&context=mlr 2 October 2022 Marjorie Bell Hinrichs, cosmetics manufacturer James W. Hopkins, accountanthttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/81495238/ 5 Democrats in Race to Oppose GOP Sen. Donnell 19 April 1950 Macon Chronicle-Herald 2 October 2022 Macon, Missouri 5 State Historical Society of Missouri Ben M. Johnson, contractor Results Democratic primary August 1, 1950Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1951 - 1952 1952 Missouri Secretary of State's Office 1021 https://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/27088 2 October 2022https://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/338278344/ PRIMARY ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY 27 July 1950 Wheaton Journal 2 October 2022 Wheaton, Missouri 1 State Historical Society of Missouri Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 182,333 45.03 Emery Allison Democratic Party (United States) 178,201 44.01 James W. Hopkins Democratic Party (United States) 15,859 3.92 Ben M. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 15,559 3.84 Marjorie Bell Hinrichs Democratic Party (United States) 12,986 3.21 404,938 100 Republican primary Candidates Gordon R. Coates, building materials dealerhttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/138166638/ SENATE CANDIDATE COATES CAMPAIGNS FROM HEARSE 27 April 1950 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2 October 2022 St. Louis, Missouri 20A State Historical Society of Missouri Forrest C. Donnell, incumbent Senator since 1945 William McKinley Thomas, furniture warehouse employeehttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/139971802/ 4 in G.O.P. Senatorial Contest, Winner to Meet Hennings Who Is Unopposed for Renomination 5 August 1956 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 30 September 2022 St. Louis, Missouri 1E State Historical Society of Missouri Results Republican primary August 1, 1950 Forrest C. Donnell (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 200,792 84.85 William McKinley Thomas Republican Party (United States) 17,407 7.36 Gordon R. Coates Republican Party (United States) 10,919 4.61 Hiram Grosby Republican Party (United States) 7,527 3.18 236,645 100 General election Candidates Forrest C. Donnell, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican) Henry W. Genck (Socialist Labor) John W. Hamilton (Christian Nationalist)19 May 1950 Declaration of candidates of Christian Nationalist Party sufficient because evidence of existence of such party is sufficient. https://ago.mo.gov/docs/default-source/opinions/1950/089_1950_0519_Toberman.pdf 11 December 2022 Attorney General of Missouri Thomas C. Hennings Jr., lawyer and former U.S. Representative from St. Louis (Democratic) Results 1950 United States Senate election in MissouriClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1951-01-11 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1950 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1950election.pdf 18 U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (US) Thomas C. Hennings Jr. 685,732 53.60 +3.78 Republican Party (US) Forrest C. Donnell (incumbent) 592,922 46.34 -3.61 Christian Nationalist John W. Hamilton 610 0.05 +0.05 Socialist Labor Party of America Henry W. Genck 150 0.01 +0.00 92,810 7.26 1,279,414 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References 1950 Missouri United States Senate