1968 United States Senate election in Missouri

none March 2026 September 2023 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Missouri 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Missouri 1974 November 5, 1968 Thomas F. Eagleton (3x4 crop).jpg Thomas Eagleton Democratic Party (United States) 887,414 51.06% Thomas B. Curtis (Missouri Congressman).jpg Thomas B. Curtis Republican Party (United States) 850,544 48.94% 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 275px County resultsEagleton: #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Curtis: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% U.S. Senator Edward V. Long Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Eagleton Democratic Party (United States) The 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward V. Long was defeated in the Democratic primary by Lieutenant Governor Thomas Eagleton. Eagleton narrowly defeated Republican U.S. Representative Thomas B. Curtis in the general election. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 6, 1968. Democratic primary Candidates W. True Davis Jr., former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Eagleton, Lieutenant Governor Beverly Kitching Edward V. Long, incumbent U.S. Senator Lee C. Sutton, former member of the Missouri House of Representatives William McKinley Thomas, perennial candidate Results thumb|275px|center| Eagleton #deedfb 30–40% #b4d0ec 40–50% #8db8e2 50–60% #679fd7 60–70% #4187cd 70–80% Long #ddf0ca 30–40% #b1d68d 40–50% #87be51 50–60% #63a61f 60–70% Davis #f9dfcb 30–40% #eab58f 40–50% #dc8c53 50–60% #cc5f11 60–70% #b95107 70–80% Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 132America Votes 8 222https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=236171 MO US Senate, 1968 - D Primary Our Campaigns 13 April 2022Missouri State Manual 1969 1316-1318 Thomas Eagleton Democratic Party (United States) 224,017 36.65 Edward V. Long (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 198,901 32.54 W. True Davis Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 178,961 29.28 William McKinley Thomas Democratic Party (United States) 4,879 0.80 Lee C. Sutton Democratic Party (United States) 2,475 0.40 Beverly Kitching Democratic Party (United States) 2,044 0.33 611,277 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Thomas B. Curtis, U.S. Representative Morris D. Duncan, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Senate in 1962 and 1964 Forest Nave Jr., Republican nominee for Missouri's 4th congressional district in 1966 Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 132America Votes 8 221https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=390883 MO US Senate, 1968 - R Primary Our Campaigns 13 April 2022Missouri State Manual 1969 1316-1318 Thomas B. Curtis Republican Party (United States) 192,028 84.52 Morris D. Duncan Republican Party (United States) 24,418 10.75 Forest Nave Jr. Republican Party (United States) 10,746 4.73 227,192 100.00 General election Results 1968 United States Senate election in MissouriCongressional Quarterly 1998 90America Votes 8 208https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7033 MO US Senate, 1968 Our Campaigns 13 April 2022Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1969-07-01 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1968election.pdf U.S. Government Printing OfficeMissouri State Manual 1969 1196 Democratic Party (US) Thomas Eagleton 887,414 51.06 Republican Party (US) Thomas B. Curtis 850,544 48.94 36,870 2.12 1,737,958 Democratic Party (US) See also 1968 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968 1956 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1970 https://archive.org/details/americavotes8elec/mode/2up America Votes 8 Goodwin Thelma P. 1969 Official State of Missouri Manual for the years 1969-70 https://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/41354/rec/47 Jefferson City and St. Louis, Missouri Von Hoffmann Press, Inc. Missouri State Manual 1969 1968 Missouri United States Senate