1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota

none March 2026 September 2023 1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota South Dakota 1909 presidential no 1944 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1944 1956 United States Senate election in South Dakota 1956 November 7, 1950 File:Francis Higbee Case.jpg 150x150px Francis Case Republican Party (United States) 160,670 63.92% 3x4.svg John A. Engel Democratic Party (United States) 90,692 36.08% 260px 1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota results map by county.svg County resultsCase: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Engel: #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Chan Gurney Republican Party (United States) Francis Case Republican Party (United States) The 1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican senator Chan Gurney ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged in the Republican primary by Congressman Francis H. Case, who had represented the 2nd District since 1939. In the general election, Case faced John A. Engel, an attorney and the 1948 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. As the Republican Party was making significant gains nationwide, Case defeated Engel in a landslide. Democratic primary Candidates John A. Engel, attorney, 1948 Democratic nominee for the U.S. SenateApril 5, 1950 Engel Seeks Demo Senate Nomination Rapid City Journal Rapid City, S.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/350484507/ June 10, 2021 John S. Tschetter, Mayor of HuronMay 7, 1950 Engel-Tschetter Fight Argus Leader Sioux Falls, S.D. 36 https://www.newspapers.com/image/230181742/ June 10, 2021 Results Democratic primaryNelson Nelson Heinrich Chad W. 2005 Chapter 8: Elections Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005 http://sdsdl-montage.auto-graphics.com/#/item-details/entities_1092?from=search-results Pierre, S.D. 628 John A. Engel Democratic Party (United States) 18,944 59.11% John S. Tschetter Democratic Party (United States) 13,104 40.89% 32,048 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Francis H. Case, U.S. Congressman from South Dakota's 2nd congressional district Chan Gurney, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Republican primary Francis H. Case Republican Party (United States) 59,314 58.07% Chan Gurney (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 42,823 41.93% 102,137 100.00% General election Results 1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota Republican Party (United States) Francis H. Case 160,670 63.92% +0.06% Democratic Party (United States) John A. Engel 90,692 36.08% -0.06% 69,978 27.84% +0.12% 251,352 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) References South Dakota Category:United States Senate elections in South Dakota Category:1950 South Dakota elections