1950 Rhode Island Senate election

The 1950 Rhode Island Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 1950, to elect 44 representatives to serve two-year terms in the Rhode Island Senate. The Democratic Party primaries were held on September 18, 1950, and the Republican Party primaries were held on September 27, 1950. Nearly every municipality elected one senator, save for Pawtucket and Providence, which elected two and five respectively due to their higher populations. The election took place in tandem with elections for the governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. House, state house, and a U.S. Senate special election. Until 2003, the presiding officer of the Senate was the lieutenant governor, when the office of the President of the Rhode Island Senate was established. The incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor, John S. McKiernan, was re-elected in the stimultaneous lieutenant gubernatorial election with 54.09% of the vote. == General election summary == Source for general election results: === Results by county === === Results by municipality === == References ==