Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Ohio |
Country: | Ohio |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Ohio |
Previous Year: | 1944 |
Next Election: | 1954 United States Senate special election in Ohio |
Next Year: | 1954 (special) |
Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
Image1: | RobertATaft83rdCongress (1).png |
Nominee1: | Robert A. Taft |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,645,643 |
Percentage1: | 57.54% |
Nominee2: | Joe Ferguson |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,214,459 |
Percentage2: | 42.46% |
Map Size: | 210px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Robert A. Taft |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Robert A. Taft |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1950 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Senator Robert A. Taft was elected to a third term in office, easily defeating Democratic State Auditor and 1944 presidential candidate Joseph T. Ferguson.
Senator Taft unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination in 1940 and 1948 and was a national leader of the party's conservative wing.