Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania |
Country: | Pennsylvania |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania |
Previous Year: | 1944 |
Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania |
Next Year: | 1956 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
Image1: | James Henderson Duff.jpg |
Nominee1: | James H. Duff |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,820,400 |
Percentage1: | 51.30% |
Nominee2: | Francis J. Myers |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,694,076 |
Percentage2: | 47.74% |
Map Size: | 260px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Francis J. Myers |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | James H. Duff |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Francis J. Myers sought re-election, but was defeated by Republican nominee James H. Duff. As of, this is the last time that Lycoming County voted Democratic in a Senate election.