| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1948 United States Senate elections |
| Previous Year: | 1948 |
| Next Election: | 1952 United States Senate elections |
| Next Year: | 1952 |
| Seats For Election: | 36 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 49 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Outgoing Members: | 1949 (NY) |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Races won |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Image1: | ScottWikeLucas.jpg |
| Leader1: | Scott Lucas (lost re-election) |
| Leader Since1: | January 3, 1949 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Illinois |
| Seats Before1: | 54 |
| Seats After1: | 49 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,374,996 |
| Percentage1: | 47.7% |
| 1Data1: | 23 |
| 2Data1: | 18 |
| Leader2: | Ken Wherry |
| Leader Since2: | January 3, 1949 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Nebraska |
| Seats Before2: | 42 |
| Seats After2: | 47 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,023,295 |
| Percentage2: | 49.6% |
| 1Data2: | 13 |
| 2Data2: | 18 |
| Map Size: | 320px |
| Majority Leader | |
| Before Election: | Scott Lucas |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Ernest McFarland |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1950 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Harry S. Truman's second term as president. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and four special elections were held to fill vacancies. As with most 20th-century second-term midterms, the party not holding the presidency made significant gains. The Republican opposition made a net gain of five seats, taking advantage of the Democratic administration's declining popularity during the Cold War and the aftermath of the Recession of 1949. The Democrats held a narrow 49-to-47-seat majority after the election. This was the first time since 1932 that the Senate majority leader lost his seat, and the only instance of the majority leader losing his seat while his party retained the majority.
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| Last elections (1948) Before these elections | 54 | 42 | 0 | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not up | 31 | 29 | — | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Up | 23 | 13 | — | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| < | -- Gap for "Up" --> | 20 | 12 | — | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Incumbent retired | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican< | --CA--> | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Incumbent ran | 20 | 12 | — | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| < | --gap for "Incumbent ran"--> | 12 | 10 | — | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat< | --MO--> 4 Democrats replaced by 4 Republicans | — | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican< | --ID--> | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total elected | 18 | 18 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationwide vote | 16,374,996 | 17,023,295 | 946,945 | 34,345,236 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share | 47.68% | 49.57% | 2.76% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 49 | 47 | 0 | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives[1]
One Republican and three Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.
Two Republicans and eight Democrats sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.
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In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1950 or before January 3, 1951; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||||||
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| Connecticut (Class 1) | Democratic | 1949 | Interim appointee elected November 7, 1950. | nowrap | |||||
| Idaho (Class 2) | Republican | 1946 1948 1949 | Interim appointee elected November 7, 1950. | nowrap | |||||
| Kansas (Class 3) | Republican | 1949 | Interim appointee retired November 28, 1950 when successor's election was certified. Successor elected November 7, 1950. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the term; see below. | nowrap | |||||
| Kentucky (Class 3) | Democratic | 1949 | Interim appointee resigned to trigger special election. Successor elected November 7, 1950. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected to finish the term; see below. | nowrap | |||||
| North Carolina (Class 2) | Democratic | 1949 | Interim appointee lost nomination to finish term. Winner elected November 7, 1950. Democratic hold. | nowrap | |||||
| Rhode Island (Class 1) | Democratic | 1949 | Interim appointee retired. Winner elected November 7, 1950. Democratic hold. | nowrap | |||||
In these regular elections, the winner was seated on January 3, 1951; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | |||||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
| Alabama | Democratic | 1938 1938 1938 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Arizona | Democratic | 1926 1932 1938 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Arkansas | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| California | Democratic | 1938 1944 | Incumbent renominated, but then retired due to ill health. New senator elected. Republican gain. Winner was appointed December 1, 1950 to finish the therm. | nowrap | ||||
| Colorado | Republican | 1941 1942 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Connecticut | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Florida | Democratic | 1936 1938 1944 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.[2] | nowrap | ||||
| Georgia | Democratic | 1922 1926 1932 1938 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Idaho | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Illinois | Democratic | 1938 1944 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Indiana | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Iowa | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Kansas | Republican | 1949 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see above. | nowrap | ||||
| Kentucky | Democratic | 1949 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Incumbent resigned to trigger special election and winner was also elected to finish the current term; see above. | nowrap | ||||
| Louisiana | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Maryland | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Missouri | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Nevada | Democratic | 1932 1938 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| New Hampshire | Republican | 1938 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| New York | Democratic | nowrap | 1949 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||
| North Carolina | Democratic | 1932 1932 1938 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| North Dakota | Republican | 1945 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Ohio | Republican | 1938 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Oklahoma | Democratic | 1926 1932 1938 1944 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Oregon | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Pennsylvania | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | ||||
| South Carolina | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| South Dakota | Republican | 1938 1944 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Utah | Democratic | 1932 1938 1944 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Vermont | Republican | 1940 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Washington | Democratic | 1944 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Wisconsin | Republican | 1938 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
Fifteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:
| State | Party of winner | Margin | ||
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| Connecticut (special) | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Democratic | 0.1% | |
| Pennsylvania | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Republican (flip) | 3.6% | |
| Idaho (special) | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Republican | 3.8% | |
| New York | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Democratic | 5.0% | |
| Connecticut | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Democratic | 5.1% | |
| Indiana | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Republican | 6.4% | |
| Colorado | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Republican | 6.5% | |
| Maryland | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Republican (flip) | 7.0% | |
| Wisconsin | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Republican | 7.1% | |
| Missouri | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Democratic (flip) | 7.2% | |
| Washington | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Democratic | 7.4% | |
| Utah | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Republican (flip) | 8.03% | |
| Illinois | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Republican (flip) | 8.12% | |
| Kentucky | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Democratic | 9.1% | |
| Oklahoma | data-sort-value=-0.5 | Democratic | 9.2% |
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Alabama |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Alabama |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Alabama |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | Listerhill (1) (retouched).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lister Hill |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 125,534 |
| Percentage1: | 76.54% |
| Nominee2: | John G. Crommelin |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Popular Vote2: | 38,477 |
| Percentage2: | 23.46% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | J. Lister Hill |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | J. Lister Hill |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Alabama.
See also: List of United States senators from Alabama.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Arizona |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Arizona |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Arizona |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | Carl Hayden |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 116,246 |
| Percentage1: | 62.80% |
| Nominee2: | Bruce Brockett |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 68,846 |
| Percentage2: | 37.20% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Carl Hayden |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Carl Hayden |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Arizona.
See also: List of United States senators from Arizona. Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator Carl Hayden ran for re-election to a fifth term, defeating Republican nominee Bruce Brockett in the general election. Brockett was formerly the Republican nominee for governor in both 1946 and 1948. Hayden first defeated Cecil H. Miller and Robert E. Miller (of the Arizona Farm Bureau), for the Democratic nomination.
See also: List of United States senators from Arkansas.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in California |
| Country: | California |
| Flag Image: | Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in California |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1954 United States Senate special election in California |
| Next Year: | 1954 (special) |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | Richard Nixon congressional portrait.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Richard Nixon |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,183,454 |
| Percentage1: | 59.23% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,502,507 |
| Percentage2: | 40.76% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in California.
See also: List of United States senators from California.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Colorado |
| Country: | Colorado |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Colorado |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Colorado |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | Eugene Millikin.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Eugene Millikin |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 239,724 |
| Percentage1: | 53.25% |
| Nominee2: | John A. Carroll |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 210,442 |
| Percentage2: | 46.75% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Eugene Millikin |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Eugene Millikin |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Colorado.
See also: List of United States senators from Colorado.
See also: List of United States senators from Connecticut.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate special election in Connecticut |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1946 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
| Previous Year: | 1946 |
| Next Election: | 1952 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
| Next Year: | 1952 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:Former Conn. Senator William Benton.jpg |
| Nominee1: | William Benton |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 431,413 |
| Percentage1: | 50.06% |
| Nominee2: | Prescott Bush |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 430,311 |
| Percentage2: | 49.94% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | William Benton |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | William Benton |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1952 United States Senate special election in Connecticut |
| Next Year: | 1952 (special) |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:SenBMcMahon.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Brien McMahon |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 453,646 |
| Percentage1: | 51.68% |
| Nominee2: | Joseph E. Talbot |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 409,053 |
| Percentage2: | 46.60% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Brien McMahon |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Brien McMahon |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Connecticut.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Florida |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Florida |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Florida |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:George smathers.jpg |
| Nominee1: | George Smathers |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 238,987 |
| Percentage1: | 76.30% |
| Nominee2: | John P. Booth |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 74,228 |
| Percentage2: | 23.70% |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Claude Pepper |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | George Smathers |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Florida.
See also: List of United States senators from Florida. Democratic incumbent Senator Claude Pepper lost renomination May 2, 1950 to George A. Smathers, who easily won the general election.
The Democratic primary for the 1950 United States Senate election in Florida was described as the "most bitter and ugly campaigns in Florida political history." Ormund Powers, a Central Florida historian, noted that ABC and NBC commentator David Brinkley said that "the Pepper-Smathers campaign would always stand out in his mind as the dirtiest in the history of American politics". On January 12, 1950, U.S. Representative George A. Smathers declared his candidacy for the race in Orlando at Kemp's Coliseum, where about 3,000 supporters had gathered.[3] In his opening speech, Smathers accused Pepper of being "the leader of the radicals and extremists", an advocate of treason, and a person against the constitutional rights of Americans.[4] Ed Ball, a power in state politics who had broken with Pepper, financed his opponent, Smathers.
Prior to the entry of Smathers and Pepper, Orlando attorney James G. Horrell campaigned for the seat. Horrell researched Pepper's weaknesses and the state's voters. Horrell also compiled a list of communist-front groups that Pepper had communicated with. On the day that Pepper declared his candidacy, Horrell withdrew and endorsed Smathers. Horrell also sent his reports about Pepper to Smathers, which he used throughout the next few months. This would also prevent the chance of a run-off election. In late February and early March, the Jacksonville Journal conducted a poll in 11 counties important for the election. Smathers led by about 2-to-1 and dominated in Duval, Pinellas, and Volusia counties, while he was also statistically tied with Pepper in Dade, Escambia, and Hillsborough counties. However, Smathers did not trail in any of the 11 counties.[5]
Smathers repeatedly attacked "Red Pepper" for having communist sympathies, condemning both his support for universal health care and his alleged support for the Soviet Union. Pepper had traveled to the Soviet Union in 1945 and, after meeting Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, declared he was "a man Americans could trust."[6] Additionally, although Pepper supported universal health care, sometimes referred to as "socialized medicine", Smathers would vote for "socialized medicine" in the Senate when it was introduced as Medicare in 1965. In The Saturday Evening Post, even respected writer and notorious anti-segregation editor Ralph McGill labeled Pepper a "spell-binding pinko". Beginning on March 28 and until the day of the primary, Smathers named one communist organization each day that Pepper addressed, starting with the American Slav Congress.
Pepper's opponents circulated widely a 49-page booklet titled The Red Record of Senator Claude Pepper. It contained photographs and headlines from several communist publications such as the Daily Worker. In April the Daily Worker endorsed Pepper, with Communist Party of Florida leader George Nelson warning that a Smathers victory would "strengthen the Dixiecrat-KKK forces in Florida as well as throughout the South." The booklet also made it seem as if Pepper desired to give Russia nuclear bomb-making instructions, billions of dollars, and the United States' natural resources. There was also a double-page montage of Pepper in 1946 at New York City's Madison Square Garden with progressive Henry A. Wallace and civil rights activist Paul Robeson, and quoted Pepper speaking favorably of both of them. Throughout the campaign, Pepper denied sympathizing with communism.[7]
Simultaneous to this election, then-U.S. House Representative Richard Nixon was running for the Senate seat in California. In a letter from Senator Karl E. Mundt of South Dakota, he told Nixon that "It occurs to me that if Helen is your opponent in the fall, something of a similar nature might well be produced", in reference to The Red Record of Senator Claude Pepper and a similar Democratic primary between Manchester Boddy and Helen Gahagan Douglas.[8]
Race also played a role in the election. Labor unions began a voter registration drive, which mostly added African Americans to the voter rolls. Smathers accused the "Northern labor bosses" of paying black people to register and vote for Pepper. Shortly after Smathers declared his candidacy, he indicated to the Florida Peace Officers Association that he would defend law enforcement officers for free if they were found guilty of civil rights violations. With the election occurring during the era of racial segregation, Pepper was portrayed as favoring integration and interracial marriage. He was also labeled a "nigger lover" and accused by Orlando Sentinel publisher Martin Andersen of shaking hands with a black woman in Sanford. In Dade County, which had a significant black and Jewish population, doctored photographs depicting Smathers in a Ku Klux Klan hood were distributed.[9]
In the Groveland Case, four young African American men – Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas – known as the Groveland Four, were accused of raping a 17-year old white women in Groveland on July 16, 1949. Thomas fled the area but was later shot and killed by police. Greenlee, Irvin, and Shepherd were convicted by an all-white jury. After the St. Petersburg Times questioned the verdict in April 1950, Lake County State Attorney J. W. Hunter, a supporter of Pepper, demanded that Pepper repudiate the news articles. However, Pepper refused. Hunter then denounced Pepper and endorsed Smathers. In addition to the racial violence, cross burning was also common at the time, with five in Jacksonville, ten in Orlando and Winter Park, and seventeen in the Tallahassee area.
With the accusation of "Northern labor bosses" sending "the carpetbaggers of 1950" to Florida on his behalf, Pepper reminded voters that Smathers was born in New Jersey and sometimes referred to him as a "damn Yankee intruder". In response, Smathers decorated speaking platform in the colors of his alma mater at the University of Florida, orange and blue, while informing his supporters that Pepper graduated from Harvard Law School.
Powers noted that throughout the campaign, "scarcely a day passed" without Andersen writing a news story, column, or editorial that was very positive of Smathers or highly critical of Pepper. Thirty-eight daily newspapers in Florida endorsed Smathers, while only the St. Petersburg Times and The Daytona Beach News-Journal endorsed Pepper. Among the newspapers that supported Smathers were the Miami Herald, owned by John S. Knight, and the Miami Daily News, published by James M. Cox, a former Governor of Ohio and the Democratic Party nominee for the 1920 presidential election. However, Pepper's aides compared this situation to when Alf Landon was endorsed by more editors and newspapers than Franklin Roosevelt in 1936, but received far fewer votes than him.[10]
Smathers performed generally well across many areas of the state, with the exception of Miami, Tampa, and the Florida Panhandle. On the morning after the election, Andersen wrote on the front-page headline of the Orlando Sentinel, "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow ... We Have Won from Hell to Breakfast And From Dan to Beersheba ... And Staved Off Socialism", which was inspired by a headline in The New York Times celebrating Lawrence of Arabia's victory over the Turks in 1917.
Smathers defeated Republican John P. Booth in a landslide in the general election on November 7. Results indicated that Smathers received 76.3% of the vote compared to just 23.7% for Booth. In the popular vote, Smathers garnered 238,987 votes versus 74,228 for Booth.[11] Smathers fared well throughout the state and won all but Pinellas County.[12]
| Election Name: | 1950 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Georgia |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Flag Year: | 1920 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Georgia |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Georgia |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | June 28, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | Walter F. George |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Electoral Vote1: | 410 |
| Popular Vote1: | 470,156 |
| Percentage1: | 82.50% |
| Nominee2: | Alex McLennan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 79,886 |
| Percentage2: | 14.02% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Walter F. George |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Walter F. George |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Georgia. Five-term Democratic Senator Walter F. George was re-elected without opposition.
See also: List of United States senators from Georgia.
George would retire after this term.
See also: List of United States senators from Idaho. There were two elections on the same day due to the October 8, 1949 death of one-term Democrat Bert H. Miller.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate special election in Idaho |
| Country: | Idaho |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1948 United States Senate election in Idaho |
| Previous Year: | 1948 |
| Next Election: | 1954 United States Senate election in Idaho |
| Next Year: | 1954 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:Henry Dworshak.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Henry Dworshak |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 104,608 |
| Percentage1: | 51.86% |
| Nominee2: | Claude J. Burtenshaw |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 97,092 |
| Percentage2: | 48.14% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Henry Dworshak |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Henry Dworshak |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Republican former-senator Henry Dworshak — who had lost re-election to Miller in 1948 — was appointed to continue the term pending a special election to the class 2 seat, which he then won.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Idaho |
| Country: | Idaho |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Idaho |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Florida |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:Hermanwelker.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Herman Welker |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 124,237 |
| Percentage1: | 61.68% |
| Nominee2: | D. Worth Clark |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 77,180 |
| Percentage2: | 38.32% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Glen H. Taylor |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Herman Welker |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Idaho. One-term Democrat Glen H. Taylor lost renomination to the class 3 seat to his predecessor D. Worth Clark.[13] Taylor had beaten Clark for the Democratic nomination in 1944, and this year Clark did the same to him. However, in the general election, Clark was easily beaten by Republican State senator Herman Welker.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | Everett Dirksen.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Everett M. Dirksen |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,951,984 |
| Percentage1: | 53.88% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,657,630 |
| Percentage2: | 45.76% |
| Map Size: | 170px |
| Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Illinois.
See also: List of United States senators from Illinois.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Indiana |
| Country: | Indiana |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Indiana |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Indiana |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | Homer Capehart |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 844,303 |
| Percentage1: | 52.81% |
| Nominee2: | Alexander M. Campbell |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 741,025 |
| Percentage2: | 46.35% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Homer Capehart |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Homer Capehart |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Indiana.
See also: List of United States senators from Indiana.
First-term Republican Homer E. Capehart was re-elected.
Capehart would win re-election again in 1956, but lose his seat in 1962.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Iowa |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Iowa |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | Bourke B. Hickenlooper |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 470,613 |
| Percentage1: | 54.82% |
| Nominee2: | Albert J. Loveland |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 383,766 |
| Percentage2: | 44.70% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Bourke B. Hickenlooper |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bourke B. Hickenlooper |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Iowa.
See also: List of United States senators from Iowa and 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa.
One-term Republican Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected.
Hickenlooper would continue serving in the Senate until his retirement in 1969.
See also: List of United States senators from Kansas. There were 2 elections to the same seat on the same day due to the November 8, 1949 death of two-term Republican Clyde M. Reed. Governor of Kansas Frank Carlson appointed fellow-Republican Harry Darby December 2, 1949 to continue the term, pending a special election. Carlson won both elections and was seated November 29, 1950.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate special election in Kansas |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| Previous Year: | 1950 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:Frank Carlson (R-KS).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Frank Carlson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 321,718 |
| Percentage1: | 55.17% |
| Nominee2: | Paul Aiken |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 261,405 |
| Percentage2: | 44.83% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate special election in Kansas |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| Previous Year: | 1950 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:Frank Carlson (R-KS).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Frank Carlson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 335,880 |
| Percentage1: | 54.25% |
| Nominee2: | Paul Aiken |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 271,365 |
| Percentage2: | 43.83% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate elections in Kentucky.
See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky.
There were 2 elections to the same seat on the same day, due to the January 19, 1949 resignation of Democrat Alben W. Barkley to become U.S. Vice President. Governor of Kentucky Earle Clements appointed fellow-Democrat Garrett L. Withers to continue the term, pending a special election. The winner of the special election would complete the current term, from November until the start of the next Congress on January 3, while the regular election was for the full term from 1951 to 1957. Clements, himself, won both elections and was sworn in on November 27, 1950. Withers later served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
| Election Name: | Kentucky election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Kentucky |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Image1: | Earle-Clements.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Earle Clements |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 334,249 |
| Percentage1: | 54.16% |
| Nominee2: | Charles I. Dawson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 278,368 |
| Percentage2: | 45.11% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Election: | Garrett L. Withers |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Earle Clements |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1948 United States Senate special election in Louisiana |
| Previous Year: | 1948 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Louisiana |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:Russell Billiu Long.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Russell B. Long |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 220,907 |
| Percentage1: | 87.72% |
| Nominee2: | Charles S. Gerth |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 30,931 |
| Percentage2: | 12.28% |
| Map Size: | 285px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Russell B. Long |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Russell B. Long |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana.
See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana.
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Maryland.
See also: List of United States senators from Maryland.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | Johnmbutler.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Marshall Butler |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 326,291 |
| Percentage1: | 53.00% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 283,180 |
| Percentage2: | 46.00% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| Election Name: | Missouri election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Missouri |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Missouri |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Image1: | Thomas Carey Hennings.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Thomas C. Hennings Jr. |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 685,732 |
| Percentage1: | 53.60% |
| Nominee2: | Forrest C. Donnell |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 592,922 |
| Percentage2: | 46.34% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Election: | Edward V. Long |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Edward V. Long |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Missouri.
See also: List of United States senators from Missouri.
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Nevada.
See also: List of United States senators from Nevada.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Nevada |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Flag Year: | 1929 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Nevada |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1954 United States Senate special election in Nevada |
| Next Year: | 1954 (special) |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | Pat McCarran |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 35,829 |
| Percentage1: | 58.01% |
| Nominee2: | George E. Marshall |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 25,993 |
| Percentage2: | 41.99% |
| Map Size: | x240px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Pat McCarran |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Pat McCarran |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in New Hampshire |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in New Hampshire |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1954 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire |
| Next Year: | 1954 (special) |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:US SENATOR CHARLES TOBEY DIES OF A HEART ATTACK WASHINGTON 1953 Photo Y 324 (4x5).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Charles W. Tobey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 106,142 |
| Percentage1: | 55.99% |
| Nominee2: | Emmet J. Kelley |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 72,473 |
| Percentage2: | 38.23% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in New York |
| Country: | New York |
| Flag Image: | Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1949 United States Senate special election in New York |
| Previous Year: | 1949 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in New York |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | Herbert H. Lehman |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Liberal Party of New York |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,632,313 |
| Percentage1: | 50.35% |
| Nominee2: | Joe Hanley |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,367,353 |
| Percentage2: | 45.28% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Senator | |
| Before Election: | Herbert H. Lehman |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Herbert H. Lehman |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in New York.
See also: List of United States senators from New York. The Socialist Workers state convention met on July 9, and nominated Joseph Hansen for the U.S. Senate.[14]
The American Labor state convention met on September 6 and nominated W.E.B. DuBois for the U.S. Senate.[15]
The Republican state convention met on September 7 at Saratoga Springs, New York. They re-nominated Lieutenant Governor Joe R. Hanley for the U.S. Senate.[16]
The Democratic state convention met on September 7 at Rochester, New York, and re-nominated the incumbent U.S. senator Herbert H. Lehman[17]
The Liberal state convention met on September 6 and 7 at the Statler Hotel in New York City, and endorsed Democratic nominee Lehman.[18]
Nearly the whole Republican statewide ticket was elected in a landslide; with only the Democratic incumbent U.S. senator, Ex-Governor Herbert H. Lehman, managing to stay in office.
See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina. There were 2 elections in North Carolina.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate special election in North Carolina |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Flag Year: | 1885 |
| Image1: | File:Willissmith.JPG |
| Nominee1: | Willis Smith |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 364,912 |
| Percentage1: | 66.97% |
| Nominee2: | E. L. Galvin |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 177,753 |
| Percentage2: | 32.62% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1954 United States Senate special elections in North Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1954 (special) |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Flag Year: | 1885 |
| Image1: | Clyde Hoey.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Clyde R. Hoey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 376,472 |
| Percentage1: | 68.67% |
| Nominee2: | Halsey B. Leavitt |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 171,804 |
| Percentage2: | 31.34% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in North Carolina.
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in North Dakota.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
| Country: | North Dakota |
| Flag Year: | 1914 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1946 United States Senate special election in North Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 1946 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:Sen Milton Young.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Milton Young |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 126,209 |
| Percentage1: | 67.59% |
| Nominee2: | Harry O'Brien |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 126,209 |
| Percentage2: | 32.41% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Milton Young |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Milton Young |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: List of United States senators from North Dakota.
| 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) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Ohio.
See also: List of United States senators from Ohio.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
| Country: | Oklahoma |
| Flag Year: | 1941 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:Mike Monroney.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Monroney |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 345,953 |
| Percentage1: | 54.81% |
| Nominee2: | Bill Alexander |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 285,224 |
| Percentage2: | 45.19% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Elmer Thomas |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Monroney |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Oklahoma.
See also: List of United States senators from Oklahoma.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Oregon |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Oregon |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Oregon |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | Wayne Morse.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Wayne Morse |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 376,510 |
| Percentage1: | 74.79% |
| Nominee2: | Howard LaTourette |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 116,780 |
| Percentage2: | 23.20% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Wayne Morse |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Wayne Morse |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: List of United States senators from Oregon.
| 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: | 240px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Francis J. Myers |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | James H. Duff |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania.
See also: List of United States senators from Pennsylvania.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1946 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1946 |
| Next Election: | 1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 1952 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | John Pastore |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 183,725 |
| Percentage1: | 56.03% |
| Nominee2: | Austin T. Levy |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 144,184 |
| Percentage2: | 43.97% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | John Pastore |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Pastore |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: List of United States senators from Rhode Island.
| Election Name: | 1950 Democratic Senate primary election in South Carolina |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in South Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in South Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | July 11, 1950 |
| Image1: | Olin D. Johnston, seated portrait.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Olin D. Johnston |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 186,180 |
| Percentage1: | 53.95% |
| Nominee2: | Strom Thurmond |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 158,904 |
| Percentage2: | 46.05% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Olin D. Johnston |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Olin D. Johnston |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in South Carolina.
See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
| Country: | South Dakota |
| Flag Year: | 1909 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in South Dakota |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | Francis H. Case |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 160,670 |
| Percentage1: | 63.92% |
| Nominee2: | John A. Engel |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 90,692 |
| Percentage2: | 36.08% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Chan Gurney |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Francis H. Case |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota.
See also: List of United States senators from South Dakota.
See also: List of United States senators from Utah.
| Election Name: | Vermont election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Vermont |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Vermont |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Image1: | GeorgeAiken-VTSEN-.jpg |
| Nominee1: | George Aiken |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 69,543 |
| Percentage1: | 78.0% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Nominee2: | James Bigelow |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,608 |
| Percentage2: | 22.0% |
| Map Size: | 235px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Vermont.
See also: List of United States senators from Vermont.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Washington |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Washington |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Washington |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | Warren Magnuson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 397,719 |
| Percentage1: | 53.40% |
| Nominee2: | W. Walter Williams |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 342,464 |
| Percentage2: | 45.98% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Warren Magnuson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Warren Magnuson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: List of United States senators from Washington.
See main article: 1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin.
See also: List of United States senators from Wisconsin.
| Election Name: | 1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Flag Year: | 1913 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | Yes |
| Previous Election: | 1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
| Previous Year: | 1944 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Nominee1: | Alexander Wiley |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 595,283 |
| Percentage1: | 53.34% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas E. Fairchild |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 515,539 |
| Percentage2: | 46.19% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Alexander Wiley |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Alexander Wiley |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |