1946 United States Senate election in Missouri
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 County results Kem: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Briggs: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 1946.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Frank P. Briggs, who was appointed to fill the vacancy left by President Harry S. Truman, ran for election to a full term in office, but was defeated by Republican James Kem.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Frank P. Briggs, incumbent Senator since 1945
- Marvin Casteel
- James Patrick Quinn
- Robert I. Young, perennial candidate
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank P. Briggs (incumbent) | 205,732 | 70.43% | |
| Democratic | Marvin Casteel | 49,101 | 16.81% | |
| Democratic | Robert I. Young | 30,233 | 10.35% | |
| Democratic | James Patrick Quinn | 7,026 | 2.41% | |
| Total votes | 292,092 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- William P. Elmer, U.S. Representative from Salem
- Herman G. Grosby
- James P. Kem, corporate attorney and Chairman of the Jackson County Republican Committee
- Ray Mabee, former State Senator from Unionville
- William McKinley Thomas, perennial candidate
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James P. Kem | 118,227 | 54.60% | |
| Republican | William McKinley Thomas | 31,866 | 14.72% | |
| Republican | William P. Elmer | 28,863 | 13.33% | |
| Republican | Ray Mabee | 21,104 | 9.75% | |
| Republican | Herman G. Grosby | 16,463 | 7.60% | |
| Total votes | 216,523 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James P. Kem | 572,556 | 52.71% |  3.98
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| Democratic | Frank P. Briggs (incumbent) | 511,544 | 47.09% |  4.08
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| Prohibition | F. H. Jackson | 979 | 0.09% | N/A | |
| Socialist | W. F. Rinck | 887 | 0.08% | 0.01
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| Socialist Labor | Theodore Baeff | 275 | 0.03% | 0.02
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| Total votes | 1,086,241 | 100.00% | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MO US Senate – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "MO US Senate – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "MO US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.