1968 United States Senate election in Missouri
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The 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1968.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward V. Long was defeated in the Democratic primary by Lieutenant Governor Thomas Eagleton. Eagleton narrowly defeated Republican U.S. Representative Thomas B. Curtis in the general election.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 6, 1968.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- W. True Davis Jr., former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
- Thomas Eagleton, Lieutenant Governor
- Beverly Kitching
- Edward V. Long, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Lee C. Sutton, former member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- William McKinley Thomas, perennial candidate
Results
Eagleton
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Long
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Davis
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60-70%
- 70-80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas Eagleton | 224,017 | 36.65 | |
| Democratic | Edward V. Long (incumbent) | 198,901 | 32.54 | |
| Democratic | W. True Davis Jr. | 178,961 | 29.28 | |
| Democratic | William McKinley Thomas | 4,879 | 0.80 | |
| Democratic | Lee C. Sutton | 2,475 | 0.40 | |
| Democratic | Beverly Kitching | 2,044 | 0.33 | |
| Total votes | 611,277 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Thomas B. Curtis, U.S. Representative
- Morris D. Duncan, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Senate in 1962 and 1964
- Forest Nave Jr., Republican nominee for Missouri's 4th congressional district in 1966
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas B. Curtis | 192,028 | 84.52 | |
| Republican | Morris D. Duncan | 24,418 | 10.75 | |
| Republican | Forest Nave Jr. | 10,746 | 4.73 | |
| Total votes | 227,192 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas Eagleton | 887,414 | 51.06 | |
| Republican | Thomas B. Curtis | 850,544 | 48.94 | |
| Majority | 36,870 | 2.12 | ||
| Turnout | 1,737,958 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 132.
- ^ America Votes 8, p. 222.
- ^ "MO US Senate, 1968 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Missouri State Manual 1969, pp. 1316–1318.
- ^ America Votes 8, p. 221.
- ^ "MO US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 90.
- ^ America Votes 8, p. 208.
- ^ "MO US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Missouri State Manual 1969, p. 1196.
Bibliography
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1956). America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute (published 1970).
- Goodwin, Thelma P., ed. (1969). Official State of Missouri Manual for the years 1969-70. Jefferson City and St. Louis, Missouri: Von Hoffmann Press, Inc.
