1950 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

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36 contests|D won 18|R won 18

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	HillDEM	76.5%	125,534	OtherOTH	23.5%	38,477	D+76.5	↑ D+11.7
▶	Arizona	HaydenDEM	62.8%	116,246	BrockettREP	37.2%	68,846	D+25.6	↓ R+10.2
▶	Arkansas	FulbrightDEM	100.0%	302,582	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+29.8
▶	California	NixonREP	59.2%	2,183,454	DouglasDEM	40.8%	1,502,507	R+18.5	↓ R+23.1
▶	Colorado	MillikinREP	53.3%	239,734	CarrollDEM	46.8%	210,442	R+6.5	—
▶	Connecticut	McMahonDEM	51.7%	453,646	TalbotREP	46.6%	409,053	D+5.1	↑ D+0.4
▶	Connecticut(S)	BentonDEM	49.2%	431,413	BushREP	49.1%	430,311	D+0.1	↓ R+4.6
▶	Florida	SmathersDEM	76.3%	238,987	BoothREP	23.7%	74,228	D+52.6	↑ D+10.0
▶	Georgia	GeorgeDEM	100.0%	261,290	OtherOTH	0.0%	3	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Idaho	WelkerREP	61.7%	124,237	ClarkDEM	38.3%	77,180	R+23.4	↓ R+25.6
▶	Idaho(S)	DworshakREP	51.9%	104,608	BurtenshawDEM	48.1%	97,092	R+3.7	↓ R+6.0
▶	Illinois	DirksenREP	53.9%	1,951,984	LucasDEM	45.8%	1,657,630	R+8.1	↓ R+13.7
▶	Indiana	CapehartREP	52.8%	844,303	CampbellDEM	46.4%	741,025	R+6.5	↓ R+5.1
▶	Iowa	HickenlooperREP	54.8%	470,613	LovelandDEM	44.7%	383,766	R+10.1	↓ R+7.2
▶	Kansas	CarlsonREP	54.3%	335,880	AikenDEM	43.8%	271,365	R+10.4	↑ D+6.8
▶	Kentucky	ClementsDEM	54.2%	334,249	DawsonREP	45.1%	278,368	D+9.1	↓ R+0.8
▶	Louisiana	LongDEM	87.7%	220,907	GerthREP	12.3%	30,931	D+75.4	↓ R+24.6
▶	Maryland	ButlerREP	53.0%	326,291	TydingsDEM	46.0%	283,180	R+7.0	↓ R+32.4
▶	Missouri	HenningsDEM	53.6%	685,732	DonnellREP	46.4%	593,139	D+7.2	↑ D+4.7
▶	Nevada	McCarranDEM	58.0%	35,829	MarshallREP	42.0%	25,933	D+16.0	↓ R+0.7
▶	New Hampshire	TobeyREP	55.7%	106,142	KelleyDEM	38.0%	72,473	R+17.7	↓ R+15.8
▶	New York	LehmanDEM	50.6%	2,632,305	HanleyREP	45.5%	2,367,353	D+5.1	—
▶	North Carolina	HoeyDEM	68.7%	376,473	LeavittREP	31.3%	171,804	D+37.3	↑ D+12.4
▶	North Carolina(S)	SmithDEM	56.5%	307,841	GavinREP	32.6%	177,753	D+23.9	↓ R+1.1
▶	North Dakota	YoungREP	67.6%	126,209	O'BrienDEM	32.4%	60,507	R+35.2	↓ R+47.3
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	57.5%	1,645,643	FergusonDEM	42.5%	1,214,459	R+15.1	↓ R+14.5
▶	Oklahoma	MonroneyDEM	54.8%	345,953	AlexanderREP	45.2%	285,224	D+9.6	↓ R+2.0
▶	Oregon	MorseREP	74.8%	376,510	LatouretteDEM	23.2%	116,780	R+51.6	↓ R+36.5
▶	Pennsylvania	DuffREP	51.3%	1,820,400	MyersDEM	47.7%	1,694,076	R+3.6	↓ R+4.2
▶	Rhode Island(S)	PastoreDEM	61.6%	184,520	LevyREP	38.4%	114,890	D+23.3	—
▶	South Carolina	JohnstonDEM	99.9%	50,240	OtherOTH	0.1%	37	D+99.9	↑ D+10.2
▶	South Dakota	CaseREP	63.9%	160,670	EngelDEM	36.1%	90,692	R+27.8	↓ R+0.1
▶	Utah	BennettREP	53.9%	142,427	ThomasDEM	45.8%	121,198	R+8.0	↓ R+27.9
▶	Vermont	AikenREP	78.0%	69,543	BigelowDEM	22.0%	19,608	R+56.0	↓ R+24.4
▶	Washington	MagnusonDEM	53.4%	397,719	WilliamsREP	46.0%	342,464	D+7.4	↓ R+3.3
▶	Wisconsin	WileyREP	53.3%	595,283	FairchildDEM	46.2%	515,539	R+7.2	↑ D+0.6

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33 contests|D won 11|R won 22

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	PersonsDEM	91.1%	155,414	CrowderREP	8.9%	15,177	D+82.2	↑ D+4.9
▶	Arizona	PyleREP	50.8%	99,109	FrohmillerDEM	49.2%	96,118	R+1.5	↓ R+17.2
▶	Arkansas	McMathDEM	84.1%	266,780	SpeckREP	15.9%	50,303	D+68.3	→ Even
▶	California	WarrenREP	64.8%	2,461,754	RooseveltDEM	35.1%	1,333,856	R+29.7	—
▶	Colorado	ThorntonREP	52.4%	236,472	JohnsonDEM	47.2%	212,976	R+5.2	↓ R+9.4
▶	Connecticut	LodgeREP	49.7%	436,418	BowlesDEM	47.7%	419,404	R+1.9	↑ D+12.0
▶	Georgia	TalmadgeDEM	100.0%	230,771	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+1.4
▶	Idaho	JordanREP	52.6%	107,642	WrightDEM	47.4%	97,150	R+5.1	↑ D+7.6
▶	Iowa	BeardsleyREP	59.1%	506,642	GilletteDEM	40.5%	347,176	R+18.6	↓ R+3.3
▶	Kansas	ArnREP	53.8%	333,001	AndersonDEM	44.5%	275,494	R+9.3	↑ D+0.2
▶	Maine	PayneREP	60.5%	145,823	GrantDEM	39.1%	94,304	R+21.4	↑ D+1.3
▶	Maryland	McKeldinREP	57.7%	523,605	LaneDEM	42.3%	383,210	R+15.5	↓ R+28.6
▶	Massachusetts	DeverDEM	56.3%	1,074,570	CoolidgeREP	43.1%	824,069	D+13.1	↑ D+21.9
▶	Michigan	WilliamsDEM	49.8%	935,152	KellyREP	49.7%	933,998	D+0.1	↑ D+21.6
▶	Minnesota	YoungdahlREP	60.8%	635,800	PetersonDEM	38.3%	400,637	R+22.5	↓ R+3.2
▶	Nebraska	PetersonREP	54.9%	247,089	RaeckeDEM	45.1%	202,638	R+9.9	↑ D+21.1
▶	Nevada	RussellREP	57.6%	35,609	PittmanDEM	42.4%	26,164	R+15.3	↓ R+30.1
▶	New Hampshire	AdamsREP	57.0%	108,907	BinghamDEM	43.0%	82,258	R+13.9	↑ D+12.3
▶	New Mexico	MechemREP	45.4%	81,718	MilesDEM	39.0%	70,198	R+6.4	↓ R+9.9
▶	New York	DeweyREP	53.1%	2,819,523	LynchDEM	37.3%	1,981,156	R+15.8	↑ D+10.3
▶	North Dakota	BrunsdaleREP	66.3%	121,822	ByerlyDEM	33.7%	61,950	R+32.6	↑ D+5.2
▶	Ohio	LauscheDEM	52.6%	1,522,249	EbrightREP	47.4%	1,370,570	D+5.2	↑ D+7.0
▶	Oklahoma	MurrayDEM	51.1%	329,308	FergusonREP	48.6%	313,205	D+2.5	↓ R+4.0
▶	Oregon	McKayREP	66.0%	334,160	FlegalDEM	34.0%	171,750	R+32.1	↑ D+6.0
▶	Pennsylvania	FineREP	50.7%	1,796,119	DilworthDEM	48.3%	1,710,355	R+2.4	↑ D+15.4
▶	Rhode Island	RobertsDEM	59.3%	176,125	LachapelleREP	40.7%	120,684	D+18.7	↑ D+10.5
▶	South Carolina	ByrnesDEM	100.0%	50,633	OtherOTH	0.0%	9	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	AndersonREP	60.9%	154,254	RobbieDEM	39.1%	99,062	R+21.8	↑ D+12.5
▶	Tennessee	BrowningDEM	100.0%	184,437	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+66.6
▶	Texas	ShiversDEM	90.2%	367,345	CurrieREP	9.8%	39,793	D+80.5	↓ R+2.0
▶	Vermont	EmersonREP	74.5%	64,915	MoranDEM	25.5%	22,227	R+49.0	↑ D+11.8
▶	Wisconsin	KohlerREP	53.2%	605,649	ThompsonDEM	46.2%	525,319	R+7.1	↑ D+13.7
▶	Wyoming	BarrettREP	56.1%	54,441	McIntyreDEM	43.9%	42,518	R+12.3	↓ R+18.1

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1950 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

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U.S. Senate

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36 contests|D won 18|R won 18

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	HillDEM	76.5%	125,534	OtherOTH	23.5%	38,477	D+76.5	↑ D+11.7
▶	Arizona	HaydenDEM	62.8%	116,246	BrockettREP	37.2%	68,846	D+25.6	↓ R+10.2
▶	Arkansas	FulbrightDEM	100.0%	302,582	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+29.8
▶	California	NixonREP	59.2%	2,183,454	DouglasDEM	40.8%	1,502,507	R+18.5	↓ R+23.1
▶	Colorado	MillikinREP	53.3%	239,734	CarrollDEM	46.8%	210,442	R+6.5	—
▶	Connecticut	McMahonDEM	51.7%	453,646	TalbotREP	46.6%	409,053	D+5.1	↑ D+0.4
▶	Connecticut(S)	BentonDEM	49.2%	431,413	BushREP	49.1%	430,311	D+0.1	↓ R+4.6
▶	Florida	SmathersDEM	76.3%	238,987	BoothREP	23.7%	74,228	D+52.6	↑ D+10.0
▶	Georgia	GeorgeDEM	100.0%	261,290	OtherOTH	0.0%	3	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Idaho	WelkerREP	61.7%	124,237	ClarkDEM	38.3%	77,180	R+23.4	↓ R+25.6
▶	Idaho(S)	DworshakREP	51.9%	104,608	BurtenshawDEM	48.1%	97,092	R+3.7	↓ R+6.0
▶	Illinois	DirksenREP	53.9%	1,951,984	LucasDEM	45.8%	1,657,630	R+8.1	↓ R+13.7
▶	Indiana	CapehartREP	52.8%	844,303	CampbellDEM	46.4%	741,025	R+6.5	↓ R+5.1
▶	Iowa	HickenlooperREP	54.8%	470,613	LovelandDEM	44.7%	383,766	R+10.1	↓ R+7.2
▶	Kansas	CarlsonREP	54.3%	335,880	AikenDEM	43.8%	271,365	R+10.4	↑ D+6.8
▶	Kentucky	ClementsDEM	54.2%	334,249	DawsonREP	45.1%	278,368	D+9.1	↓ R+0.8
▶	Louisiana	LongDEM	87.7%	220,907	GerthREP	12.3%	30,931	D+75.4	↓ R+24.6
▶	Maryland	ButlerREP	53.0%	326,291	TydingsDEM	46.0%	283,180	R+7.0	↓ R+32.4
▶	Missouri	HenningsDEM	53.6%	685,732	DonnellREP	46.4%	593,139	D+7.2	↑ D+4.7
▶	Nevada	McCarranDEM	58.0%	35,829	MarshallREP	42.0%	25,933	D+16.0	↓ R+0.7
▶	New Hampshire	TobeyREP	55.7%	106,142	KelleyDEM	38.0%	72,473	R+17.7	↓ R+15.8
▶	New York	LehmanDEM	50.6%	2,632,305	HanleyREP	45.5%	2,367,353	D+5.1	—
▶	North Carolina	HoeyDEM	68.7%	376,473	LeavittREP	31.3%	171,804	D+37.3	↑ D+12.4
▶	North Carolina(S)	SmithDEM	56.5%	307,841	GavinREP	32.6%	177,753	D+23.9	↓ R+1.1
▶	North Dakota	YoungREP	67.6%	126,209	O'BrienDEM	32.4%	60,507	R+35.2	↓ R+47.3
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	57.5%	1,645,643	FergusonDEM	42.5%	1,214,459	R+15.1	↓ R+14.5
▶	Oklahoma	MonroneyDEM	54.8%	345,953	AlexanderREP	45.2%	285,224	D+9.6	↓ R+2.0
▶	Oregon	MorseREP	74.8%	376,510	LatouretteDEM	23.2%	116,780	R+51.6	↓ R+36.5
▶	Pennsylvania	DuffREP	51.3%	1,820,400	MyersDEM	47.7%	1,694,076	R+3.6	↓ R+4.2
▶	Rhode Island(S)	PastoreDEM	61.6%	184,520	LevyREP	38.4%	114,890	D+23.3	—
▶	South Carolina	JohnstonDEM	99.9%	50,240	OtherOTH	0.1%	37	D+99.9	↑ D+10.2
▶	South Dakota	CaseREP	63.9%	160,670	EngelDEM	36.1%	90,692	R+27.8	↓ R+0.1
▶	Utah	BennettREP	53.9%	142,427	ThomasDEM	45.8%	121,198	R+8.0	↓ R+27.9
▶	Vermont	AikenREP	78.0%	69,543	BigelowDEM	22.0%	19,608	R+56.0	↓ R+24.4
▶	Washington	MagnusonDEM	53.4%	397,719	WilliamsREP	46.0%	342,464	D+7.4	↓ R+3.3
▶	Wisconsin	WileyREP	53.3%	595,283	FairchildDEM	46.2%	515,539	R+7.2	↑ D+0.6

Governor

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33 contests|D won 11|R won 22

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	PersonsDEM	91.1%	155,414	CrowderREP	8.9%	15,177	D+82.2	↑ D+4.9
▶	Arizona	PyleREP	50.8%	99,109	FrohmillerDEM	49.2%	96,118	R+1.5	↓ R+17.2
▶	Arkansas	McMathDEM	84.1%	266,780	SpeckREP	15.9%	50,303	D+68.3	→ Even
▶	California	WarrenREP	64.8%	2,461,754	RooseveltDEM	35.1%	1,333,856	R+29.7	—
▶	Colorado	ThorntonREP	52.4%	236,472	JohnsonDEM	47.2%	212,976	R+5.2	↓ R+9.4
▶	Connecticut	LodgeREP	49.7%	436,418	BowlesDEM	47.7%	419,404	R+1.9	↑ D+12.0
▶	Georgia	TalmadgeDEM	100.0%	230,771	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+1.4
▶	Idaho	JordanREP	52.6%	107,642	WrightDEM	47.4%	97,150	R+5.1	↑ D+7.6
▶	Iowa	BeardsleyREP	59.1%	506,642	GilletteDEM	40.5%	347,176	R+18.6	↓ R+3.3
▶	Kansas	ArnREP	53.8%	333,001	AndersonDEM	44.5%	275,494	R+9.3	↑ D+0.2
▶	Maine	PayneREP	60.5%	145,823	GrantDEM	39.1%	94,304	R+21.4	↑ D+1.3
▶	Maryland	McKeldinREP	57.7%	523,605	LaneDEM	42.3%	383,210	R+15.5	↓ R+28.6
▶	Massachusetts	DeverDEM	56.3%	1,074,570	CoolidgeREP	43.1%	824,069	D+13.1	↑ D+21.9
▶	Michigan	WilliamsDEM	49.8%	935,152	KellyREP	49.7%	933,998	D+0.1	↑ D+21.6
▶	Minnesota	YoungdahlREP	60.8%	635,800	PetersonDEM	38.3%	400,637	R+22.5	↓ R+3.2
▶	Nebraska	PetersonREP	54.9%	247,089	RaeckeDEM	45.1%	202,638	R+9.9	↑ D+21.1
▶	Nevada	RussellREP	57.6%	35,609	PittmanDEM	42.4%	26,164	R+15.3	↓ R+30.1
▶	New Hampshire	AdamsREP	57.0%	108,907	BinghamDEM	43.0%	82,258	R+13.9	↑ D+12.3
▶	New Mexico	MechemREP	45.4%	81,718	MilesDEM	39.0%	70,198	R+6.4	↓ R+9.9
▶	New York	DeweyREP	53.1%	2,819,523	LynchDEM	37.3%	1,981,156	R+15.8	↑ D+10.3
▶	North Dakota	BrunsdaleREP	66.3%	121,822	ByerlyDEM	33.7%	61,950	R+32.6	↑ D+5.2
▶	Ohio	LauscheDEM	52.6%	1,522,249	EbrightREP	47.4%	1,370,570	D+5.2	↑ D+7.0
▶	Oklahoma	MurrayDEM	51.1%	329,308	FergusonREP	48.6%	313,205	D+2.5	↓ R+4.0
▶	Oregon	McKayREP	66.0%	334,160	FlegalDEM	34.0%	171,750	R+32.1	↑ D+6.0
▶	Pennsylvania	FineREP	50.7%	1,796,119	DilworthDEM	48.3%	1,710,355	R+2.4	↑ D+15.4
▶	Rhode Island	RobertsDEM	59.3%	176,125	LachapelleREP	40.7%	120,684	D+18.7	↑ D+10.5
▶	South Carolina	ByrnesDEM	100.0%	50,633	OtherOTH	0.0%	9	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	AndersonREP	60.9%	154,254	RobbieDEM	39.1%	99,062	R+21.8	↑ D+12.5
▶	Tennessee	BrowningDEM	100.0%	184,437	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+66.6
▶	Texas	ShiversDEM	90.2%	367,345	CurrieREP	9.8%	39,793	D+80.5	↓ R+2.0
▶	Vermont	EmersonREP	74.5%	64,915	MoranDEM	25.5%	22,227	R+49.0	↑ D+11.8
▶	Wisconsin	KohlerREP	53.2%	605,649	ThompsonDEM	46.2%	525,319	R+7.1	↑ D+13.7
▶	Wyoming	BarrettREP	56.1%	54,441	McIntyreDEM	43.9%	42,518	R+12.3	↓ R+18.1

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