1946 United States Senate election in Missouri

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1946 United States Senate election in Missouri
Flag of Missouri.svg
  1940 November 5, 1946 1952  
  Jamespkem.jpg Frank Briggs.jpg
Nominee James P. Kem Frank P. Briggs
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote572,556511,544
Percentage52.71%47.09%

1946 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg
County results
Kem:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Briggs:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Frank P. Briggs
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James P. Kem
Republican

The 1946 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 1946.

Contents

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

Candidates

Results

1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank P. Briggs (incumbent) 205,732 70.43%
Democratic Marvin Casteel49,10116.81%
Democratic Robert I. Young30,23310.35%
Democratic James Patrick Quinn7,0262.41%
Total votes292,092 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1946 Republican U.S. Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James P. Kem 118,227 54.60%
Republican William McKinley Thomas31,86614.72%
Republican William P. Elmer 28,86313.33%
Republican Ray Mabee 21,1049.75%
Republican Herman G. Grosby16,4637.60%
Total votes216,523 100.00%

General election

Results

1946 U.S. Senate election in Missouri [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican James P. Kem 572,556 52.71% Increase2.svg3.98
Democratic Frank P. Briggs (incumbent)511,54447.09%Decrease2.svg4.08
Prohibition F. H. Jackson9790.09%N/A
Socialist W. F. Rinck8870.08%Decrease2.svg0.01
Socialist Labor Theodore Baeff2750.03%Increase2.svg0.02
Total votes1,086,241 100.00%

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