1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana

1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana

←  1948 (special) November 7, 1950 1956  →

Nominee Russell B. Long Charles S. Gerth Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 220,907 30,931 Percentage 87.72% 12.28%

U.S. senator before election Russell B. Long Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Russell B. Long Democratic

The 1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russell B. Long won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on July 25, 1950. ^[1]

Candidates

• Malcolm E. LaFargue, attorney, ^[2] former U.S. district attorney ^[3]
• Russell B. Long, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Newt V. Mills, real estate dealer, ^[2] former U.S. Representative

Withdrew

• J. Y. Fauntleroy, member of the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors ^{[2] [4]}

Results

Democratic Party primary results ^{[5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell B. Long (incumbent)	359,330	68.46
	Democratic	Harley C. Stump	156,918	29.90
	Democratic	Newt V. Mills	8,611	1.64
Majority			202,412	38.56
Turnout			524,859

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Louisiana, 1950 ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell B. Long (incumbent)	220,907	87.72%
	Republican	Charles S. Gerth	30,931	12.28%
Majority			189,976	75.44%
Turnout			251,838
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1950 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Long Wins Full Term In Senate by Big Vote; 8 Returned to House". Evening star. Washington, D.C. July 26, 1950. p. A-6. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
2. "Texas". Evening star. Washington, D.C. July 23, 1950. p. A-5. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
3. "U.S. Attorney Quits to Run Against Long in Louisiana". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 19, 1950. p. A-14. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
4. "Fauntleroy Quits U.S. Senate Race". Weekly Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. June 17, 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
5. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 124.
6. "LA US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
8. "LA US Senate, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
9. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1951-01-11). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1950" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.