1968 United States Senate election in Missouri

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1968 United States Senate election in Missouri
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  1962 November 5, 1968 1974  
  Thomas F. Eagleton (3x4 crop).jpg Thomas B. Curtis (Missouri Congressman).jpg
Nominee Thomas Eagleton Thomas B. Curtis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote887,414850,544
Percentage51.06%48.94%

1968 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg
County results
Eagleton:      50–60%     60–70%
Curtis:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Edward V. Long
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas Eagleton
Democratic

The 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1968.

Contents

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

Results

Eagleton
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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% 1968 United States Senate Democratic primary in Missouri results map by county.svg
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%
Democratic primary results [1] [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas Eagleton 224,017 36.65
Democratic Edward V. Long (incumbent)198,90132.54
Democratic W. True Davis Jr. 178,96129.28
Democratic William McKinley Thomas4,8790.80
Democratic Lee C. Sutton2,4750.40
Democratic Beverly Kitching2,0440.33
Total votes611,277 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1] [5] [6] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas B. Curtis 192,028 84.52
Republican Morris D. Duncan24,41810.75
Republican Forest Nave Jr.10,7464.73
Total votes227,192 100.00

General election

Results

1968 United States Senate election in Missouri [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas Eagleton 887,414 51.06
Republican Thomas B. Curtis 850,54448.94
Majority36,8702.12
Turnout 1,737,958
Democratic hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 132.
  2. America Votes 8, p. 222.
  3. "MO US Senate, 1968 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Missouri State Manual 1969, pp. 1316–1318.
  5. America Votes 8, p. 221.
  6. "MO US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 90.
  8. America Votes 8, p. 208.
  9. "MO US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  10. 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.
  11. Missouri State Manual 1969, p. 1196.

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