1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Francis J. Myers sought re-election, but was defeated by Republican nominee James H. Duff.

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1950

November 7, 1950

Nominee James H. Duff Francis J. Myers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,820,400 1,694,076 Percentage 51.3% 47.7%

U.S. Senate election results map. Red denotes those won by Duff. Blue denotes counties won by Myers.   Myers—40-50%   Myers—50-60%   Myers—60-70%   Duff—50-60%   Duff—60-70%   Duff—70-80%

U.S. senator before election Francis J. Myers Democratic Elected U.S. Senator James H. Duff Republican

Major candidates

Democratic

• Francis J. Myers, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• James H. Duff, Governor of Pennsylvania

Results

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	James H. Duff	1,820,400	51.30%
	Democratic	Francis J. Myers (incumbent)	1,694,076	47.74%
	Prohibition	Earl N. Bergerstock	12,618	0.36%
	GIs Against Communism	Jack Still	8,353	0.24%
	Progressive	Lillian R. Narins	5,516	0.16%
	Socialist	William J. Van Essen	4,864	0.14%
	Socialist Labor	Frank Knotek	1,596	0.05%
	Militant Workers	Clyde A. Turner	1,219	0.03%

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1950" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved 8 July 2014.