The 1948 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Senator Arthur Capper did not seek re-election to a sixth term in office. Republican former Governor Andrew Frank Schoeppel defeated former Senator George McGill in the race for the open seat.
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County results Schoeppel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% McGill: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
editCandidates
edit- C. Floyd Hester (Prohibition)
- George McGill, former U.S. Senator (Democratic)
- Andrew Schoeppel, former Governor of Kansas (Republican)
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Andrew Schoeppel (incumbent) | 3,393,412 | 54.92% | 2.21 | |
Democratic | George McGill | 305,987 | 42.72% | 2.42 | |
Prohibition | C. Floyd Hester | 16,943 | 2.37% | 0.22 | |
Majority | 87,425 | 14.49 | |||
Turnout | 716,342 | ||||
Republican hold |
See also
editReferences
editBibliography
edit- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.