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. As of 2024, this is the last time that Lycoming County voted Democratic in a Senate election.

1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →
 
Nominee James H. Duff Francis J. Myers
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,820,400 1,694,076
Percentage 51.30% 47.74%

County results
Duff:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Myers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Francis J. Myers
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James H. Duff
Republican

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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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%
Independent 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%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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