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The 1946 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 1946.
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![]() County results Kem: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Briggs: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Senator Frank P. Briggs, who was appointed to fill the vacancy left by President Harry S. Truman, ran for election to a full term in office, but was defeated by Republican James Kem.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frank P. Briggs (incumbent) | 205,732 | 70.43% | |
Democratic | Marvin Casteel | 49,101 | 16.81% | |
Democratic | Robert I. Young | 30,233 | 10.35% | |
Democratic | James Patrick Quinn | 7,026 | 2.41% | |
Total votes | 292,092 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James P. Kem | 118,227 | 54.60% | |
Republican | William McKinley Thomas | 31,866 | 14.72% | |
Republican | William P. Elmer | 28,863 | 13.33% | |
Republican | Ray Mabee | 21,104 | 9.75% | |
Republican | Herman G. Grosby | 16,463 | 7.60% | |
Total votes | 216,523 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James P. Kem | 572,556 | 52.71% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Frank P. Briggs (incumbent) | 511,544 | 47.09% | ![]() | |
Prohibition | F. H. Jackson | 979 | 0.09% | N/A | |
Socialist | W. F. Rinck | 887 | 0.08% | ![]() | |
Socialist Labor | Theodore Baeff | 275 | 0.03% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 1,086,241 | 100.00% |
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