1950 United States Senate election in Washington

1950 United States Senate election in Washington
	County results; Magnuson: 50–60% 60–70%; Williams: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Warren Magnuson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Warren Magnuson; Democratic

The 1950 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a second term in office, defeating Republican nominee W. Walter Williams.

Blanket primary

The blanket primary was held on September 12, 1950.

Candidates

Democratic

Warren G. Magnuson, incumbent United States Senator

Republican

Albert Franklyn Canwell, Member from the Washington House of Representatives' 5th District
Carl Viking Holman
George Kinnear
Janet Tourtellotte, GOP committeewoman
W. Walter Williams, CEO of Continental Mortgage

Results

Blanket primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent)	212,578	46.37%
	Republican	W. Walter Williams	83,871	18.30%
	Republican	Albert Franklyn Canwell	63,214	13.79%
	Republican	Janet Tourtellotte	44,055	9.61%
	Republican	George Kinnear	38,822	8.47%
	Republican	Carl Viking Holman	15,891	3.46%
Total votes			458,439	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Warren Magnuson, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Senator
W. Walter Williams, Republican, CEO of Continental Mortgage

Results

1950 United States Senate election in Washington^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent)	397,719	53.40
	Republican	W. Walter Williams	342,464	45.98
Majority			55,255	7.42
Turnout			744,792
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Elections Search Results - September 1950 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
^ "Elections Search Results - November 1950 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

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[1] "Elections Search Results - September 1950 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

[2] "Elections Search Results - November 1950 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

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1950 United States Senate election in Washington

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References