1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri

1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri

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Nominee Edward V. Long Lon Hocker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 999,656 880,576
Percentage 53.17% 46.83%

County results
Long:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hocker:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Edward V. Long
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Edward V. Long
Democratic

The 1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1960 in Missouri. The incumbent Democratic Senator, Thomas C. Hennings Jr., had died on September 13, 1960. Edward V. Long, the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, was appointed to the seat on September 23, 1960,[1] and won the special election. He defeated Republican nominee Lon Hocker, winning 53.2% of the vote. Long outperformed Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy, who won 50.3% in Missouri in the presidential election.

  1. ^ "Edward V. Long (1908–1972)". Missouri Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 29, 2022.

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