1968 United States Senate election in Missouri

1968 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1962 November 5, 1968 1974 →
 
Nominee Thomas Eagleton Thomas B. Curtis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 887,414 850,544
Percentage 51.06% 48.94%

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

U.S. senator before election

Edward V. Long
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas Eagleton
Democratic

The 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1968.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward V. Long was defeated in the Democratic primary by Lieutenant Governor Thomas Eagleton. Eagleton narrowly defeated Republican U.S. Representative Thomas B. Curtis in the general election.


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