1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
November 7, 1950
 
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

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 2021, this is the last time that Lycoming County voted Democratic in a Senate election.

General election

Candidates

Results

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

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