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(Top) 1 Democratic primary 1.1 Candidates 1.2 Withdrew 1.3 Results 2 General election 2.1 Results 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography

1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana

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← 1948 (special)

November 7, 1950

1956 →


Nominee	Russell B. Long	Charles S. Gerth
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	220,907	30,931
Percentage	87.72%	12.28%

Parish results
Long: 70–80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. senator before election

Russell B. Long
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Russell B. Long
Democratic

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The 1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Russell B. Long won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary[edit]

The Democratic primary was held on July 25, 1950.^[1]

Candidates[edit]

Malcolm E. LaFargue, attorney,^[2] former U.S. district attorney^[3]
Russell B. Long, incumbent U.S. Senator
Newt V. Mills, real estate dealer,^[2] former U.S. Representative

Withdrew[edit]

J. Y. Fauntleroy, member of the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors^[2]^[4]

Results[edit]

Democratic Party primary results^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell B. Long (incumbent)	359,330	68.46
	Democratic	Harley C. Stump	156,918	29.90
	Democratic	Newt V. Mills	8,611	1.64
Majority			202,412	38.56
Turnout			524,859

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

United States Senate election in Louisiana, 1950^[7]^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell B. Long (incumbent)	220,907	87.72%
	Republican	Charles S. Gerth	30,931	12.28%
Majority			189,976	75.44%
Turnout			251,838
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "Long Wins Full Term In Senate by Big Vote; 8 Returned to House". Evening star. Washington, D.C. July 26, 1950. p. A-6. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Texas". Evening star. Washington, D.C. July 23, 1950. p. A-5. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

^ "U.S. Attorney Quits to Run Against Long in Louisiana". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 19, 1950. p. A-14. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

^ "Fauntleroy Quits U.S. Senate Race". Weekly Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. June 17, 1950. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 124.

^ "LA US Senate, 1960 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.

^ "LA US Senate, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (January 11, 1951). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1950" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Bibliography[edit]

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.

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