1968 United States Senate election in Missouri

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

1968 United States Senate election in Missouri

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Nominee Thomas Eagleton Thomas B. Curtis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 887,414 850,544 Percentage 51.06% 48.94%

County results Eagleton:      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

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.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 6, 1968.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• W. True Davis Jr., former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
• Thomas Eagleton, Lieutenant Governor
• Beverly Kitching
• Edward V. Long, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Lee C. Sutton, former member of the Missouri House of Representatives
• William McKinley Thomas, perennial candidate

Results

Eagleton

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Long

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Davis

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60-70%
•   70-80%

Democratic primary results^[1][2][3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Eagleton	224,017	36.65
	Democratic	Edward V. Long (incumbent)	198,901	32.54
	Democratic	W. True Davis Jr.	178,961	29.28
	Democratic	William McKinley Thomas	4,879	0.80
	Democratic	Lee C. Sutton	2,475	0.40
	Democratic	Beverly Kitching	2,044	0.33
Total votes			611,277	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Thomas B. Curtis, U.S. Representative
• Morris D. Duncan, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Senate in 1962 and 1964
• Forest Nave Jr., Republican nominee for Missouri's 4th congressional district in 1966

Results

Republican primary results^[1][5][6][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas B. Curtis	192,028	84.52
	Republican	Morris D. Duncan	24,418	10.75
	Republican	Forest Nave Jr.	10,746	4.73
Total votes			227,192	100.00

General election

Results

1968 United States Senate election in Missouri^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Eagleton	887,414	51.06
	Republican	Thomas B. Curtis	850,544	48.94
Majority			36,870	2.12
Turnout			1,737,958
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1968 United States Senate elections