1950 United States Senate election in Washington

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November 7, 1950

1956 →


Nominee	Warren Magnuson	W. Walter Williams
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	397,719	342,464
Percentage	53.40%	45.98%

County results
Magnuson: 50–60% 60–70%
Williams: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Warren Magnuson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Warren Magnuson
Democratic

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The 1950 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a second term in office, defeating Republican nominee W. Walter Williams.

Blanket primary

The blanket primary was held on September 12, 1950.

Candidates

Democratic

Warren G. Magnuson, incumbent United States Senator

Republican

W. Walter Williams, CEO of Continental Mortgage
Albert Franklyn Canwell, Member from the Washington House of Representatives' 5th District
Janet Tourtellotte, GOP committeewoman
George Kinnear
Carl Viking Holman

Results

Blanket primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent)	212,578	46.37%
	Republican	W. Walter Williams	83,871	18.30%
	Republican	Albert Franklyn Canwell	63,214	13.79%
	Republican	Janet Tourtellotte	44,055	9.61%
	Republican	George Kinnear	38,822	8.47%
	Republican	Carl Viking Holman	15,891	3.46%
Total votes			458,439	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Warren Magnuson, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Senator
W. Walter Williams, Republican, CEO of Continental Mortgage

Results

1950 United States Senate election in Washington^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent)	397,719	53.40
	Republican	W. Walter Williams	342,464	45.98
Majority			55,255	7.42
Turnout			744,792
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Elections Search Results - September 1950 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
^ "Elections Search Results - November 1950 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

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