The 1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Alexander Wiley was re-elected to a third term in office over Thomas E. Fairchild.
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 County results Wiley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Fairchild: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Edward J. Finan
- Alexander Wiley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alexander Wiley (incumbent) | 308,536 | 77.82% | |
| Republican | Edward J. Finan | 87,929 | 22.18% | |
| Total votes | 396,465 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- LaVern Dilweg, former U.S. Representative from Green Bay
- Thomas E. Fairchild, Attorney General of Wisconsin
- Daniel Hoan, former Socialist mayor of Milwaukee and nominee for Governor in 1944 and 1946
- William E. Sanderson
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas E. Fairchild | 58,399 | 35.10% | |
| Democratic | Daniel Hoan | 44,423 | 26.70% | |
| Democratic | William E. Sanderson | 41,961 | 25.22% | |
| Democratic | LaVern Dilweg | 21,609 | 12.99% | |
| Total votes | 166,392 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- James E. Boulton (Socialist Workers)
- Artemio Cozzini (Socialist Labor)
- Thomas E. Fairchild, Attorney General of Wisconsin (Democratic)
- Edwin W. Knappe (Socialist)
- Perry J. Stearns, perennial candidate (Constitutional Freedom)
- Alexander Wiley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939 (Republican)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alexander Wiley (incumbent) | 595,283 | 53.34% | {{{change}}} | |
| Democratic | Thomas E. Fairchild | 515,539 | 46.19% | ||
| Socialist | Edwin W. Knappe | 3,972 | 0.36% | ||
| Independent | Perry J. Stearns | 644 | 0.06% | ||
| Socialist Workers | James E. Boulton | 332 | 0.03% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Artemio Cozzini | 307 | 0.03% | ||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Parties and Elections: The Primary Election". Wisconsin Blue Book, 1952 (PDF). Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1951). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1950" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.