1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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.

1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

← 1944 November 7, 1950 1956 →
 
Nominee Alexander Wiley Thomas E. Fairchild
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 595,283 515,539
Percentage 53.34% 46.19%

County results
Wiley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Fairchild:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Alexander Wiley
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Alexander Wiley
Republican

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1950 U.S. Senate Republican primary[1]
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

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Results

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1950 U.S. Senate Democratic primary[1]
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

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Candidates

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  • 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

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1950 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin[2]
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Parties and Elections: The Primary Election". Wisconsin Blue Book, 1952 (PDF). Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.