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1950 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Field	Value
election_name	1950 United States Senate election in Idaho
country	Idaho
flag_year	1927
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1944 United States Senate election in Idaho
previous_year	1944
next_election	1956 United States Senate election in Idaho
next_year	1956
election_date	November 7, 1950
image_size	x140px
image1	File:Hermanwelker.jpg
nominee1	Herman Welker
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	124,237
percentage1	61.68%
image2	File:Dworthclark.jpg
nominee2	D. Worth Clark
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	77,180
percentage2	38.32%
map_image	1950 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg
map_size	180px
map_caption	County results
Welker:
Clark:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Glen H. Taylor
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Herman Welker
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Welker:
Clark:
The 1950 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 7, 1950. One-term Democrat Glen H. Taylor lost renomination to the class 3 seat to his predecessor D. Worth Clark. Taylor had beaten Clark for the Democratic nomination in 1944, and this year Clark did the same to him. However, in the general election, Clark was easily beaten by Republican State senator Herman Welker.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 8, 1950.

Democratic primary

Candidates

D. Worth Clark, former U.S. Senator
Glen H. Taylor, U.S. Senator
Compton I. White, Sr., U.S. Representative from the 1st district

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Herman Welker, State Senator
John C. Sanborn, U.S. Representative from the 2nd district
C. A. Robins, Governor of Idaho

Results

General election

Results

References

(1950-08-25). "Canvass Shows Taylor Lost By 948 Votes". [[The Idaho Statesman]].
(1950-11-28). "Official Tally Confirms Idaho Vote Outcome". [[The Idaho Statesman]].

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