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
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Warren G. Magnuson
Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
, 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
General election
Candidates
*
Warren Magnuson, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Senator
* W. Walter Williams, Republican, CEO of Continental Mortgage
Results
See also
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1950 United States Senate elections
The 1950 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Harry S. Truman's second term as president. As with most 20th-century second-term midterms, the party not holding the presidency made significant gains. The Republican opposition m ...
References
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
United States Senate
Washington
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