Election 1946 Results
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1946 US Senate election in Missouri
James P. Kem (Republican) beat Frank Briggs (Democrat) in Missouri in 1946, 52.7% to 47.1%, a margin of 5.6 points and 61,012 votes.
Missouri changed party: in 1940 it went Democratic, for Harry S. Truman.
Republicans led in 69 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 46. The largest, St. Louis, cast 261,544 votes and went to the Republican by 11.5 points. The closest was Knox, where 28 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James P. Kem won | Republican | 572,556 | 52.7% |
| Frank Briggs | Democratic | 511,544 | 47.1% |
| All other candidates | 2,141 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 1,086,241 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 115,349 44.1% | 145,491 55.6% | 704 | 261,544 | R+11.5 |
| St. Louis City | 92,516 48.2% | 99,082 51.6% | 534 | 192,132 | R+3.4 |
| Jackson | 64,621 50.8% | 62,500 49.1% | 188 | 127,309 | D+1.7 |
| Greene | 8,186 39.4% | 12,575 60.5% | 38 | 20,799 | R+21.1 |
| Buchanan | 9,498 54.9% | 7,787 45.0% | 7 | 17,292 | D+9.9 |
| Jasper | 5,106 35.4% | 9,234 64.1% | 67 | 14,407 | R+28.7 |
| Cole | 4,965 50.6% | 4,839 49.3% | 5 | 9,809 | D+1.3 |
| Jefferson | 4,533 48.4% | 4,831 51.6% | 7 | 9,371 | R+3.2 |
| Pettis | 4,316 46.3% | 4,992 53.6% | 12 | 9,320 | R+7.3 |
| St. Francois | 4,322 46.6% | 4,939 53.2% | 15 | 9,276 | R+6.7 |
| Franklin | 3,162 36.1% | 5,601 63.9% | 8 | 8,771 | R+27.8 |
| Cape Girardeau | 3,653 41.7% | 5,102 58.2% | 8 | 8,763 | R+16.5 |
| Lafayette | 2,950 36.3% | 5,174 63.6% | 7 | 8,131 | R+27.4 |
| Boone | 5,013 68.3% | 2,309 31.5% | 14 | 7,336 | D+36.9 |
| Johnson | 3,328 46.3% | 3,858 53.7% | 5 | 7,191 | R+7.4 |
| Macon | 3,871 56.0% | 3,032 43.9% | 5 | 6,908 | D+12.1 |
| Newton | 2,784 40.5% | 4,078 59.3% | 10 | 6,872 | R+18.8 |
| Marion | 4,409 64.2% | 2,452 35.7% | 5 | 6,866 | D+28.5 |
| St. Charles | 2,603 38.4% | 4,168 61.5% | 8 | 6,779 | R+23.1 |
| Saline | 3,547 52.4% | 3,219 47.5% | 8 | 6,774 | D+4.8 |
| Henry | 3,176 47.0% | 3,569 52.8% | 11 | 6,756 | R+5.8 |
| New Madrid | 4,840 72.6% | 1,813 27.2% | 12 | 6,665 | D+45.4 |
| Stoddard | 3,784 57.8% | 2,746 41.9% | 18 | 6,548 | D+15.9 |
| Dunklin | 4,805 75.5% | 1,555 24.4% | 6 | 6,366 | D+51.1 |
| Nodaway | 2,951 46.8% | 3,343 53.1% | 5 | 6,299 | R+6.2 |
| Cooper | 2,620 42.8% | 3,492 57.1% | 8 | 6,120 | R+14.2 |
| Lawrence | 2,147 35.8% | 3,840 64.0% | 9 | 5,996 | R+28.2 |
| Barry | 2,332 39.3% | 3,607 60.7% | 5,939 | R+21.5 | |
| Clay | 3,136 54.4% | 2,625 45.5% | 9 | 5,770 | D+8.9 |
| Linn | 2,987 52.1% | 2,744 47.8% | 5 | 5,736 | D+4.2 |
| Scott | 4,020 70.5% | 1,675 29.4% | 9 | 5,704 | D+41.1 |
| Cass | 2,801 49.6% | 2,846 50.4% | 1 | 5,648 | R+0.8 |
| Livingston | 2,657 47.1% | 2,975 52.8% | 6 | 5,638 | R+5.6 |
| Randolph | 4,080 73.8% | 1,445 26.1% | 5 | 5,530 | D+47.6 |
| Bates | 2,397 44.6% | 2,975 55.3% | 8 | 5,380 | R+10.7 |
| Texas | 2,849 53.5% | 2,481 46.5% | 5,330 | D+6.9 | |
| Audrain | 3,390 65.7% | 1,769 34.3% | 4 | 5,163 | D+31.4 |
| Callaway | 3,454 68.8% | 1,564 31.1% | 4 | 5,022 | D+37.6 |
| Adair | 2,186 43.8% | 2,793 56.0% | 7 | 4,986 | R+12.2 |
| Carroll | 1,929 39.2% | 2,988 60.7% | 7 | 4,924 | R+21.5 |
| Polk | 1,841 38.0% | 2,990 61.8% | 8 | 4,839 | R+23.7 |
| Laclede | 1,717 36.5% | 2,972 63.2% | 13 | 4,702 | R+26.7 |
| Phelps | 2,555 55.2% | 2,068 44.7% | 7 | 4,630 | D+10.5 |
| Sullivan | 2,232 48.6% | 2,358 51.4% | 4,590 | R+2.7 | |
| Vernon | 2,223 48.5% | 2,355 51.4% | 8 | 4,586 | R+2.9 |
| Butler | 1,487 32.7% | 3,048 67.0% | 15 | 4,550 | R+34.3 |
| Pemiscot | 3,535 78.8% | 944 21.0% | 8 | 4,487 | D+57.7 |
| Chariton | 2,348 54.4% | 1,968 45.6% | 4 | 4,320 | D+8.8 |
| Pike | 2,654 61.6% | 1,645 38.2% | 6 | 4,305 | D+23.4 |
| McDonald | 1,937 45.5% | 2,319 54.4% | 4 | 4,260 | R+9.0 |
| Montgomery | 1,687 42.0% | 2,325 57.9% | 5 | 4,017 | R+15.9 |
| Andrew | 1,465 37.1% | 2,483 62.8% | 5 | 3,953 | R+25.8 |
| Barton | 1,724 44.1% | 2,177 55.6% | 11 | 3,912 | R+11.6 |
| Webster | 1,448 37.3% | 2,424 62.5% | 5 | 3,877 | R+25.2 |
| Washington | 1,692 43.7% | 2,177 56.2% | 4 | 3,873 | R+12.5 |
| Cedar | 1,255 32.4% | 2,596 67.1% | 20 | 3,871 | R+34.6 |
| Howell | 1,121 29.2% | 2,712 70.6% | 8 | 3,841 | R+41.4 |
| Lincoln | 2,271 59.6% | 1,530 40.1% | 12 | 3,813 | D+19.4 |
| St. Clair | 1,452 40.5% | 2,135 59.5% | 2 | 3,589 | R+19.0 |
| Moniteau | 1,548 43.4% | 2,008 56.4% | 7 | 3,563 | R+12.9 |
| Clinton | 1,893 53.3% | 1,651 46.5% | 5 | 3,549 | D+6.8 |
| Dent | 1,826 52.0% | 1,687 48.0% | 3,513 | D+4.0 | |
| Miller | 1,232 35.2% | 2,263 64.7% | 3 | 3,498 | R+29.5 |
| Monroe | 2,922 83.8% | 560 16.1% | 3 | 3,485 | D+67.8 |
| Daviess | 1,461 42.0% | 2,011 57.9% | 4 | 3,476 | R+15.8 |
| Gentry | 1,797 51.7% | 1,671 48.1% | 5 | 3,473 | D+3.6 |
| Wright | 811 24.2% | 2,531 75.6% | 5 | 3,347 | R+51.4 |
| Wayne | 1,709 51.2% | 1,622 48.6% | 5 | 3,336 | D+2.6 |
| Osage | 1,431 43.5% | 1,860 56.5% | 1 | 3,292 | R+13.0 |
| Howard | 2,222 71.1% | 901 28.8% | 2 | 3,125 | D+42.3 |
| Madison | 1,470 47.2% | 1,639 52.7% | 3 | 3,112 | R+5.4 |
| Pulaski | 1,737 56.4% | 1,337 43.4% | 8 | 3,082 | D+13.0 |
| Shelby | 2,112 68.6% | 960 31.2% | 5 | 3,077 | D+37.4 |
| Crawford | 1,108 36.2% | 1,943 63.6% | 6 | 3,057 | R+27.3 |
| Knox | 1,529 50.4% | 1,501 49.5% | 2 | 3,032 | D+0.9 |
| Gasconade | 388 12.8% | 2,635 87.0% | 6 | 3,029 | R+74.2 |
| Clark | 1,223 41.8% | 1,699 58.1% | 2 | 2,924 | R+16.3 |
| Grundy | 894 30.7% | 2,011 69.1% | 6 | 2,911 | R+38.4 |
| Ray | 1,793 61.8% | 1,104 38.1% | 4 | 2,901 | D+23.8 |
| Platte | 1,852 67.6% | 889 32.4% | 2,741 | D+35.1 | |
| Lewis | 1,623 59.5% | 1,098 40.2% | 9 | 2,730 | D+19.2 |
| Perry | 636 23.6% | 2,054 76.3% | 3 | 2,693 | R+52.7 |
| De Kalb | 1,141 42.8% | 1,525 57.2% | 1 | 2,667 | R+14.4 |
| Bollinger | 937 35.8% | 1,675 64.0% | 4 | 2,616 | R+28.2 |
| Ripley | 1,377 52.9% | 1,221 46.9% | 3 | 2,601 | D+6.0 |
| Iron | 1,493 57.8% | 1,087 42.1% | 2 | 2,582 | D+15.7 |
| Morgan | 781 30.5% | 1,773 69.3% | 3 | 2,557 | R+38.8 |
| Scotland | 1,333 52.3% | 1,212 47.6% | 2 | 2,547 | D+4.8 |
| Dade | 790 31.1% | 1,749 68.8% | 3 | 2,542 | R+37.7 |
| Harrison | 777 30.9% | 1,737 69.1% | 2,514 | R+38.2 | |
| Oregon | 1,595 64.0% | 896 35.9% | 2 | 2,493 | D+28.0 |
| Christian | 515 20.9% | 1,947 78.9% | 5 | 2,467 | R+58.0 |
| Benton | 505 20.5% | 1,958 79.4% | 2 | 2,465 | R+58.9 |
| Holt | 783 31.8% | 1,682 68.2% | 2,465 | R+36.5 | |
| Atchison | 994 41.5% | 1,403 58.5% | 2,397 | R+17.1 | |
| Ozark | 595 25.5% | 1,726 73.9% | 15 | 2,336 | R+48.4 |
| Mississippi | 1,540 66.5% | 769 33.2% | 8 | 2,317 | D+33.3 |
| Caldwell | 716 31.0% | 1,593 69.0% | 1 | 2,310 | R+38.0 |
| Schuyler | 1,248 54.3% | 1,048 45.6% | 3 | 2,299 | D+8.7 |
| Warren | 438 19.3% | 1,828 80.5% | 5 | 2,271 | R+61.2 |
| Worth | 1,128 51.5% | 1,063 48.5% | 2,191 | D+3.0 | |
| Dallas | 446 21.4% | 1,637 78.4% | 5 | 2,088 | R+57.0 |
| Ralls | 1,538 73.7% | 547 26.2% | 2 | 2,087 | D+47.5 |
| Douglas | 405 19.6% | 1,645 79.8% | 12 | 2,062 | R+60.1 |
| Putnam | 478 23.2% | 1,571 76.4% | 7 | 2,056 | R+53.2 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 695 34.2% | 1,332 65.6% | 3 | 2,030 | R+31.4 |
| Taney | 551 27.9% | 1,420 71.9% | 5 | 1,976 | R+44.0 |
| Camden | 446 24.8% | 1,344 74.7% | 10 | 1,800 | R+49.9 |
| Maries | 1,120 64.8% | 607 35.1% | 2 | 1,729 | D+29.7 |
| Mercer | 469 27.9% | 1,213 72.1% | 1,682 | R+44.2 | |
| Reynolds | 1,157 69.4% | 507 30.4% | 2 | 1,666 | D+39.0 |
| Stone | 268 16.2% | 1,379 83.6% | 3 | 1,650 | R+67.3 |
| Carter | 850 54.0% | 717 45.6% | 7 | 1,574 | D+8.4 |
| Shannon | 1,028 66.6% | 508 32.9% | 7 | 1,543 | D+33.7 |
| Hickory | 272 17.7% | 1,268 82.3% | 1,540 | R+64.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1946; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+13.7 |
| 2022 | Eric Schmitt (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2018 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+5.8 |
| 2016 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+2.8 |
| 2012 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+15.7 |
| 2010 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+13.6 |
| 2006 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+2.3 |
| 2004 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2000 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1998 | Kit Bond (R) | R+8.9 |
| 1994 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1992 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1988 | John Danforth (R) | R+36.0 |
| 1986 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1982 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1980 | Thomas F. Eagleton (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1976 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1974 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+20.8 |
| 1970 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1968 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1964 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+33.1 |
| 1962 | Edward Long (D) | D+8.9 |
| 1958 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1956 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+12.8 |
| 1952 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1950 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1946 | James P. Kem (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1944 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1940 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1938 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+21.5 |
| 1934 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1932 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1928 | Roscoe Patterson (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1926 | Harry B. Hawes (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1922 | James A. Reed (D) | D+4.5 |
| 1920 | Selden Spencer (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1916 | James A. Reed (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1914 | William Stone (D) | D+8.8 |