Election 1968 Results
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1968 US Senate election in Missouri
Thomas Eagleton (Democrat) beat Thomas B. Curtis (Republican) in Missouri in 1968, 51.0% to 49.0%, a margin of 2.0 points and 35,191 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1962, when Edward Long won.
Republicans led in 77 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 38. The largest, St. Louis, cast 375,429 votes and went to the Republican by 2.7 points. The closest was Chariton, where 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Eagleton won | Democratic | 880,335 | 51.0% |
| Thomas B. Curtis | Republican | 845,144 | 49.0% |
| Total | 1,725,479 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 182,583 48.6% | 192,846 51.4% | 375,429 | R+2.7 | |
| Jackson | 121,572 55.9% | 96,059 44.1% | 217,631 | D+11.7 | |
| St. Louis City | 147,841 69.6% | 64,541 30.4% | 212,382 | D+39.2 | |
| Greene | 24,706 43.0% | 32,684 57.0% | 57,390 | R+13.9 | |
| Clay | 22,614 53.2% | 19,893 46.8% | 42,507 | D+6.4 | |
| Buchanan | 18,703 54.7% | 15,476 45.3% | 34,179 | D+9.4 | |
| Jasper | 12,669 42.9% | 16,888 57.1% | 29,557 | R+14.3 | |
| St. Charles | 12,983 45.2% | 15,771 54.8% | 28,754 | R+9.7 | |
| Boone | 13,816 55.7% | 10,973 44.3% | 24,789 | D+11.5 | |
| Franklin | 8,768 45.9% | 10,334 54.1% | 19,102 | R+8.2 | |
| Cole | 7,759 41.1% | 11,110 58.9% | 18,869 | R+17.8 | |
| Cape Girardeau | 8,058 43.0% | 10,679 57.0% | 18,737 | R+14.0 | |
| Jefferson | 8,557 48.9% | 8,946 51.1% | 17,503 | R+2.2 | |
| St. Francois | 7,060 45.9% | 8,306 54.1% | 15,366 | R+8.1 | |
| Pettis | 6,941 48.5% | 7,382 51.5% | 14,323 | R+3.1 | |
| Newton | 5,661 42.6% | 7,622 57.4% | 13,283 | R+14.8 | |
| Butler | 5,185 41.2% | 7,414 58.8% | 12,599 | R+17.7 | |
| Lafayette | 5,646 45.4% | 6,802 54.6% | 12,448 | R+9.3 | |
| Cass | 5,472 49.0% | 5,691 51.0% | 11,163 | R+2.0 | |
| Marion | 6,259 56.4% | 4,832 43.6% | 11,091 | D+12.9 | |
| Lawrence | 4,128 37.2% | 6,958 62.8% | 11,086 | R+25.5 | |
| Platte | 5,806 53.7% | 5,007 46.3% | 10,813 | D+7.4 | |
| Dunklin | 6,139 56.9% | 4,656 43.1% | 10,795 | D+13.7 | |
| Audrain | 5,658 53.5% | 4,918 46.5% | 10,576 | D+7.0 | |
| Phelps | 4,866 46.8% | 5,521 53.2% | 10,387 | R+6.3 | |
| Scott | 6,146 60.9% | 3,944 39.1% | 10,090 | D+21.8 | |
| Saline | 5,191 53.7% | 4,483 46.3% | 9,674 | D+7.3 | |
| Nodaway | 5,095 53.3% | 4,463 46.7% | 9,558 | D+6.6 | |
| Barry | 3,692 39.8% | 5,585 60.2% | 9,277 | R+20.4 | |
| Howell | 3,095 34.0% | 6,009 66.0% | 9,104 | R+32.0 | |
| Randolph | 5,360 59.2% | 3,700 40.8% | 9,060 | D+18.3 | |
| Johnson | 4,139 45.8% | 4,903 54.2% | 9,042 | R+8.4 | |
| Callaway | 4,579 50.7% | 4,447 49.3% | 9,026 | D+1.5 | |
| New Madrid | 5,644 67.4% | 2,735 32.6% | 8,379 | D+34.7 | |
| Linn | 4,424 53.4% | 3,867 46.6% | 8,291 | D+6.7 | |
| Laclede | 3,393 41.2% | 4,849 58.8% | 8,242 | R+17.7 | |
| Stoddard | 4,104 50.3% | 4,059 49.7% | 8,163 | D+0.6 | |
| Bates | 3,731 46.7% | 4,256 53.3% | 7,987 | R+6.6 | |
| Henry | 3,840 49.2% | 3,959 50.8% | 7,799 | R+1.5 | |
| Macon | 3,958 50.8% | 3,831 49.2% | 7,789 | D+1.6 | |
| Adair | 2,912 37.9% | 4,771 62.1% | 7,683 | R+24.2 | |
| Vernon | 3,857 50.6% | 3,762 49.4% | 7,619 | D+1.2 | |
| Texas | 3,493 45.9% | 4,119 54.1% | 7,612 | R+8.2 | |
| Livingston | 3,686 48.5% | 3,918 51.5% | 7,604 | R+3.1 | |
| Lincoln | 3,554 48.6% | 3,764 51.4% | 7,318 | R+2.9 | |
| Cooper | 3,299 45.7% | 3,918 54.3% | 7,217 | R+8.6 | |
| Webster | 2,801 40.0% | 4,204 60.0% | 7,005 | R+20.0 | |
| Pike | 3,494 51.2% | 3,328 48.8% | 6,822 | D+2.4 | |
| Ray | 3,983 59.2% | 2,740 40.8% | 6,723 | D+18.5 | |
| Pemiscot | 3,878 58.2% | 2,788 41.8% | 6,666 | D+16.4 | |
| Polk | 2,496 37.4% | 4,170 62.6% | 6,666 | R+25.1 | |
| Carroll | 2,794 42.0% | 3,855 58.0% | 6,649 | R+16.0 | |
| Miller | 1,933 29.9% | 4,532 70.1% | 6,465 | R+40.2 | |
| Crawford | 2,366 38.6% | 3,758 61.4% | 6,124 | R+22.7 | |
| Perry | 2,253 37.1% | 3,823 62.9% | 6,076 | R+25.8 | |
| Christian | 1,906 31.7% | 4,110 68.3% | 6,016 | R+36.6 | |
| Gasconade | 1,329 23.1% | 4,425 76.9% | 5,754 | R+53.8 | |
| Andrew | 2,287 40.5% | 3,365 59.5% | 5,652 | R+19.1 | |
| Clinton | 2,997 53.7% | 2,585 46.3% | 5,582 | D+7.4 | |
| McDonald | 2,509 45.0% | 3,066 55.0% | 5,575 | R+10.0 | |
| Washington | 2,467 44.7% | 3,047 55.3% | 5,514 | R+10.5 | |
| Camden | 1,960 36.1% | 3,467 63.9% | 5,427 | R+27.8 | |
| Grundy | 2,143 39.6% | 3,268 60.4% | 5,411 | R+20.8 | |
| Moniteau | 2,104 39.3% | 3,256 60.7% | 5,360 | R+21.5 | |
| Pulaski | 2,775 51.9% | 2,572 48.1% | 5,347 | D+3.8 | |
| Montgomery | 2,267 43.0% | 3,000 57.0% | 5,267 | R+13.9 | |
| Wright | 1,545 29.7% | 3,651 70.3% | 5,196 | R+40.5 | |
| Chariton | 2,574 50.1% | 2,561 49.9% | 5,135 | D+0.3 | |
| Barton | 2,034 39.9% | 3,065 60.1% | 5,099 | R+20.2 | |
| Osage | 2,040 41.1% | 2,925 58.9% | 4,965 | R+17.8 | |
| Harrison | 1,814 36.9% | 3,104 63.1% | 4,918 | R+26.2 | |
| Morgan | 1,904 39.2% | 2,951 60.8% | 4,855 | R+21.6 | |
| Mississippi | 3,081 66.0% | 1,586 34.0% | 4,667 | D+32.0 | |
| Taney | 1,382 29.8% | 3,261 70.2% | 4,643 | R+40.5 | |
| Gentry | 2,520 54.9% | 2,072 45.1% | 4,592 | D+9.8 | |
| Benton | 1,493 32.5% | 3,095 67.5% | 4,588 | R+34.9 | |
| Monroe | 3,073 68.1% | 1,440 31.9% | 4,513 | D+36.2 | |
| Ste. Genevieve | 2,554 57.0% | 1,925 43.0% | 4,479 | D+14.0 | |
| Howard | 2,600 58.4% | 1,852 41.6% | 4,452 | D+16.8 | |
| Caldwell | 1,717 38.7% | 2,714 61.3% | 4,431 | R+22.5 | |
| Dent | 2,009 45.6% | 2,397 54.4% | 4,406 | R+8.8 | |
| Sullivan | 2,061 46.9% | 2,338 53.1% | 4,399 | R+6.3 | |
| Cedar | 1,325 30.3% | 3,051 69.7% | 4,376 | R+39.4 | |
| Lewis | 2,387 54.8% | 1,971 45.2% | 4,358 | D+9.5 | |
| Wayne | 1,791 41.5% | 2,520 58.5% | 4,311 | R+16.9 | |
| Dallas | 1,410 33.0% | 2,865 67.0% | 4,275 | R+34.0 | |
| Daviess | 1,908 45.2% | 2,310 54.8% | 4,218 | R+9.5 | |
| Stone | 1,202 28.5% | 3,016 71.5% | 4,218 | R+43.0 | |
| Bollinger | 1,693 40.9% | 2,446 59.1% | 4,139 | R+18.2 | |
| Warren | 1,327 32.1% | 2,801 67.9% | 4,128 | R+35.7 | |
| Clark | 1,961 48.2% | 2,108 51.8% | 4,069 | R+3.6 | |
| Madison | 1,804 44.4% | 2,260 55.6% | 4,064 | R+11.2 | |
| Atchison | 1,927 47.6% | 2,119 52.4% | 4,046 | R+4.7 | |
| St. Clair | 1,653 41.2% | 2,355 58.8% | 4,008 | R+17.5 | |
| Shelby | 2,359 59.5% | 1,603 40.5% | 3,962 | D+19.1 | |
| Douglas | 1,174 29.7% | 2,777 70.3% | 3,951 | R+40.6 | |
| De Kalb | 1,681 45.1% | 2,046 54.9% | 3,727 | R+9.8 | |
| Ripley | 1,663 44.8% | 2,052 55.2% | 3,715 | R+10.5 | |
| Iron | 1,811 50.5% | 1,776 49.5% | 3,587 | D+1.0 | |
| Holt | 1,416 40.0% | 2,120 60.0% | 3,536 | R+19.9 | |
| Ralls | 2,109 61.7% | 1,310 38.3% | 3,419 | D+23.4 | |
| Dade | 1,068 31.9% | 2,279 68.1% | 3,347 | R+36.2 | |
| Oregon | 1,925 57.9% | 1,397 42.1% | 3,322 | D+15.9 | |
| Knox | 1,457 47.2% | 1,629 52.8% | 3,086 | R+5.6 | |
| Scotland | 1,493 49.3% | 1,534 50.7% | 3,027 | R+1.4 | |
| Putnam | 1,002 33.8% | 1,962 66.2% | 2,964 | R+32.4 | |
| Maries | 1,408 48.0% | 1,528 52.0% | 2,936 | R+4.1 | |
| Ozark | 728 27.2% | 1,951 72.8% | 2,679 | R+45.7 | |
| Shannon | 1,341 53.6% | 1,163 46.4% | 2,504 | D+7.1 | |
| Reynolds | 1,273 53.2% | 1,119 46.8% | 2,392 | D+6.4 | |
| Schuyler | 1,061 44.8% | 1,306 55.2% | 2,367 | R+10.4 | |
| Mercer | 821 36.6% | 1,421 63.4% | 2,242 | R+26.8 | |
| Hickory | 607 28.5% | 1,524 71.5% | 2,131 | R+43.0 | |
| Worth | 953 50.7% | 926 49.3% | 1,879 | D+1.4 | |
| Carter | 812 46.0% | 952 54.0% | 1,764 | R+7.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1968; 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 |