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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1950 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1950 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1950 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 16, 1951 - 12:00pm
Term End January 02, 1957 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedThomas Walker November 20, 2003 10:47am
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFrancis J. Myers Votes1,864,735 (49.99%)
Term01/03/1945 - 01/02/1951 Margin23,792 (+0.64%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1956
NameJoseph Sill Clark Votes2,268,641 (50.08%)
Term01/03/1957 - 01/02/1963 Margin17,970 (+0.40%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 16, 1950 PA US Senate - R Primary
James H. "Jim" Duff
R 1,378,676

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. James H. "Jim" Duff (I) Sen. Francis J. Myers Earl N. Bergerstock Jack Still Lillian R. Narins William J. Van Essen Frank Knotek
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition GI's Against Communism Progressive Socialist Industrial Government
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Uncertified Votes 1,820,400 (51.30%) 1,694,076 (47.74%) 12,618 (0.36%) 8,353 (0.24%) 5,516 (0.16%) 4,864 (0.14%) 1,596 (0.05%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -126,324 (-3.56%) -1,807,782 (-50.94%) -1,812,047 (-51.06%) -1,814,884 (-51.14%) -1,815,536 (-51.16%) -1,818,804 (-51.25%)
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Name Clyde A. Turner  
PartyMilitant Workers  
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Uncertified Votes 1,219 (0.03%)  
Margin-1,819,181 (-51.26%)  
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