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Parents > United States > Connecticut > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special 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 November 07, 1950 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1953 - 12:00pm
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedThomas Walker October 07, 2005 12:14pm
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
Description Special election for the remainder of Raymond Baldwin's term.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/17/1949
NameWilliam Benton Votes1 (100.00%)
Term12/17/1949 - 11/07/1950 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameWilliam Arthur Purtell Votes573,854 (52.48%)
Term01/03/1953 - 01/03/1959 Margin88,788 (+8.12%)
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Name (I) Sen. William Benton Prescott Sheldon Bush John J. Gillespie  
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist  
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Uncertified Votes 431,413 (49.18%) 430,311 (49.06%) 15,441 (1.76%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,102 (-0.13%) -415,972 (-47.42%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Tsongas Democrat
R Rockefeller Republican
 


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