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1946 Missouri U.S. Senate Election

Missouri · 5 candidates · See every 1946 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1946 Missouri U.S. Senate Election?

James P. Kem won the 1946 Missouri U.S. Senate Election. James P. Kem received 572,556 popular votes (52.71%). The main challenger was Frank P. Briggs (47.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Kem and Briggs

Kem +5.6 pts · won by 61,012 votes
James P. KemRepublicanWINNER52.71%
572,556 votes
Frank P. BriggsDemocratic47.09%
511,544 votes
F. H. JacksonProhibition0.09%
979 votes
William F. RinckSocialist0.08%
887 votes
Theodore BaeffSocialist Labor0.03%
275 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.