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1948 Missouri U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1948 Missouri U.S. House District 11 Election?

John Sullivan won the 1948 Missouri U.S. House District 11 Election. John Sullivan received 78,162 popular votes (64.65%). The main challenger was Claude I Bakewell (33.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Sullivan and Bakewell

Sullivan +31.0 pts · won by 37,443 votes
John SullivanDemocraticWINNER64.65%
78,162 votes
Claude I BakewellRepublican33.68%
40,719 votes
Wilsonprogressive1.68%
2,027 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.