Edward V. Long, U.S. Senator

Edward V. Long

U.S. Senator
Born
July 18, 1908
Died
November 6, 1972
Age at death
64
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1960–1962
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Long1.7M
Opponents1.4M
2
Elections run

Between 1960 and 1962, Edward V. Long ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Long's biggest single-election total was 999,656 votes, in the 1960 U.S. Senate election in Missouri. Long's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. Senate election in Missouri, decided by 111,599 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Missouri or all 1962 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Edward V. Long received?

Edward V. Long has received 1,666,585 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Edward V. Long’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1962U.S. SenateMissouriWon666,92954.57%Crosby Kemper
1960U.S. SenateMissouri · SpecialWon999,65653.17%Lon Hocker
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000415) and Wikidata (Q1293946). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Edward V. Long: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/edward-long-missouri. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.