Forrest C. Donnell, U.S. Senator

Forrest C. Donnell

U.S. Senator
Born
August 20, 1884
Died
March 3, 1980
Age at death
95
Home state
Missouri
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1944–1950
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Donnell1.4M
Opponents1.5M
2
Elections run

Between 1944 and 1950, Forrest C. Donnell ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Donnell's biggest single-election total was 779,029 votes, in the 1944 U.S. Senate election in Missouri.

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How many votes has Forrest C. Donnell received?

Forrest C. Donnell has received 1,372,168 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Forrest C. Donnell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. SenateMissouriLost593,13946.35%Thomas C. Hennings
John W. Hamilton

Henry W. Genck
1944U.S. SenateMissouriWon779,02950.01%Roy McKittrick
D. B. Preisler

William W. Cox
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000414) and Wikidata (Q884961). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Forrest C. Donnell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/forrest-donnell-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.