Thomas C. Hennings, U.S. Senator

Thomas C. Hennings

U.S. Senator
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1950–1956
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hennings1.7M
Opponents1.4M
2
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1956, Thomas C. Hennings ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Hennings's biggest single-election total was 1,015,936 votes, in the 1956 U.S. Senate election in Missouri. Hennings's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. Senate election in Missouri, decided by 92,593 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Missouri or all 1956 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Thomas C. Hennings received?

Thomas C. Hennings has received 1,701,668 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Thomas C. Hennings’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1956U.S. SenateMissouriWon1,015,93656.41%Herbert Douglas
1950U.S. SenateMissouriWon685,73253.59%Forrest C. Donnell
John W. Hamilton

Henry W. Genck
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas C. Hennings: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-hennings-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.