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    Svetlana Velmar-Janković

    1948 United States Senate election in Kansas
    ← 1942 November 2, 1948 1954 →
     
    Nominee Andrew F. Schoeppel George McGill
    Party Republican Democratic
    Popular vote 393,412 305,987
    Percentage 54.92% 42.72%
    County results
    Schoeppel:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
    McGill:      40–50%      50–60%
    U.S. senator before election

    Arthur Capper
    Republican

    		Elected U.S. Senator

    Andrew F. Schoeppel
    Republican

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    The 1948 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Arthur Capper declined to run for re-election to a sixth term. Former Governor Andrew F. Schoeppel won the Republican primary in a landslide and faced former U.S. Senator George McGill, the Democratic nominee. Schoeppel defeated Capper by a wide margin, outperforming Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey, who defeated President Harry S. Truman in the state.

    Democratic primary

    Candidates

    • George McGill, former U.S. Senator
    • E. K. Dean, former President of the Kansas Farmers Union[1]

    Results

    Democratic primary results[2]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic George McGill 46,597 69.65%
    Democratic E. K. Dean 20,301 30.35%
    Total votes 66,898 100.00%

    Republican primary

    Candidates

    Results

    Republican primary results[2]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Andrew F. Schoeppel 159,359 76.95%
    Republican Harold H. Malone 47,748 23.05%
    Total votes 207,107 100.00%

    Prohibition primary

    Candidates

    Results

    Prohibition primary results[2]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Prohibition C. Floyd Hester 573 100.00%
    Total votes 573 100.00%

    General election

    Results

    1948 United States Senate election in Kansas
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Andrew F. Schoeppel 393,412 54.92% −2.19%
    Democratic George McGill 305,987 42.72% +2.41%
    Prohibition C. Floyd Hester 16,943 2.37% −0.22%
    Majority 87,425 12.20% −4.61%
    Total votes 716,342 100.00%
    Republican hold

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Miller, Tom W. (June 7, 1948). "Ratner Cautious At Entering Race For Capper Seat". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
    2. ^ a b c Ryan, Frank J. (1948). Thirty-Sixth Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas 1947-1948. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas State Printing Plant. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
    3. ^ "Surprise U.S. Senate Entry". The Parsons Sun. Parsons, Kansas. June 21, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kansas

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