1950 United States Senate election in North Carolina
November 7, 1950
 
Nominee Clyde R. Hoey Halsey B. Leavitt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 376,472 171,804
Percentage 68.67% 31.34%
Senator before election

Clyde R. Hoey
Democratic

 Elected Senator

Clyde R. Hoey
Democratic

The 1950 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic Senator Clyde R. Hoey was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Halsey B. Leavitt.

General election

Candidates

  • Clyde R. Hoey, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Democratic)
  • Halsey B. Leavitt, insurance executive (Republican)

Results

1950 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Clyde R. Hoey (incumbent) 376,472 68.67% Decrease1.58
Republican Halsey B. Leavitt 171,804 31.34% Increase1.58
Total votes 548,276 100.00%

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1950" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1950". www.ourcampaigns.com.


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