The 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1968.
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County results Long: 50–60% 60–70% Curtis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward V. Long was defeated in the Democratic primary by Lieutenant Governor Thomas Eagleton. Eagleton narrowly defeated Republican U.S. Representative Thomas B. Curtis in the general election.
Primary elections were held on August 6, 1968.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas Eagleton | 224,017 | 36.65 | |
Democratic | Edward V. Long (incumbent) | 198,901 | 32.54 | |
Democratic | W. True Davis Jr. | 178,961 | 29.28 | |
Democratic | William McKinley Thomas | 4,879 | 0.80 | |
Democratic | Lee C. Sutton | 2,475 | 0.40 | |
Democratic | Beverly Kitching | 2,044 | 0.33 | |
Total votes | 611,277 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas B. Curtis | 192,028 | 84.52 | |
Republican | Morris D. Duncan | 24,418 | 10.75 | |
Republican | Forest Nave Jr. | 10,746 | 4.73 | |
Total votes | 227,192 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas Eagleton | 887,414 | 51.06 | |
Republican | Thomas B. Curtis | 850,544 | 48.94 | |
Majority | 36,870 | 2.12 | ||
Turnout | 1,737,958 | |||
Democratic hold |