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The 1950 United States elections were held on November 7, 1950, and elected the members of the 82nd United States Congress. The election took place during the Korean War , during Democratic President Harry S. Truman 's second (only full) term.
The 1950 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 82nd United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 7, 1950, while Maine held theirs on September 11.
Democratic incumbent Senator Claude Pepper lost renomination May 2, 1950 to George A. Smathers, who easily won the general election. [2] Front cover of The Red Record of Senator Claude Pepper. The Democratic primary for the 1950 United States Senate election in Florida was described as the "most bitter and ugly campaigns in Florida political ...
An Election Commission was created in 1949 and in March 1950 Sukumar Sen was appointed as the first Chief Election Commissioner. A month later parliament passed the Representation of the People Act which set out how the elections for parliament and state legislatures would be conducted. [5]
1950 California gubernatorial election; 1950 Maine gubernatorial election; 1950 Minnesota gubernatorial election; 1950 New Orleans mayoral election; 1950 New York state election; United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1950; 1950 South Carolina gubernatorial election; 1950 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1950 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7 of that year, following a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling.Republican Representative and future President Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign.
Interim appointee resigned November 26, 1950, to trigger special election. Successor elected November 7, 1950. Earle Clements (D) November 27, 1950 North Carolina (2) Frank Porter Graham (D) Interim appointee lost November 7, 1950, election to finish the term. Successor elected November 7, 1950. Willis Smith (D) November 27, 1950 Kansas (3 ...
In 1950, the Election Commission of India was established as a single member body. As per The Election Commissioner Amendment Act, 1989, the commission was made a multi-member body headed by a chief election commissioner and two other election commissioners, who were appointed to the commission for the first time on 16 October 1989. On 1 ...