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 County results Municipality resultsBenton: 40–50% 50–60% 60-70% Bush: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1950 United States Senate special election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1950 inConnecticut, as part of the1950 Senate elections. The incumbentRepublican SenatorRaymond E. Baldwin resigned on December 16, 1949, to accept appointment to theConnecticut Supreme Court of Errors.[1]William Benton, the formerAssistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, was appointed to the vacant seat. Benton defeatedPrescott Bush in the special election by a margin of 1,102 votes, the closest Senate election of that year. In the concurrentregular election,Brien McMahon won re-election by a margin of 5.1%. Benton would go on to lose election to a full term in the1952 regular election, while Bush would be elected to the other seat in thespecial election.
TheDemocratic Party held a convention between July 28 and 29. Baldwin defeated formergovernorCharles Wilbert Snow for the nomination.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | William Benton (incumbent) | 431,413 | 49.18 | +8.70 | |
| Republican | Prescott Bush | 430,311 | 49.06 | −6.78 | |
| Socialist | John J. Gillespie | 15,441 | 1.76 | −1.46 | |
| Majority | 1,102 | 0.13 | |||
| Turnout | 877,165 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
