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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Missouri: U.S. Senators</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Linn</a> 1833-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#706.58.46">David R. Atchison</a> 1843-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#706.58.46">David R. Atchison</a> 1849-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gersch-gibbon.html#398.22.95">Henry S. Geyer</a> 1851-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green5.html#685.98.78">James S. Green</a> 1857-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poinier-polke.html#937.03.47">Trusten Polk</a> 1857-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson9.html#101.96.17">Waldo P. Johnson</a> 1861-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#540.07.45">John B. Henderson</a> 1862-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson7.html#207.56.88">Robert Wilson</a> 1862-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#188.09.98">B. Gratz Brown</a> 1863-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dracos-drane.html#122.02.29">Charles D. Drake</a> 1867-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schultze-schuveldt.html#767.01.16">Carl Schurz</a> 1869-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jewett.html#977.01.80">Daniel Tarbox Jewett</a> 1870-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blair.html#827.40.18">Francis P. Blair, Jr.</a> 1871-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boghos-boker.html#566.30.18">Lewis V. Bogy</a> 1873-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#878.44.82">Francis M. Cockrell</a> 1875-1905 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/armstrong.html#291.05.00">David H. Armstrong</a> 1877-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shields.html#173.93.82">James Shields</a> 1879 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#362.11.65">George G. Vest</a> 1879-1903 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#446.25.86">William J. Stone</a> 1903-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#244.04.66">William Warner</a> 1905-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed5.html#752.18.59">James A. Reed</a> 1911-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html#159.64.75">Xenophon Pierce Wilfley</a> 1918 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#702.98.13">Selden P. Spencer</a> 1918-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams4.html#767.72.84">George H. Williams</a> 1925-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haver-hawkesworth.html#659.83.99">Harry B. Hawes</a> 1926-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patterson.html#700.44.30">Roscoe C. Patterson</a> 1929-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark1.html#295.25.76">Bennett Champ Clark</a> 1931-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#556.54.36">Harry S. Truman</a> 1935-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#591.30.75">Forrest C. Donnell</a> 1945-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/briggs.html#060.36.29">Frank P. Briggs</a> 1945-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#405.69.27">James P. Kem</a> 1947-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hendrickson-henriquez.html#656.10.70">Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.</a> 1951-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#099.46.88">Stuart Symington</a> 1953-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#283.64.95">Edward V. Long</a> 1960-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#860.71.94">Thomas F. Eagleton</a> 1969-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#608.84.71">John C. Danforth</a> 1976-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#481.90.96">Christopher S. Bond</a> 1987- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#863.96.87">John Ashcroft</a> 1995-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#332.95.04">Jean Carnahan</a> 2001-02 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/talcott-talley.html#655.16.97">James M. Talent</a> 2002- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#874.37.80">Claire McCaskill</a> 2007- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1833 Jun 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckner.html#091.04.80">Alexander Buckner</a>, died in office. <li> 1843 Oct 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linn.html#027.24.22">Lewis F. Linn</a>, died in office. <li> 1862 Jan 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poinier-polke.html#937.03.47">Trusten Polk</a>, expelled. <li> 1877 Sep 20: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boghos-boker.html#566.30.18">Lewis V. Bogy</a>, died in office. <li> 1914 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#446.25.86">William J. Stone</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aikens-albree.html#263.20.17">Thomas J. Akins</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sacks-saintaubin.html#948.24.34">Arthur N. Sager</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/greenaway-greenhut.html#123.73.59">Thomas E. Greene</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill7.html#921.93.99">Orange J. Hill</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#931.38.40">J. W. Molineaux</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1916 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed5.html#752.18.59">James A. Reed</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickey-dickie.html#196.84.06">Walter S. Dickey</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ohare-oke.html#161.97.25">Kate R. O'Hare</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schauber-schemanske.html#516.24.09">Joseph Scheidler</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1918 Apr 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#446.25.86">William J. Stone</a>, died in office. <li> 1918 Apr 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html#159.64.75">Xenophon Pierce Wilfley</a>, appointed. <li> 1918 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#702.98.13">Selden P. Spencer</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#328.23.16">Joseph W. Folk</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linnan-littell.html#992.19.37">Caleb Lipscomb</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1920: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#352.03.11">Henry S. Priest</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1920 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#702.98.13">Selden P. Spencer</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#764.36.52">Breckinridge Long</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#837.80.70">Elias F. Hodges</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/majors-malloney.html#754.98.63">W. J. Mallett</a> (Farmer-Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#112.94.90">Andrew Trudell</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1922 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed5.html#752.18.59">James A. Reed</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#764.36.52">Breckinridge Long</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young7.html#954.34.98">Robert I. Young</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1922 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewster.html#446.57.43">Reginald R. Brewster</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sacks-saintaubin.html#316.81.94">William Sacks</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barreiro-barrett.html#735.94.40">Jesse W. Barrett</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckiernan-mckinne.html#760.76.60">John C. McKinley</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/proctor.html#580.86.29">David M. Proctor</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker5.html#501.48.08">John H. Parker</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#632.98.76">Sterling P. Bond</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1922 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), nominated unopposed. <li> 1922 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brandow-branstrom.html#343.95.30">William M. Brandt</a> (Socialist), nominated unopposed. <li> 1922 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed5.html#752.18.59">James A. Reed</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewster.html#446.57.43">Reginald R. Brewster</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brandow-branstrom.html#343.95.30">William M. Brandt</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1925 May 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#702.98.13">Selden P. Spencer</a>, died in office. <li> 1926 Aug 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haver-hawkesworth.html#659.83.99">Harry B. Hawes</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#323.11.15">Ewing Cockrell</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young7.html#954.34.98">Robert I. Young</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1926 Aug 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haver-hawkesworth.html#659.83.99">Harry B. Hawes</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meredith.html#642.97.94">Willis H. Meredith</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young7.html#954.34.98">Robert I. Young</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1926 Aug 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams4.html#767.72.84">George H. Williams</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/proctor.html#580.86.29">David M. Proctor</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#173.50.67">W. Blodgett Priest</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1926 Aug 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams4.html#767.72.84">George H. Williams</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#173.50.67">W. Blodgett Priest</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1926 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haver-hawkesworth.html#659.83.99">Harry B. Hawes</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams4.html#767.72.84">George H. Williams</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#648.57.85">Herman P. Faris</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#487.72.44">Robert D. Morrison</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1926 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haver-hawkesworth.html#659.83.99">Harry B. Hawes</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams4.html#767.72.84">George H. Williams</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1928 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patterson.html#700.44.30">Roscoe C. Patterson</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hay.html#013.73.66">Charles M. Hay</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#502.57.38">Charles H. Harrison</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1932: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/short.html#496.71.49">Dewey Short</a>, defeated for nomination. <li> 1932: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/prichard-primrose.html#173.50.67">W. Blodgett Priest</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1932 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark1.html#295.25.76">Bennett Champ Clark</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kidder-kilbourne.html#150.69.61">Henry W. Kiel</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#548.07.15">Joseph G. Hodges</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farrelly-farris.html#874.12.55">Herman P. Farris</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pollack-pomerene.html#402.53.45">Julius Pollack</a> (Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oakman-obrian.html#343.17.55">Karl Oberheu</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1933 Feb 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haver-hawkesworth.html#659.83.99">Harry B. Hawes</a>, resigned. <li> 1934: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/millet-milligan.html#161.00.66">Jacob L. Milligan</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1934 Aug 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochran.html#259.34.59">John J. Cochran</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1934 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#556.54.36">Harry S. Truman</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patterson.html#700.44.30">Roscoe C. Patterson</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meyer.html#549.29.59">W. C. Meyer</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown3.html#058.42.86">Frank Brown</a> (Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1938 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark1.html#295.25.76">Bennett Champ Clark</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/catron-cavanagh.html#163.14.59">Henry S. Caulfield</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#548.07.15">Joseph G. Hodges</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oakman-obrian.html#343.17.55">Karl Oberheu</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1940 Aug 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#556.54.36">Harry S. Truman</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stark.html#522.12.70">Lloyd C. Stark</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/millet-milligan.html#214.34.86">Maurice M. Milligan</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1940 Aug 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#774.25.74">Manvel H. Davis</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/proctor.html#580.86.29">David M. Proctor</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/millet-milligan.html#375.64.76">Harold H. Milligan</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#482.51.19">William E. Byers</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell3.html#552.73.37">Ewing Young Mitchell</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perryman-petersen.html#577.96.51">Paul O. Peters</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gritzmacher-grosfeld.html#003.39.56">Hiram Grosby</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1940 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#556.54.36">Harry S. Truman</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#774.25.74">Manvel H. Davis</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#591.52.07">William F. Rinck</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baczkowski-baile.html#603.88.99">Theodore Baeff</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1944 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinnon-mclaud.html#752.76.13">Roy McKittrick</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark1.html#295.25.76">Bennett Champ Clark</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1944 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#591.30.75">Forrest C. Donnell</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stephens.html#210.33.41">Howard V. Stephens</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#156.29.02">Charles A. Shaw</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/renaud-republican.html#178.06.46">Charles E. Rendlen</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nodar-noha.html#120.80.12">Charles P. Noell</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html#816.82.88">William McKinley Thomas</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gritzmacher-grosfeld.html#003.39.56">Hiram Grosby</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1944 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#591.30.75">Forrest C. Donnell</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinnon-mclaud.html#752.76.13">Roy McKittrick</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pratte-presba.html#016.36.11">Doris B. Preisler</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#113.84.09">William W. Cox</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1945 Jan 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/briggs.html#060.36.29">Frank P. Briggs</a>, appointed. <li> 1946: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html#816.82.88">William McKinley Thomas</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gritzmacher-grosfeld.html#003.39.56">Hiram Grosby</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1946 Aug 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellwein-elmer.html#994.58.71">William P. Elmer</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1946 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#405.69.27">James P. Kem</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/briggs.html#060.36.29">Frank P. Briggs</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson3.html#575.81.47">F. H. Jackson</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#591.52.07">William F. Rinck</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baczkowski-baile.html#603.88.99">Theodore Baeff</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1950: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html#816.82.88">William McKinley Thomas</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1950 Aug 1: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#591.30.75">Forrest C. Donnell</a> (Rep), nominated. <li> 1950 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hendrickson-henriquez.html#656.10.70">Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#591.30.75">Forrest C. Donnell</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamilton.html#314.50.63">John W. Hamilton</a> (Christian Nationalist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#626.50.56">Henry W. Genck</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1952 Aug 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#099.46.88">Stuart Symington</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#371.21.35">Jonathan E. Taylor</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson5.html#976.53.94">John A. Johnson</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1952 Aug 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#405.69.27">James P. Kem</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html#816.82.88">William McKinley Thomas</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gritzmacher-grosfeld.html#003.39.56">Hiram Grosby</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1952 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#099.46.88">Stuart Symington</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#405.69.27">James P. Kem</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perkins.html#145.46.07">Haven P. Perkins</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#548.07.15">Joseph G. Hodges</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frederick-freels.html#246.81.51">Christian Frederick</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#626.50.56">Henry W. Genck</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1956 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hendrickson-henriquez.html#656.10.70">Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#726.85.87">Herbert Douglas</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1958 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#099.46.88">Stuart Symington</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html#626.03.21">Hazel Palmer</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1960 Sep 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hendrickson-henriquez.html#656.10.70">Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.</a>, died in office. <li> 1960 Sep 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#283.64.95">Edward V. Long</a>, appointed. <li> 1960 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#283.64.95">Edward V. Long</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hobby-hodgdon.html#256.94.97">Lon Hocker</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1962 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#283.64.95">Edward V. Long</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kempa-kenan.html#328.91.02">Crosby Kemper</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1964 Aug 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#099.46.88">Stuart Symington</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html#816.82.88">William McKinley Thomas</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wingert-winkler.html#801.95.53">Wilford G. Winholtz</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1964 Aug 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradney-bradstreet.html#909.69.42">Jean Paul Bradshaw</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/duncan.html#215.61.68">Morris D. Duncan</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1964 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#099.46.88">Stuart Symington</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bradney-bradstreet.html#909.69.42">Jean Paul Bradshaw</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1968 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#860.71.94">Thomas F. Eagleton</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtis.html#285.78.75">Thomas B. Curtis</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1968 Dec 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/long.html#283.64.95">Edward V. Long</a>, resigned. <li> 1970 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#099.46.88">Stuart Symington</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#608.84.71">John C. Danforth</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chapman.html#921.45.07">Gene Chapman</a> (American Independent), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#011.92.63">E. J. DiGirolamo</a> (Nonpartisan), defeated. <li> 1974 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#860.71.94">Thomas F. Eagleton</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtis.html#285.78.75">Thomas B. Curtis</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tallmadge-tannehill.html#762.76.25">C. E. 'Cliff' Talmage</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1976: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#355.70.49">James W. Symington</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1976 Aug 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#285.07.85">Jim Spainhower</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1976 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#608.84.71">John C. Danforth</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#051.93.94">Warren E. Hearnes</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettitt-pezzulo.html#711.46.10">Lawrence Petty</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1980 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#860.71.94">Thomas F. Eagleton</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#132.29.61">Gene McNary</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettit.html#939.46.99">Martha E. Pettit</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated. <li> 1982: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hancock.html#212.26.72">Mel Hancock</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1982 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#608.84.71">John C. Danforth</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woods.html#245.76.33">Harriett Woods</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1986 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#481.90.96">Christopher S. Bond</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woods.html#245.76.33">Harriett Woods</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1988 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#608.84.71">John C. Danforth</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#619.97.06">Jay Nixon</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gutierrez-gyger.html#670.39.99">John Guze</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 1992 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#481.90.96">Christopher S. Bond</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rothacker-rowden.html#891.18.76">Geri Rothman-Serot</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boghos-boker.html#665.33.67">Jeanne F. Bojarski</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 1994 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#863.96.87">John Ashcroft</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whatley-wheelan.html#392.68.67">Alan D. Wheat</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#149.82.50">Bill Johnson</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#054.88.95">Jock Peacock</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kochendorfer-kolski.html#300.75.66">Cyrill Kolocotronis</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1998 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#481.90.96">Christopher S. Bond</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nixon.html#619.97.06">Jay Nixon</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miley-millender.html#942.20.21">Tamara A. Millay</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frazier-frechette.html#122.10.86">J. Curtis Frazier</a> (U.S. Taxpayers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newnan-newstead.html#717.30.54">James F. Newport</a> (Reform), defeated. <li> 2000 Aug 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#078.72.06">Mel Carnahan</a> (Dem), nominated. <li> 2000 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#078.72.06">Mel Carnahan</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#863.96.87">John Ashcroft</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor3.html#999.91.42">Evaline Taylor</a> (Green), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starret-stearnes.html#156.07.86">Grant S. Stauffer</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#531.05.79">Hugh Foley</a> (Reform), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html#133.17.68">Charles Dockins</a> (Natural Law), defeated. <li> 2001 Jan 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#332.95.04">Jean Carnahan</a>, appointed. <li> 2002 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/talcott-talley.html#655.16.97">James M. Talent</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmicle-carnes.html#332.95.04">Jean Carnahan</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miley-millender.html#942.20.21">Tamara A. Millay</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/romano-roosa.html#212.79.88">Daniel Romano</a> (Green), defeated. <li> 2004 Aug 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farlin-farquhar.html#123.48.47">Nancy Farmer</a> (Dem), nominated. <li> 2004 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#481.90.96">Christopher S. Bond</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farlin-farquhar.html#123.48.47">Nancy Farmer</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#530.97.01">Kevin Tull</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffin.html#928.99.44">Don Griffin</a> (Constitution), defeated. <li> 2010: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller3.html#067.68.49">Glenn Miller</a>, defeated. <li> 2012 Aug 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#874.37.80">Claire McCaskill</a> (Dem), nominated unopposed. <li> 2012 Aug 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aikens-albree.html#139.05.04">W. Todd Akin</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#484.28.06">John G. Brunner</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steelman-steil.html#387.38.19">Sarah Steelman</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beck.html#318.84.66">Jerry Beck</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/majors-malloney.html#514.32.12">Hector Maldonado</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poole.html#070.78.39">Robert Poole</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mellette-memorial.html#018.18.50">Mark Memoly</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#236.44.57">Mark Patrick Lodes</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2012 Aug 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilweg-dionysius.html#046.17.51">Jonathan Dine</a> (Libertarian), nominated unopposed. <li> 2012 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccartney-mccleery.html#874.37.80">Claire McCaskill</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aikens-albree.html#139.05.04">W. 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