The 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1968.
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 Primary elections were held on August 6, 1968.
Democratic primary Candidates W. True Davis Jr., former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Eagleton, Lieutenant Governor Beverly Kitching Edward V. Long, incumbent U.S. Senator Lee C. Sutton, former member of the Missouri House of Representatives William McKinley Thomas, perennial candidate
Results
Republican primary Candidates Thomas B. Curtis, U.S. Representative Morris D. Duncan, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Senate in 1962 and 1964 Forest Nave Jr., Republican nominee for Missouri's 4th congressional district in 1966
Results
General election Results
See also 1968 United States Senate elections
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