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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.
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
These elections occurred in the middle of President Harry Truman's second term. As the Korean War began and Truman's personal popularity plummeted for a second time during his presidency, his Democratic Party lost a net 28 seats to the Republican Party. This was the first election since 1908 where no third parties acquired any seats in the House.
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Helen Mary Gahagan was born in Boonton, New Jersey, [1] of Scotch-Irish descent. [2] She was the eldest daughter of Lillian Rose (Mussen) and Walter H. Gahagan, an engineer who owned a construction business in Brooklyn and a shipyard in Arverne, Queens; her mother had been a schoolteacher. [1]
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There were two elections to the same seat on the same day due to the November 8, 1949 death of two-term Republican Clyde M. Reed. Governor of Kansas Frank Carlson appointed fellow Republican Harry Darby December 2, 1949 to continue the term, pending a special election. Carlson won both elections and was seated November 29, 1950.
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