1948 United States Senate election in Kansas

1948 United States Senate election in Kansas
November 2, 1948
 
Nominee Andrew F. Schoeppel George McGill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 393,412 305,987
Percentage 54.92% 42.72%
County results
Schoeppel:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
McGill:      40–50%      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Arthur Capper
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Andrew F. Schoeppel
Republican

The 1948 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Republican Senator Arthur Capper declined to run for re-election to a sixth term. Former Governor Andrew F. Schoeppel won the Republican primary in a landslide and faced former U.S. Senator George McGill, the Democratic nominee. Schoeppel defeated Capper by a wide margin, outperforming Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey, who defeated President Harry S. Truman in the state.

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