1959 Missouri's 4th congressional district special election

1959 Missouri's 4th congressional district special election
← 1958 March 3, 1959 1960 →
Missouri's 4th congressional district
 
Candidate William J. Randall William McKee
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 27,171 20,411
Percentage 57.99% 42.01%
U.S. Representative before election

Vacant

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William J. Randall
Democratic

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The 1959 Missouri's 4th congressional district special election was held on March 3, 1959, and was won by Jackson County Judge William J. Randall, the Democratic nominee.

On January 23, 1959, Democratic Congressman George H. Christopher died, causing a vacancy. On February 2, Governor James Blair issued a proclamation for the special election, which he deliberately scheduled with the Kansas City municipal election primary.[1] The parties' nominees were picked by the local congressional party committees.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic convention to select the party's nominee for the special election took place on February 5, 1959. Going into the convention, two party leaders—Independence Mayor William Sermon and Jackson County Clerk Ben Nordberg—supported different candidates. At the beginning of the convention, Nordberg favored Robert W. Crawford, an administrative aide to Governor Blair, while Sermon backed Delton W. Houtchens, an attorney from Clinton. Marvin Durst, an aide to Congressman Christopher, had support from some of the delegates from the district's rural counties. When no candidate received a majority on the first ballot, Houtchens dropped out and Sermon switched his support to Durst, which produced a 22-22 deadlock for the following six ballots. On the eighth ballot, Jackson County Judge William J. Randall emerged as a compromise candidate and was nominated unanimously.[2]

Republican nomination

The Republican convention took place on February 6, and resulted in the unanimous nomination of William R. McKee, a lumber dealer from Lee's Summit.[3]

General election

Campaign

Following the nominations, a contested general election ensued. Though Christopher had won 64% of the vote in 1958, Republicans launched an effort to flip the seat. President Dwight Eisenhower endorsed McKee and in the closing days of the campaign, Congressman Richard M. Simpson, the chair of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, coordinated the McKee campaign's efforts.[4] Randall, however, was seen as the frontrunner, and benefited from the support of the local Democratic machine, the AFL-CIO,[5] and the National Farmers Organization.[6] Randall ultimately won by a wide margin, but significantly reduced from Christoper's margin the previous year.

Results

1959 Missouri's 4th congressional district special election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William J. Randall 28,171 57.99%
Republican William McKee 20,411 42.01%
Majority 7,760 15.97%
Total votes 48,582 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "4th District Election Set: To Pick Christopher Successor, March 4". Springfield Leader & Press. Springfield, Missouri. 1959-02-02. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. ^ "Demos Choose Judge Randall To Seek Post". Columbia Missourian. Columbia, Missouri. 1959-02-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  3. ^ "Fourth District GOP Chooses William McKee". Springfield Leader & Press. Springfield, Missouri. 1959-02-07. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  4. ^ "Randall and McKee Seeking The Vacant Seat". Nevada Herald. Nevada, Missouri. 1959-03-01. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  5. ^ "C. O. P. E. Supports William J. Randall". Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. 1959-02-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  6. ^ "NFO Endorses William Randall For Congress". Warrensburg Star-Journal. Warrensburg, Missouri. 1959-02-20. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  7. ^ Toberman, Watler H.; Missouri Secretary of State (1960). Official Manual for the Years 1959-1960.

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