Elected to the United States Senate in 1954

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The 1954 election to the United States Senate for the 84th United States Congress took place on November 2. She was part of the elections in the United States on that day and it was half-time choice (Engl. Midterm election ) in the middle of the first term of President Dwight D. Eisenhower .

Up for election were the 32 seats of Class II senators , most of which had been elected in 1948 for a six-year term. By-elections were held for three of these seats, as well as six seats in the other two classes, because the original incumbents had died or resigned. One of these by-elections was made necessary by a peculiarity of the Nebraska electoral law: Eva Kelly Bowring , who had been appointed in April to succeed the late Senator Dwight Griswold , was only allowed to serve until the next general election. Since Griswold's seat was Class II, elections were held on November 2 for both the remainder of Griswold's term and the new six-year term. Hazel Hempel Abel was elected for the seven-week transition period, making her the first elected female senator from Nebraska and the first female senator to be elected to succeed a woman. For the subsequent term, for which Abel was not allowed to run at the same time, Carl Curtis was elected. Also, because the Nebraska Class I Senate seat was an option, three Senate elections were held in Nebraska simultaneously.

Of the 38 seats that could be elected, 22 were occupied by Democrats and 15 by Republicans . 24 incumbents were re-elected or confirmed, including 17 Democrats and 7 Republicans. The Republicans captured three seats previously held by Democrats and the Democrats captured 5 seats. The Republicans lost one of their 48 seats, while the Democrats gained one to their 47. The originally Republican Senator Wayne Morse , who had sat as an independent in the Senate since 1952, was a member of the Democratic Group from 1955. Before the election, the ratio was 48:48, with Republican Vice President Richard Nixon having a tie in the event of a tie , the Republicans had a narrow majority. After the election, the Democrats had a majority with 49 to 47 seats.

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Results

By-elections to the 83rd Congress

The holders of the seats available for election here were appointed as replacements for retired senators; the elections took place at the same time as the election to the 84th Congress. The winners of these elections entered the Senate before January 3, 1955, during the 83rd Congress .

Country Acting Senator Political party By-election Result New senator
California Thomas Kuchel republican Class III approved Thomas Kuchel
Nebraska Samuel W. Reynolds republican Class I. held by Republicans Roman Hruska
Nebraska Eva Kelly Bowring republican Class II held by Republicans Hazel H. Abel
New Hampshire Robert W. Upton republican Class III held by Republicans Norris Cotton
Nevada Ernest S. Brown republican Class III Gain democrats Alan Bible
North Carolina Alton Asa Lennon democrat Class II held by Democrats W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina Sam Ervin democrat Class III approved Sam Ervin
Ohio Thomas A. Burke democrat Class III Gain Republicans George H. Bender
Wyoming Edward D. Crippa republican Class II Gain democrats Joseph C. O'Mahoney
  • Confirmed: An incumbent appointed to replace a retired Senator has been confirmed

Elections to the 84th Congress

The winners of these elections were admitted to the Senate on January 3, 1955, when the 84th Congress met . All seats of these senators belong to class II .

Country Acting Senator Political party Result New senator
Alabama John Sparkman democrat re-elected John Sparkman
Arkansas John L. McClellan democrat re-elected John L. McClellan
Colorado Edwin C. Johnson democrat Gain Republicans Gordon L. Allott
Delaware J. Allen Frear democrat re-elected J. Allen Frear
Georgia Richard B. Russell democrat re-elected Richard B. Russell
Idaho Henry Dworshak republican re-elected Henry Dworshak
Illinois Paul H. Douglas democrat re-elected Paul H. Douglas
Iowa Guy Gillette democrat Gain Republicans Thomas E. Martin
Kansas Andrew Schoeppel republican re-elected Andrew Schoeppel
Kentucky John Sherman Cooper republican Gain democrats Albums W. Barkley
Louisiana Allen J. Ellender democrat re-elected Allen J. Ellender
Maine Margaret C. Smith republican re-elected Margaret C. Smith
Massachusetts Leverett Saltonstall republican re-elected Leverett Saltonstall
Michigan Homer S. Ferguson republican Gain democrats Patrick V. McNamara
Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey democrat re-elected Hubert H. Humphrey
Mississippi James Eastland democrat re-elected James Eastland
Montana James Edward Murray democrat re-elected James Edward Murray
Nebraska Eva Kelly Bowring , appointed republican held by Republicans Carl Curtis
New Hampshire Styles Bridges republican re-elected Styles Bridges
New Jersey Robert C. Hendrickson republican held by Republicans Clifford P. Case
New Mexico Clinton P. Anderson democrat re-elected Clinton P. Anderson
North Carolina Alton Asa Lennon , appointed democrat held by Democrats W. Kerr Scott
Oklahoma Robert S. Kerr democrat re-elected Robert S. Kerr
Oregon Guy Cordon republican Gain democrats Richard L. Neuberger
Rhode Island Theodore F. Green democrat re-elected Theodore F. Green
South carolina Charles E. Daniel , appointed democrat held by Democrats Strom Thurmond
South Dakota Karl Earl Mundt republican re-elected Karl Earl Mundt
Tennessee Estes Kefauver democrat re-elected Estes Kefauver
Texas Lyndon B. Johnson democrat re-elected Lyndon B. Johnson
Virginia A. Willis Robertson democrat re-elected A. Willis Robertson
West Virginia Matthew M. Neely democrat re-elected Matthew M. Neely
Wyoming Edward D. Crippa , appointed republican Gain democrats Joseph C. O'Mahoney
  • Appointed: Senator was appointed to replace a retired Senator, by-election required
  • re-elected: an elected incumbent was re-elected

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ABEL, Hazel Hempel , short biography on the House of Representatives website, accessed October 12, 2016