1954 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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1954 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Arkansas

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  John Little McClellan.jpg Sid mcmath1.JPG
Nominee John L. McClellan Sid McMath
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 164,905 127,941
Percentage 56.3% 43.7%

U.S. senator before election

John L. McClellan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John L. McClellan
Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent U.S. Senator John L. McClellan was re-elected to a third term in office, after defeating a primary challenge from former Governor of Arkansas Sid McMath.

Because the Republican Party (or any other party) did not field a candidate in the general election, McClellan's primary victory was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • John L. McClellan, incumbent Senator
  • Sid McMath, former Governor of Arkansas from 1949 to 1953

Results[]

1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John L. McClellan (inc.) 164,905 56.31%
Democratic Sid McMath 127,941 43.69%
Total votes 292,846 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

McClellan was unopposed in the general election.

1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John L. McClellan (inc.) 291,058 100.00%
Total votes 291,058 100.00%

See also[]

1954 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State" (PDF). p. 357.
  2. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1955). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8`, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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