1954 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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1954 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi
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  James O Eastland.jpg Carroll Gartin.jpg
Nominee James Eastland Carroll Gartin
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 136,836 83,761
Percentage 62.03% 37.97%

U.S. senator before election

James Eastland
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James Eastland
Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James Eastland won re-election to his third term.

Because Eastland faced only nominal opposition in the general election, his victory in the August 24 primary over Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • James Eastland, incumbent Senator since 1943[a]
  • Carroll Gartin, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi

Results[]

1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Eastland (incumbent) 136,836 62.03%
Democratic Carroll Gartin 83,761 37.97%
Total votes 220,597 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1954 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James O. Eastland (incumbent) 100,848 95.57% Decrease4.43
Republican James A. White 4,678 4.43% N/A
Total votes 105,526 100.00%

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Eastland previously served a partial term as Senator in 1941.

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 24, 1954".
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954".
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