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1954 US Senate

37 contests

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SENATE

US Senate · 1954

No Majority

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

49

46

1

After

48

47

1

Net change:D −1·R +1·I ±0·37 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic48

Republican47

Independent1

Threshold:51 seats

D 48 – R 47 – I 1

No party holds majority

37 contests|D won 23|R won 14

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SparkmanDEM	82.5%	259,348	GuinREP	17.5%	55,110	D+65.0	↓ R+3.0
▶	Arkansas	McClellanDEM	100.0%	291,058	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+6.7
▶	California(S)	KuchelREP	53.2%	2,090,836	YortyDEM	45.5%	1,788,071	R+7.7	—
▶	Colorado	AllottREP	51.3%	248,502	CarrollDEM	48.7%	235,686	R+2.6	↓ R+37.1
▶	Delaware	FrearDEM	56.9%	82,511	WarburtonREP	43.1%	62,389	D+13.9	↑ D+11.3
▶	Georgia	RussellDEM	100.0%	333,917	OtherOTH	0.0%	19	D+100.0	↑ D+0.1
▶	Idaho	DworshakREP	62.8%	142,269	TaylorDEM	37.2%	84,139	R+25.7	↓ R+27.1
▶	Illinois	DouglasDEM	53.6%	1,804,338	MeekREP	46.4%	1,563,683	D+7.2	↓ R+3.3
▶	Iowa	MartinREP	52.2%	442,409	GilletteDEM	47.5%	402,712	R+4.7	↓ R+20.9
▶	Kansas	SchoeppelREP	56.3%	348,144	McGillDEM	41.8%	258,575	R+14.5	↓ R+2.3
▶	Kentucky	BarkleyDEM	54.5%	434,109	CooperREP	45.5%	362,948	D+8.9	↑ D+5.8
▶	Louisiana	EllenderDEM	100.0%	207,115	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+50.2
▶	Maine	SmithREP	58.6%	144,530	FullamDEM	41.4%	102,075	R+17.2	↑ D+25.4
▶	Massachusetts	SaltonstallREP	50.5%	956,605	FurcoloDEM	49.0%	927,899	R+1.5	↑ D+5.0
▶	Michigan	McNamaraDEM	50.8%	1,088,550	FergusonREP	48.9%	1,049,420	D+1.8	↑ D+4.0
▶	Minnesota	HumphreyDEM	56.4%	642,193	BjornsonREP	42.1%	479,619	D+14.3	↓ R+6.0
▶	Mississippi	EastlandDEM	95.6%	100,848	WhiteREP	4.4%	4,678	D+91.1	↓ R+8.9
▶	Montana	MurrayDEM	50.4%	114,591	D'EwartREP	49.6%	112,863	D+0.8	↓ R+13.2
▶	Nebraska	CurtisREP	61.1%	255,695	NevilleDEM	38.9%	162,990	R+22.1	↓ R+8.7
▶	Nebraska(S)	HruskaREP	58.2%	239,847	GreenDEM	40.3%	165,886	R+17.9	↓ R+4.5
▶	Nevada(S)	BibleDEM	58.1%	45,043	BrownREP	41.9%	32,470	D+16.2	—
▶	New Hampshire	BridgesREP	60.2%	117,150	MorinDEM	39.8%	77,386	R+20.4	↓ R+3.5
▶	New Hampshire(S)	CottonREP	60.2%	114,068	BetleyDEM	39.8%	75,490	R+20.4	↓ R+3.4
▶	New Jersey	CaseREP	48.7%	861,528	HowellDEM	48.5%	858,158	R+0.2	↑ D+2.5
▶	New Mexico	AndersonDEM	46.1%	89,620	MechemREP	34.3%	66,708	D+11.8	↓ R+1.2
▶	North Carolina	ScottDEM	65.9%	408,312	WestREP	34.1%	211,322	D+31.8	↓ R+10.4
▶	North Carolina(S)	ErvinDEM	62.4%	254,804	OtherOTH	37.6%	153,281	D+62.4	↑ D+20.2
▶	Ohio(S)	BenderREP	50.1%	1,257,874	BurkeDEM	49.9%	1,254,899	R+0.1	—
▶	Oklahoma	KerrDEM	55.8%	335,127	MockREP	43.7%	262,013	D+12.2	↓ R+12.7
▶	Oregon	NeubergerDEM	50.2%	285,775	CordonREP	49.8%	283,313	D+0.4	↑ D+20.5
▶	Rhode Island	GreenDEM	59.3%	193,654	SundlunREP	40.7%	132,970	D+18.6	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	MundtREP	57.3%	135,071	HolumDEM	42.7%	100,674	R+14.6	↑ D+4.1
▶	Tennessee	KefauverDEM	70.0%	249,121	WallREP	30.0%	106,971	D+39.9	↑ D+8.0
▶	Texas	JohnsonDEM	84.7%	539,319	WatsonREP	14.8%	94,131	D+70.0	↑ D+36.7
▶	Virginia	RobertsonDEM	79.9%	243,316	OtherOTH	20.1%	61,314	D+79.9	↑ D+45.1
▶	West Virginia	NeelyDEM	54.8%	325,263	SweeneyREP	45.2%	268,066	D+9.6	↓ R+4.3
▶	Wyoming	O'MahoneyDEM	51.5%	57,845	HarrisonREP	48.5%	54,407	D+3.1	↓ R+11.2

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