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1954 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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1954 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

← 1948 August 24, 1954 1960 →
 
Nominee James Eastland Carroll Gartin
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 136,836 83,761
Percentage 62.03% 37.97%

County results
Eastland:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Garlin:      50-60%      60-70%

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

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Results

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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

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Notes

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

References

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  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 December 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954".