1954 United States Senate election in Colorado

1954 United States Senate election in Colorado

←  1948 November 2, 1954 1960  →

Nominee Gordon Allott John A. Carroll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 248,502 235,686 Percentage 51.32% 48.68%

County results Allott:     50–60%     60–70% Carroll:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election Edwin C. Johnson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Gordon Allott Republican

The 1954 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edwin C. Johnson did not run for re-election, instead he gave up his seat to run for Governor again. Republican Lieutenant Governor Gordon Allott defeated Democratic U.S. Representative John A. Carroll in the race for the open seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John A. Carroll, former U.S. Representative from Denver
• J. Quigg Newton, Mayor of Denver

Results

1954 U.S. Senate Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John A. Carroll	82,360	60.19%
	Democratic	J. Quigg Newton	54,467	39.81%
Total votes			136,827	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gordon Allott	248,502	51.32%	18.96
	Democratic	John A. Carroll	235,686	48.68%	18.11
Total votes			484,188	100.00%

See also

• 1954 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election held on the ninth day of September, A.D. 1954 and at the General Election held on the second day of November, A.D. 1954" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
2. "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate Race - Nov 2, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1955). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.