1954 United States Senate election in Delaware

1954 United States Senate election in Delaware

←  1948 November 2, 1954 1960  →

Nominee J. Allen Frear Jr. Herbert B. Warburton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 82,511 62,389 Percentage 56.94% 43.06%

County results Frear:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election J. Allen Frear Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. Senator J. Allen Frear Jr. Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator J. Allen Frear Jr. won re-election to a second term.

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic convention was held on August 10, 1954, at Dover. ^[1]

Candidates

• James M. Tunnell Jr., former justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
• J. Allen Frear Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic convention results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Allen Frear Jr.	125¼
	Democratic	James M. Tunnell Jr.	84¾
Total votes			210

Republican nomination

The Republican convention was held on August 18, 1954, at the Capitol Theater, Dover. ^[3]

Candidates

• Herbert Warburton, incumbent U.S. Representative, unanimously ^[4]

Not placed in nomination

• Mrs. Vera G. Davis, former majority leader in the Delaware House of Representatives ^[5]

General election

Results

1954 United States Senate election in Delaware ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Allen Frear Jr. (Incumbent)	82,511	56.94
	Republican	Herbert Warburton	62,389	43.06
Majority			20,122	13.88
Turnout			144,900
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1954 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Frear Is Renominated By Democrats". Milford chronicle. Milford, Del. August 13, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
2. "Frear Re-Nominated By State Democrats". Milford chronicle. Milford, Del. August 13, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
3. "Republican Convention August 18th". Milford chronicle. Milford, Del. August 13, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
4. "Delaware GOP Name Ike Backer of Senate". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. August 19, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
5. "Convention". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. August 19, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
6. Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 84. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.
7. "DE US Senate, 1954". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
8. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (October 15, 1955). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.