1954 United States Senate election in Louisiana

1954 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana

←  1948 July 27, 1954 1960  →

Nominee Allen Ellender Frank B. Ellis Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 268,054 162,775 Percentage 59.15% 35.92%

Parish results Ellender:     30–40%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Ellis:     50-60%

U.S. senator before election Allen Ellender Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Allen Ellender Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Senator Allen J. Ellender was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

On July 27, Ellender won the Democratic primary with 59.15% of the vote. At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Ellender won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Allen J. Ellender, incumbent Senator
• Frank B. Ellis, member of the Democratic National Committee
• W. Gilbert Faulk, State Representative from Monroe

Results

1954 United States Senate Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen J. Ellender (incumbent)	268,054	59.15%
	Democratic	Frank Burton Ellis	162,775	35.92%
	Democratic	W. Gilbert Faulk	22,366	4.94%
Total votes			453,195	100.00%

General election

1954 United States Senate election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Allen J. Ellender (incumbent)	207,115	100.00%
Total votes			207,115	100.00%

References

1. "LA US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
2. "LA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.