1954 United States Senate election in Tennessee

For related races, see 1954 United States Senate elections.

1954 United States Senate election in Tennessee

←  1948 November 2, 1954 1960  →

Nominee Estes Kefauver Thomas P. Wall Jr Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 249,121 106,971 Percentage 69.96% 30.04%

Kefauver:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90-100% Wall:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Senator before election Estes Kefauver Democratic Elected Senator Estes Kefauver Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 2, 1954, concurrently with United States Senate elections in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Estes Kefauver won re-election, defeating Republican candidate Thomas P. Wall Jr. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Democratic Party primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Estes Kefauver (incumbent)	440,497	68.19%
	Democratic	James Patrick Sutton	186,363	28.85%
	Democratic	Edward Brown	9,644	1.49%
	Democratic	John Randolph Neal Jr.	9,446	1.46%
Total votes			645,950	100.00%

Republican primary

Republican Party primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray H. Jenkins	45,015	81.74%
	Republican	Robert C. Gregory	10,053	18.26%
Total votes			55,068	100.00%

General election

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Estes Kefauver (incumbent)	249,121	69.96%
	Republican	Thomas P. Wall Jr.	106,971	30.04%
	None	Write-Ins	2	0.00%
Majority			142,150	39.92%
Turnout			356,094
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1954 United States Senate elections
• 1954 Tennessee gubernatorial election

References

1. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
2. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 05, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
3. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - R Primary Race - Aug 05, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
4. ""Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954"" (PDF).