The1954 United States Senate election in Iowatook place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic SenatorGuy Gilletteran for re-election but was defeated in an upset by Republican U.S. RepresentativeThomas E. Martin.
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 County results Martin:50–60%60–70%70–80% Gillette:50–60%60–70% Tie:40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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This was the fifth consecutive election in which the incumbent lost and this seat changed parties.
General election
editCandidates
edit- Guy Gillette,incumbent Senator (Democratic)
- Thomas E. Martin,U.S. Representative fromDes Moines(Republican)
- Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate (Republicsons)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Thomas E. Martin | 442,409 | 52.21% |  10.65
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| Democratic | Guy Gillette(incumbent) | 402,712 | 47.53% |  10.27
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| Republicsons | Ernest J. Seemann | 2,234 | 0.26% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 847,355 | 100.00% | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954".www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^Clerk of the United States House of Representatives(1955)."Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1954"(PDF).U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^Leip, David."1954 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa".US Election Atlas.David Leip's Election Atlas.RetrievedMay 21,2022.