1954 United States Senate election in Minnesota

The 1954 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey defeated Republican Minnesota State Treasurer Val Bjornson, to win a second term.

United States Senate election in Minnesota, 1954

November 2, 1954
 
Nominee Hubert H. Humphrey Val Bjornson
Party Democratic–Farmer–Labor Republican
Popular vote 642,193 479,619
Percentage 56.39% 42.11%

County results
Humphrey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Bjornson:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Elected U.S. Senator

Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Declared

  • A. B. Gilbert
  • Hubert H. Humphrey, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1949
  • Harold Strom

Results

Democratic primary election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Hubert H. Humphrey (Incumbent) 319,194 93.95%
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Harold Strom 11,707 3.44%
Democratic–Farmer–Labor A. B. Gilbert 8,863 2.61%
Total votes 339,764 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Val Bjornson 237,690 87.61%
Republican Arthur D. Russel 17,253 6.36%
Republican Richard S. (Dick) Wilcox 16,347 6.03%
Total votes 271,290 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Hubert H. Humphrey (Incumbent) 642,193 56.39%
Republican Val Bjornson 479,619 42.11%
Independent Frank Patrick Ryan 12,457 1.09%
Socialist Workers Vincent R. Dunne 4,683 0.41%
Total votes 1,138,952 100.00%
Majority 162,574 14.28%
Democratic–Farmer–Labor hold

See also

  • United States Senate elections, 1954

References

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