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1954 United States Senate election in Kansas

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1954 United States Senate election in Kansas

← 1948 November 2, 1954 1960 →
 
Nominee Andrew F. Schoeppel George McGill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 348,144 258,575
Percentage 56.33% 41.84%

County results
Schoeppel:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
McGill:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Andrew F. Schoeppel
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Andrew F. Schoeppel
Republican

The 1954 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Senator Andrew Frank Schoeppel won re-election to a second term.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1954 United States Senate election in Kansas[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Andrew Schoeppel (incumbent) 348,144 56.33% Increase 1.41
Democratic George McGill 258,575 41.84% Decrease 0.88
Prohibition David C. White 11,344 1.84% Decrease 0.53
Majority 86,569 14.49
Turnout 618,063
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 86.
  2. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1955). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Bibliography

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  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.