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| election_name = 1954 United States Senate election in Kentucky | ||
| country |
| country = Kentucky | ||
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| type = presidential | ||
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| previous_election |
| previous_election = 1952 United States Senate special election in Kentucky | ||
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| previous_year = 1952 (special) | ||
| next_election |
| next_election = 1956 United States Senate special election in Kentucky | ||
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| next_year = 1956 (special) | ||
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| election_date = November 2, 1954 | ||
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| percentage1 = '''54.46%''' | ||
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⚫ | | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | ||
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⚫ | | percentage2 = 45.54% | ||
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⚫ | | title = U.S. Senator | ||
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The 1954 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper, who won a 1952 special election to fill the vacant seat of Virgil Chapman, ran for a full term in office but was defeated by Democratic former Senator and Vice President of the United States Alben Barkley.
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alben Barkley | 434,109 | 54.46% | |
Republican | John Sherman Cooper (incumbent) | 362,948 | 45.54% | |
Total votes | 797,057 | 100.00% |
Aftermath
Following his victory, Barkley served a little over a year before dying of a heart attack on April 30, 1956. Cooper won the November special election to succeed him and returned to the Senate.
See also
1954 United States Senate elections
Notes
References
- Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1955). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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