1954 United States Senate election in Kansas

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.

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

General election

Candidates

• George McGill, former U.S. Senator (Democratic)
• Andrew Schoeppel, incumbent Senator since 1949 (Republican)
• David C. White (Prohibition)

Results

1954 United States Senate election in Kansas^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Andrew Schoeppel (incumbent)	348,144	56.33%	1.41
	Democratic	George McGill	258,575	41.84%	0.88
	Prohibition	David C. White	11,344	1.84%	0.53
Majority			86,569	14.49
Turnout			618,063
	Republican hold

See also

• 1954 United States Senate elections

References

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

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