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Kefauver: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Wall Jr: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Tennessee |
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Government |
The 1954 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 2, 1954, concurrently with United States Senate elections in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Estes Kefauver won re-election, defeating Republican candidate Thomas P. Wall Jr.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Estes Kefauver (incumbent) | 440,497 | 68.19% | |
Democratic | James Patrick Sutton | 186,363 | 28.85% | |
Democratic | Edward Brown | 9,644 | 1.49% | |
Democratic | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 9,446 | 1.46% | |
Total votes | 645,950 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ray H. Jenkins | 45,015 | 81.74% | |
Republican | Robert C. Gregory | 10,053 | 18.26% | |
Total votes | 55,068 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Estes Kefauver (incumbent) | 249,121 | 69.96% | |
Republican | Thomas P. Wall Jr. | 106,971 | 30.04% | |
None | Write-Ins | 2 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 142,150 | 39.92% | ||
Turnout | 356,094 | |||
Democratic hold |