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1954 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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1954 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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Nominee Theodore F. Green Walter I. Sundlun
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 193,654 132,970
Percentage 59.29% 40.71%

Green:      50–60%      60–70%
Sundlun:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Theodore F. Green
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Theodore F. Green
Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Theodore F. Green was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

Primary elections

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The Democratic primary was held on September 20, 1954, and the Republican primary was held on September 29, 1954.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidate

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Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore F. Green (incumbent) unopposed

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Walter I. Sundlun, attorney[3]

Results

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Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter I. Sundlun unopposed

General election

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Results

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General election results[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore F. Green (incumbent) 193,654 59.29
Republican Walter I. Sundlun 132,970 40.71
Majority 60,684 18.58
Turnout 326,624
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 1.
  2. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 5.
  3. ^ "A Soldier's Plea" (PDF). Notes. 15 (3). Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association: 453–458. November 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 10.
  5. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (October 15, 1955). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  6. ^ "RI US Senate, 1954". OurCampaigns. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
  8. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 20.

Bibliography

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