1954 United States Senate election in Minnesota

1954 United States Senate election in Minnesota

November 2, 1954

Nominee Hubert H. Humphrey Val Bjornson Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 642,193 479,619 Percentage 56.39% 42.11%

County results Humphrey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Bjornson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Democratic–Farmer-Labor Party Elected U.S. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Democratic–Farmer-Labor Party

The 1954 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey defeated Republican Minnesota State Treasurer Val Bjornson, to become the first Democrat to win a second term in the state.

Democratic–Farmer-Labor primary

Candidates

Declared

• A. B. Gilbert
• Hubert H. Humphrey, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1949
• Harold Strom

Results

Democratic primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Hubert H. Humphrey (Incumbent)	319,194	93.95%
	Democratic (DFL)	Harold Strom	11,707	3.44%
	Democratic (DFL)	A. B. Gilbert	8,863	2.61%
Total votes			339,764	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Val Bjornson, Minnesota State Treasurer since 1951
• Arthur D. Russell
• Richard S. (Dick) Wilcox

Results

Republican primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Val Bjornson	237,690	87.61%
	Republican	Arthur D. Russel	17,253	6.36%
	Republican	Richard S. (Dick) Wilcox	16,347	6.03%
Total votes			271,290	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Hubert H. Humphrey (Incumbent)	642,193	56.39%
	Republican	Val Bjornson	479,619	42.11%
	Independent	Frank Patrick Ryan	12,457	1.09%
	Socialist Workers	Vincent R. Dunne	4,683	0.41%
Total votes			1,138,952	100.00%
Majority			162,574	14.28%
	Democratic (DFL) hold

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1954