1954 United States Senate election in Mississippi

1954 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

August 24, 1954

Nominee James Eastland Carroll Gartin Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 136,836 83,761 Percentage 62.03% 37.97%

County results Eastland:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Garlin:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election James Eastland Democratic Elected U.S. Senator James Eastland Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James Eastland won re-election to his third term.

Because Eastland faced only nominal opposition in the general election, his victory in the August 24 primary over Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• James Eastland, incumbent Senator since 1943^[a]
• Carroll Gartin, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi

Results

1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Eastland (incumbent)	136,836	62.03%
	Democratic	Carroll Gartin	83,761	37.97%
Total votes			220,597	100.00%

General election

Results

1954 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi^[2]^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James O. Eastland (incumbent)	100,848	95.57%	4.43
	Republican	James A. White	4,678	4.43%	N/A
Total votes			105,526	100.00%

See also

• 1954 United States Senate elections

Notes

1. Eastland previously served a partial term as Senator in 1941.

References

1. "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 24, 1954".
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
3. "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954".