1954_United_States_Senate_election_in_Rhode_Island
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.
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Green: 50–60% 60–70% Sundlun: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Candidate
- Theodore F. Green, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Theodore F. Green (incumbent) | unopposed | ||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Walter I. Sundlun, attorney[3]
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Walter I. Sundlun | unopposed | ||
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Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | |||
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- "A Soldier's Plea" (PDF). Notes. 15 (3). Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association: 453–458. November 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 10.
- "RI US Senate, 1954". OurCampaigns. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
- Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 20.
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Official Count of the Ballots Cast for United States Senator, Representatives in Congress, General Officers, and Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly etc (PDF). Board of Elections of Rhode Island. 1954.