1954 United States Senate election in Iowa

The 1954 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator Guy Gillette ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative Thomas E. Martin.

1954 United States Senate election in Iowa

← 1948 November 2, 1954 1960 →

Nominee Thomas E. Martin Guy Gillette Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 442,409 402,712 Percentage 52.2% 47.5%

County results Martin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Gillette:      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election Guy Gillette Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Thomas E. Martin Republican

This was the fifth consecutive election in which the incumbent lost and this seat changed parties.

General election

Candidates

• Guy Gillette, incumbent Senator (Democratic)
• Thomas E. Martin, U.S. Representative from Des Moines (Republican)
• Ernest J. Seemann, perennial candidate (Republicsons)

Results

1954 U.S. Senate election in Iowa^[1][2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas E. Martin	442,409	52.21%	10.65
	Democratic	Guy Gillette (incumbent)	402,712	47.53%	10.27
	Republicsons	Ernest J. Seemann	2,234	0.26%	N/A
Total votes			847,355	100.00%

See also

• 1954 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1955). "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
3. Leip, David. "1954 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved May 21, 2022.