The 1954 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1954. The Republican Representative, Carl Curtis, was elected for the first time. He defeated former governor Keith Neville. 2 other Senate elections in Nebraska were held on the same day; the special election to finish Dwight Griswold's term, and the special election to finish Hugh A. Butler's term. Curtis was appointed to the Senate before his elected term, on January 1, 1955, following the resignation of incumbent Senator Hazel Abel.
1954, united, states, senate, election, nebraska, took, place, november, 1954, republican, representative, carl, curtis, elected, first, time, defeated, former, governor, keith, neville, other, senate, elections, nebraska, were, held, same, special, election, . The 1954 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2 1954 The Republican Representative Carl Curtis was elected for the first time He defeated former governor Keith Neville 2 other Senate elections in Nebraska were held on the same day the special election to finish Dwight Griswold s term and the special election to finish Hugh A Butler s term Curtis was appointed to the Senate before his elected term on January 1 1955 following the resignation of incumbent Senator Hazel Abel 1954 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1954 special November 2 1954 1960 Nominee Carl Curtis Keith NevilleParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 255 695 162 990Percentage 61 07 38 93 County resultsCurtis 50 60 60 70 70 80 Neville 50 60 U S senator before electionHazel AbelRepublican Elected U S Senator Carl CurtisRepublican Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 Results 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Keith Neville former Governor of Nebraska 1917 1919 Results Edit Democratic primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Keith Neville 38 114 52 83Democratic Joseph V Benesch 17 992 24 94Democratic Edward A Dosek 15 920 22 07Democratic Scattering 116 0 16Total votes 72 142 100Republican primary EditCandidates Edit Terry Carpenter State Senator for the 42nd district Robert B Crosby Governor of Nebraska Carl Curtis Representative for Nebraska s 1st district David Martin member of the Nebraska Republican CommitteeResults Edit Republican primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Carl Curtis 64 410 39 42Republican Robert B Crosby 43 580 26 67Republican Terry Carpenter 30 767 18 83Republican David Martin 18 283 11 19Republican James L Harrison 2 782 1 70Republican Walter A Nielsen 2 592 1 59Republican John P Overgaat 954 0 58Republican Scattering 20 0 01Total votes 163 388 100Results Edit1960 United States Senate election in Nebraska 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Carl Curtis 255 695 61 07 2 50 a Democratic Keith Neville 162 990 38 93 2 51 a N A Scattering 6 0 00 N AMajority 92 705 22 14 5 01Turnout 418 691Republican hold a b Compared with 1952References Edit a b Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska primary election Available at https sos nebraska gov elections previous elections Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska general election Available at https sos nebraska gov elections previous elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1954 United States Senate election in Nebraska amp oldid 1173912349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
