1954 United States Senate special elections in Nebraska
January 01, 1970
Two special elections in Nebraska were held on November 2, 1954, alongside a regular election. The Class I election was to finish Hugh A. Butler's term, with Samuel W. Reynolds appointed to the vacancy on July 3, 1954. The Class II election was to finish Kenneth S. Wherry's term, with Eva Bowring as incumbent at the time of the election. Both seats were held by Republicans, with Roman Hruska winning the Class I election and Hazel Abel winning the Class II election.
In the 1952 election, incumbent Senator Hugh A. Butler was re-elected to a third term. Following his death on July 1, 1954, Samuel W. Reynolds was appointed to the vacant seat. Roman Hruska won the special election to complete Butler's term, defeating James F. Green.
Democratic primaryedit
Candidatesedit
James F. Green, president of the Omaha-Douglas County Health Board[1]
In the 1948 election, Kenneth S. Wherry was re-elected to a second term. Following his death on November 29, 1951, Fred A. Seaton was appointed to the seat until the special election the following year, when Dwight Griswold was elected to finish Wherry's term. He died on April 12, 1954, and Eva Bowring was appointed to the vacancy, the first woman to represent Nebraska in the Senate. Hazel Abel (on the ballot as Mrs. George P. Abel), became the first woman elected to the Senate from Nebraska on November 2, 1954. She resigned on December 31, 1954, to give the incoming Senator Carl Curtis a seniority advantage. Curtis was appointed the following day.
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January 01, 1970
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Two special elections in Nebraska were held on November 2 1954 alongside a regular election The Class I election was to finish Hugh A Butler s term with Samuel W Reynolds appointed to the vacancy on July 3 1954 The Class II election was to finish Kenneth S Wherry s term with Eva Bowring as incumbent at the time of the election Both seats were held by Republicans with Roman Hruska winning the Class I election and Hazel Abel winning the Class II election Contents 1 Class I 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 2 Results 1 2 Republican primary 1 2 1 Candidates 1 2 2 Results 1 3 Results 2 Class II 2 1 Democratic primary 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 2 Results 2 2 Republican primary 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 2 Results 2 3 Results 3 ReferencesClass I edit1954 United States Senate Class I special election in Nebraska nbsp 1952 November 2 1954 1958 nbsp nbsp Nominee Roman Hruska James F Green Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 250 341 160 881 Percentage 60 88 39 12 nbsp County resultsHruska 50 60 60 70 70 80 Green 50 60 U S senator before election Samuel W Reynolds Republican Elected U S Senator Roman Hruska Republican In the 1952 election incumbent Senator Hugh A Butler was re elected to a third term Following his death on July 1 1954 Samuel W Reynolds was appointed to the vacant seat Roman Hruska won the special election to complete Butler s term defeating James F Green Democratic primary edit Candidates edit James F Green president of the Omaha Douglas County Health Board 1 Results edit Democratic primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic James F Green 60 469 99 95 Democratic Scattering 29 0 05 Total votes 60 498 100 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Roman Hruska Representative for Nebraska s 2nd district Results edit Republican primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Roman Hruska 118 084 99 77 Republican Scattering 272 0 23 Total votes 118 356 100 Results edit 1954 United States Senate Class I special election in Nebraska 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Roman Hruska 250 341 60 88 2 69 Democratic James F Green 160 881 39 12 2 70 N A Scattering 3 0 00 N A Majority 89 460 21 76 5 39 Turnout 411 225 Republican holdClass II edit1954 United States Senate Class II special election in Nebraska nbsp 1952 special November 2 1954 1954 nbsp nbsp Nominee Hazel Abel William H Meier Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 233 589 170 828 Percentage 57 76 42 24 nbsp County resultsAbel 50 60 60 70 70 80 Meier 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Eva Bowring Republican Elected U S Senator Hazel Abel Republican In the 1948 election Kenneth S Wherry was re elected to a second term Following his death on November 29 1951 Fred A Seaton was appointed to the seat until the special election the following year when Dwight Griswold was elected to finish Wherry s term He died on April 12 1954 and Eva Bowring was appointed to the vacancy the first woman to represent Nebraska in the Senate Hazel Abel on the ballot as Mrs George P Abel became the first woman elected to the Senate from Nebraska on November 2 1954 She resigned on December 31 1954 to give the incoming Senator Carl Curtis a seniority advantage Curtis was appointed the following day Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Mabel Gillespie former State Senator for the 7th district William H Meier Democratic candidate for Nebraska s 1st district in 1946 4 Results edit Democratic primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William H Meier 26 885 39 83 Democratic Mabel Gillespie 21 029 31 15 Democratic Charles R Herrick 19 559 28 97 Democratic Scattering 33 0 05 Total votes 67 506 100 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Hazel Abel vice president of the State Republican Central Committee Hugh Carson State Senator for the 29th district 5 Howard M Baldrige Former Representative of Nebraska s 2nd congressional district Results edit Republican primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mrs George P Abel 32 321 22 63 Republican Richard R Dempster 13 895 9 73 Republican N W Anderson 12 862 9 01 Republican John R Jirdon 11 396 7 98 Republican Hugh Carson 10 436 7 31 Republican Chris C Beck 8 939 6 26 Republican S E Torgeson 8 826 6 18 Republican Max A Denney 8 824 6 18 Republican Myles Standish 6 846 4 79 Republican E W Gustafson 6 696 4 69 Republican Mac Baldrige 5 937 4 16 Republican Joseph Alexis 4 461 3 12 Republican William Keeshan 3 193 2 24 Republican H P Heiliger 2 844 1 99 Republican Gerald Merritt 2 729 1 91 Republican John S Samson 2 544 1 78 Republican Scattering 65 0 05 Total votes 142 814 100 Results edit 1954 United States Senate Class II special election in Nebraska 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mrs George P Abel 233 589 57 76 5 81 Democratic William H Meier 170 828 42 24 5 82 N A Scattering 5 0 00 N A Majority 62 761 15 52 11 63 Turnout 404 422 Republican holdReferences edit Obituary for James F GREEN Aged 51 Lincoln Journal Star June 15 1968 p 5 a b c d Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska primary election Available at https sos nebraska gov elections previous elections a b Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska general election Available at https sos nebraska gov elections previous elections William Henry Meier 1904 1997 RG3563 AM History Nebraska Retrieved July 31 2021 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA SIXTY THIRD Extraordinary SESSION PDF Nebraska Legislature Retrieved July 31 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1954 United States Senate special elections in Nebraska amp oldid 1216374245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
