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Elections in Oklahoma |
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The 1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert S. Kerr ran for re-election to a second term. He faced strong competition in the Democratic primary from former Governor Roy J. Turner, and though he won a sizable victory over Turner in the primary, he fell shy of an outright majority. Turner, however, withdrew from the race before a runoff election could be held. On the Republican side, U.S. Attorney Fred Mock won the nomination following a runoff against newspaper publisher Raymond Fields. In the general election, Kerr ended up easily defeating Mock, but with a significantly reduced victory from 1948.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert S. Kerr (inc.) | 238,543 | 49.00% | |
Democratic | Roy J. Turner | 205,241 | 42.16% | |
Democratic | David C. Shapard | 11,071 | 2.27% | |
Democratic | George H. Hunt | 10,014 | 2.06% | |
Democratic | Jess L. Pullen | 6,267 | 1.29% | |
Democratic | Henry Harding | 6,154 | 1.26% | |
Democratic | A. B. McDonald | 3,745 | 0.77% | |
Democratic | Jeff McHenry | 2,934 | 0.60% | |
Democratic | Sooner Singleton | 2,896 | 0.59% | |
Total votes | 486,865 | 100.00% |
Following the Democratic primary, Kerr had a sizable lead over Turner, but fell just short of a majority, thereby triggering a runoff election. However, several weeks after the primary, Turner withdrew from the runoff, announcing that he would not be able to adequately finance his campaign. [3] After Turner's withdrawal, David C. Shapard, who placed a distant third in the primary, announced that he would attempt to force a runoff with Kerr. [1] The State Election Board denied Kerr's request, and he appealed to the state Supreme Court, [4] which quickly denied his appeal, concluding that his claim had no "apparent merit." [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert S. Kerr (inc.) | 318,862 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 318,862 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Raymond H. Fields | 23,339 | 41.53% | |
Republican | Fred M. Mock | 17,062 | 30.36% | |
Republican | Ernest G. Albright | 11,521 | 20.50% | |
Republican | Frank A. Anderson | 4,270 | 7.60% | |
Total votes | 56,192 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Fred M. Mock | 22,340 | 53.43% | |
Republican | Raymond H. Fields | 19,471 | 46.57% | |
Total votes | 41,811 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robert S. Kerr ( inc.) | 335,127 | 55.84% | −6.46% | |
Republican | Fred M. Mock | 262,013 | 43.66% | +6.26% | |
Independent | George V. Fried | 1,563 | 0.26% | — | |
Independent | George H. Brasier | 1,417 | 0.24% | — | |
Majority | 73,114 | 12.18% | −12.71% | ||
Turnout | 600,120 | ||||
Democratic hold |
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Elections in Oklahoma |
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The 1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert S. Kerr ran for re-election to a second term. He faced strong competition in the Democratic primary from former Governor Roy J. Turner, and though he won a sizable victory over Turner in the primary, he fell shy of an outright majority. Turner, however, withdrew from the race before a runoff election could be held. On the Republican side, U.S. Attorney Fred Mock won the nomination following a runoff against newspaper publisher Raymond Fields. In the general election, Kerr ended up easily defeating Mock, but with a significantly reduced victory from 1948.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert S. Kerr (inc.) | 238,543 | 49.00% | |
Democratic | Roy J. Turner | 205,241 | 42.16% | |
Democratic | David C. Shapard | 11,071 | 2.27% | |
Democratic | George H. Hunt | 10,014 | 2.06% | |
Democratic | Jess L. Pullen | 6,267 | 1.29% | |
Democratic | Henry Harding | 6,154 | 1.26% | |
Democratic | A. B. McDonald | 3,745 | 0.77% | |
Democratic | Jeff McHenry | 2,934 | 0.60% | |
Democratic | Sooner Singleton | 2,896 | 0.59% | |
Total votes | 486,865 | 100.00% |
Following the Democratic primary, Kerr had a sizable lead over Turner, but fell just short of a majority, thereby triggering a runoff election. However, several weeks after the primary, Turner withdrew from the runoff, announcing that he would not be able to adequately finance his campaign. [3] After Turner's withdrawal, David C. Shapard, who placed a distant third in the primary, announced that he would attempt to force a runoff with Kerr. [1] The State Election Board denied Kerr's request, and he appealed to the state Supreme Court, [4] which quickly denied his appeal, concluding that his claim had no "apparent merit." [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert S. Kerr (inc.) | 318,862 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 318,862 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Raymond H. Fields | 23,339 | 41.53% | |
Republican | Fred M. Mock | 17,062 | 30.36% | |
Republican | Ernest G. Albright | 11,521 | 20.50% | |
Republican | Frank A. Anderson | 4,270 | 7.60% | |
Total votes | 56,192 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Fred M. Mock | 22,340 | 53.43% | |
Republican | Raymond H. Fields | 19,471 | 46.57% | |
Total votes | 41,811 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robert S. Kerr ( inc.) | 335,127 | 55.84% | −6.46% | |
Republican | Fred M. Mock | 262,013 | 43.66% | +6.26% | |
Independent | George V. Fried | 1,563 | 0.26% | — | |
Independent | George H. Brasier | 1,417 | 0.24% | — | |
Majority | 73,114 | 12.18% | −12.71% | ||
Turnout | 600,120 | ||||
Democratic hold |