1954 United States Senate election in Illinois Turnout 63.69% County resultsDouglas: 50–60% 60–70%Meeks: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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TheUnited States Senate election in Illinois of 1954 took place on November 2, 1954.[ 1] Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas was reelected to a second term.
Theprimary (held on April 13) and general election coincided with those forHouse andthose for state elections .[ 1]
Turnout in the primaries was 27.07%, with a total of 1,431,554 votes cast.[ 1] [ 2] The New York Times [ 3]
Turnout during the general election was 63.69%, with 3,368,021 votes cast.[ 1] [ 4] [ 1]
IncumbentPaul Douglas was renominated, running unopposed.
Joseph T. Meek won a crowded Republican primary.
John B. Crane Edgar M. Elbert, businessman and President ofLions Club International [ 5] Lawrence Daly ,perennial candidate Herbert F. Geisler ,Chicago alderman [ 6] Edward A. Hayes , former Commander ofThe American Legion Julius Klein , business executive, journalist, former spy and former United States Army generalPark Livingston, Trustee ofUniversity of Illinois and1952 Illinois gubernatorial candidate Joseph T. Meek, President of the Illinois Federation of Retail Associations[ 3] Deneen A. Watson Austin L. Wyman, attorney[ 7] Republican primary results[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Joseph T. Meek 283,843 33.61 Republican Edward A. Hayes 181,490 21.49 Republican Austin L. Wyman 103,202 12.22 Republican Park Livingston 74,965 8.48 Republican John B. Crane 56,086 6.64 Republican Julius Klein 48,764 5.78 Republican Edgar M. Elbert 31,420 3.72 Republican Herbert F. Geisler 27,563 3.26 Republican Lar "America First" Daly 18,585 2.20 Republican Deenen A. Watson 18,496 2.19 Write-in 51 0.01 Total votes 844,465 100
^a b c d e f g h "OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 2, 1954 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1953, 1954 SPECIAL ELECTION, 1953 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL, 13, 1954" (PDF) . Illinois State Board of Elections. RetrievedJuly 7, 2020 .[permanent dead link ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 16, 1982" (PDF) .www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections. RetrievedJuly 4, 2020 .[permanent dead link ^a b Johnston, Richard J. H. (April 14, 1954)."G. O. P. PICKS MEEK IN ILLINOIS RACE; He Will Oppose Douglas for Senate -- Velde, Chiperfield Are Primary Victors" .The New York Times . RetrievedJuly 7, 2020 . ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1982" (PDF) .www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections. RetrievedJuly 4, 2020 .[permanent dead link ^ "EDGAR M. ELBERT" .chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. January 26, 1999. RetrievedJuly 7, 2020 .^ "Senatorial Candidates-4" .Freeport Journal-Standard . March 22, 1954. p. 8. RetrievedJuly 7, 2020 .^ "AUSTIN L. WYMAN JR" .chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. January 5, 2001. RetrievedJuly 7, 2020 .^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF) . Clerk.house.gov. RetrievedApril 30, 2019 .
