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1954 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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The 1954 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Theodore F. Green was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

← 1948

November 2, 1954

1960 →


Nominee	Theodore F. Green	Walter I. Sundlun
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	193,654	132,970
Percentage	59.29%	40.71%

County results

Municipality results

Green: 50–60% 60–70%
Sundlun: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Theodore F. Green
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Theodore F. Green
Democratic

Primary elections

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The Democratic primary was held on September 20, 1954, and the Republican primary was held on September 29, 1954.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theodore F. Green (incumbent)	unopposed

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Walter I. Sundlun, attorney^[3]

Results

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Republican primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter I. Sundlun	unopposed

General election

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Results

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General election results^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theodore F. Green (incumbent)	193,654	59.29
	Republican	Walter I. Sundlun	132,970	40.71
Majority			60,684	18.58
Turnout			326,624
	Democratic hold

References

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^ Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 1.

^ Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 5.

^ "A Soldier's Plea" (PDF). Notes. 15 (3). Providence, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association: 453–458. November 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

^ Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 10.

^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (October 15, 1955). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

^ "RI US Senate, 1954". OurCampaigns. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.

^ Rhode Island Count Book 1954, p. 20.

Bibliography

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Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Official Count of the Ballots Cast for United States Senator, Representatives in Congress, General Officers, and Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly etc (PDF). Board of Elections of Rhode Island. 1954.

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