1954 United States Senate election in Delaware
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1954 United States Senate election in Delaware
| country = Delaware
| flag_year =
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1948 United States Senate election in Delaware
| previous_year = 1948
| next_election = 1960 United States Senate election in Delaware
| next_year = 1960
| election_date = November 2, 1954
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = File:JAllenFrear (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = J. Allen Frear Jr.
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 82,511
| percentage1 = 56.94%
| image2 = File:Herbert B. Warburton (Delaware Congressman).jpg
| nominee2 = Herbert B. Warburton
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 62,389
| percentage2 = 43.06%
| map_image = 1954 United States Senate election in Delaware results map by county.svg
| map_size = 210px
| map_caption = County results
Frear: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = J. Allen Frear Jr.
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = J. Allen Frear Jr.
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
The 1954 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator J. Allen Frear Jr. won re-election to a second term.
Nominations
Nominations were made by party conventions.
=Democratic nomination=
The Democratic convention was held on August 10, 1954, at Dover.{{cite news |author= |date=August 13, 1954 |title=Frear Is Renominated By Democrats |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062224/1954-08-13/ed-1/seq-4/ |work=Milford chronicle |location=Milford, Del. |page=4 |access-date=20 October 2022 }}
==Candidates==
- James M. Tunnell Jr., former justice of the Delaware Supreme Court
- J. Allen Frear Jr., incumbent U.S. Senator
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic convention results{{cite news |author= |date=August 13, 1954 |title=Frear Re-Nominated By State Democrats |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062224/1954-08-13/ed-1/seq-1/ |work=Milford chronicle |location=Milford, Del. |page=1 |access-date=20 October 2022 }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = J. Allen Frear Jr.
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 125¼
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = James M. Tunnell Jr.
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 84¾
| percentage =
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 210
| percentage =
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{{Election box end}}
=Republican nomination=
The Republican convention was held on August 18, 1954, at the Capitol Theater, Dover.{{cite news |author= |date=August 13, 1954 |title=Republican Convention August 18th |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062224/1954-08-13/ed-1/seq-1/ |work=Milford chronicle |location=Milford, Del. |page=1 |access-date=20 October 2022 }}
==Candidates==
- Herbert Warburton, incumbent U.S. Representative, unanimously{{cite news |author= |date=August 19, 1954 |title=Delaware GOP Name Ike Backer of Senate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/135706187/ |work=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, New York |page=6 |access-date=20 October 2022 }}
==Not placed in nomination==
General election
=Results=
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| title = 1954 United States Senate election in Delaware{{cite book |title=Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 |year=1998 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Congressional Quarterly Inc. |publication-date=1998 |isbn=1-56802-248-4 | page=84 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=50127 |title=DE US Senate, 1954 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=20 October 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives |date=1955-10-15 |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954 |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1954election.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = J. Allen Frear Jr. (Incumbent)
| votes = 82,511
| percentage = 56.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Herbert Warburton
| votes = 62,389
| percentage = 43.06
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{{Election box majority no change
| votes = 20,122
| percentage = 13.88
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{{Election box turnout no change
| votes = 144,900
| percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (US)
| swing =
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See also
References
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{{1954 United States elections}}
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