1954 United States Senate special election in California County results:
Thomas Kuchel: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Sam Yorty: 50-60%
The 1954 United States Senate special election in California was held on November 2, 1954, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Richard Nixon , who resigned on becoming Vice President of the United States following the 1952 presidential election . Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thomas Kuchel , who had been appointed by Governor Earl Warren , won election to the remainder of the term, defeating Democratic nominee Sam Yorty .
Primary elections [ edit ] Primary elections were held on June 8, 1954.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Independent–Progressive primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Isobel M. Cerney, teacher and writer Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Shift by county Trend by county Republican — >15%
Republican — +12.5−15%
Republican — +10−12.5%
Republican — +7.5−10%
Republican — +5−7.5%
Republican — +2.5−5%
Republican — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +2.5−5%
Democratic — +5−7.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +10−12.5%
Democratic — +12.5−15%
Democratic — >15%
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c d "Certified List of Candidates for Nomination" . Placerville Mountain-Democrat . Placerville, California. May 13, 1954. p. 24. Retrieved September 5, 2014 . ^ "CA US Senate Special, 1954 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2021 . ^ "CA US Senate Special, 1954 - R Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2021 . ^ "CA US Senate Special, 1954" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 5, 2021 . ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (October 15, 1955). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF) . U.S. Government Printing Office . Bibliography [ edit ]