1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

none March 2026 September 2023 1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1948 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1948 1960 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1960 November 2, 1954 File:Robert S. Kerr (OK).png 150x150px Robert S. Kerr Democratic Party (United States) 335,127 55.84% 3x4.svg Fred M. Mock Republican Party (United States) 262,013 43.66% 1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg County resultsKerr: #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Mock: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Robert S. Kerr Democratic Party (United States) Robert S. Kerr Democratic Party (United States) 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. Democratic primary Candidates Robert S. Kerr, incumbent U.S. Senator Roy J. Turner, former Governor of Oklahoma David C. Shapard, Oklahoma City attorney George H. Hunt Jess L. Pullen Henry Harding A.B. McDonald Jeff McHenry Sooner Singleton Results Democratic primaryhttps://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/documents/a0001/1952-1956-results.pdf 1952-1956 Election Results Oklahoma State Election Board June 17, 2021July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Robert S. Kerr (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 238,543 49.00% Roy J. Turner Democratic Party (United States) 205,241 42.16% David C. Shapard Democratic Party (United States) 11,071 2.27% George H. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 10,014 2.06% Jess L. Pullen Democratic Party (United States) 6,267 1.29% Henry Harding Democratic Party (United States) 6,154 1.26% A. B. McDonald Democratic Party (United States) 3,745 0.77% Jeff McHenry Democratic Party (United States) 2,934 0.60% Sooner Singleton Democratic Party (United States) 2,896 0.59% 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.July 13, 1954 Turner Withdraws From Senate Race Against Bob Kerr Rogers County News Claremore, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79776094/rogers-county-news/ June 17, 2021 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.July 13, 1954 Shapard Wants Chance to Meet Kerr in Run-Off Seminole Producer Seminole, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79776227/seminole-producer/ June 17, 2021 The State Election Board denied Kerr's request, and he appealed to the state Supreme Court,July 14, 1954 Shapard To Take Request Before Supreme Court Okmulgee Daily Times Okmulgee, Okla. 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79776335/okmulgee-daily-times/ June 17, 2021 which quickly denied his appeal, concluding that his claim had no "apparent merit."July 19, 1954 Shapard Is Denied A Place on Ballot Miami News-Record Miami, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79776303/miami-news-record/ June 17, 2021 Runoff election results Democratic primary runoff Robert S. Kerr (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 318,862 100.00% 318,862 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Fred M. Mock, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of OklahomaApril 22, 1954 U.S. Attorney In Senate Race Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79776822/the-daily-oklahoman/ June 17, 2021 Raymond H. Fields, newspaper publisher, 1950 Republican candidate for the U.S. SenateMarch 15, 1954 Raymond Fields Is Inclined Run For U. S. Senator Alva Review-Courier Alva, Okla. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79776854/the-alva-review-courier/ June 17, 2021 Ernest G. Albright Frank A. Anderson Results Republican primary Raymond H. Fields Republican Party (United States) 23,339 41.53% Fred M. Mock Republican Party (United States) 17,062 30.36% Ernest G. Albright Republican Party (United States) 11,521 20.50% Frank A. Anderson Republican Party (United States) 4,270 7.60% 56,192 100.00% Runoff election results Republican primary runoff Fred M. Mock Republican Party (United States) 22,340 53.43% Raymond H. Fields Republican Party (United States) 19,471 46.57% 41,811 100.00% General election Results 1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) Robert S. Kerr (inc.) 335,127 55.84% -6.46% Republican Party (United States) Fred M. Mock 262,013 43.66% +6.26% Independent (politician) George V. Fried 1,563 0.26% — Independent (politician) George H. Brasier 1,417 0.24% — 73,114 12.18% -12.71% 600,120 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Oklahoma Category:United States Senate elections in Oklahoma Category:1954 Oklahoma elections