1954 United States Senate election in Idaho

1954 United States Senate election in Idaho Idaho 1927 presidential no 1950 United States Senate special election in Idaho 1950 (special) 1960 United States Senate election in Idaho 1960 November 2, 1954 x150px File:Henry Dworshak (R-ID).jpg Henry Dworshak Republican Party (US) 142,269 62.84% File:Glen Taylor (D-ID) 1954.jpg Glen H. Taylor Democratic Party (US) 84,139 37.16% 180px 1954 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg County resultsDworshak: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Taylor: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Henry Dworshak Republican Party (US) Henry Dworshak Republican Party (US) The 1954 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry Dworshak won re-election to a third term, as well as a second consecutive term and first full term. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 10, 1954.Our Campaigns - ID US Senate - D Primary Race https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=618390 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240806024016/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=618390 August 6, 2024 July 22, 2026Our Campaigns - ID US Senate - R Primary Race https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=618391 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240806024016/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=618391 August 6, 2024 July 22, 2026 Democratic primary Candidates Glen H. Taylor, former US Senator from Idaho (1945-1951), and Progressive Vice Presidential candidate in the 1948 presidential election Claude J. Burtenshaw, teacher, August 14, 1956 Nine in Idaho Senate Race https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1956-08-14/ed-1/seq-5/ Evening star Washington, D.C. A-5 20 October 2022 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 1950 special election Alvin McCormack, farmer Results Democratic primary results Glen H. Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 26,591 41.32 Claude J. Burtenshaw Democratic Party (United States) 24,094 37.44 Alvin McCormack Democratic Party (United States) 13,673 21.25 64,358 Republican primary Candidates Henry Dworshak, incumbent U.S. Senator Les Lambson Results Republican primary results Henry Dworshak (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 56,333 87.57 Les Lambson Republican Party (United States) 7,998 12.43 64,331 General election Results Incumbent Henry Dworshak defeated Glen H. Taylor, who had previously represented Idaho in the Senate from 1945 to 1951. Allegations of Communist ties were used against Taylor by Dworshak and other Republicans to win the election.Beal Merrill March 1959 The 1954 Election in Idaho https://www.jstor.org/stable/442811 The Western Political Quarterly 12 1 309–312 10.2307/442811 442811 subscription 1954 United States Senate election in IdahoStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1954election.pdf May 19, 2019 Clerk.house.gov Republican Party (US) Henry Dworshak (Incumbent) 142,269 62.84 Democratic Party (US) Glen H. Taylor 84,139 37.16 58,130 25.68 226,408 Republican Party (US) See also 1954 United States Senate elections References 1954 Idaho United States Senate