1954 United States Senate election in Kansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1954 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas 1927 presidential no 1948 United States Senate election in Kansas 1948 1960 United States Senate election in Kansas 1960 November 2, 1954 150x150px File:Andrew Frank Schoeppel.jpg Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Party (United States) 348,144 56.33% File:GeorgeMcGill (cropped).jpg George McGill Democratic Party (United States) 258,575 41.84% 1954 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County resultsSchoeppel: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%McGill: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Party (United States) Andrew F. Schoeppel Republican Party (United States) The 1954 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by George McGill, the Democratic nominee and a former U.S. Senator, whom he had defeated in 1948. Despite a favorable national environment for Democrats, Schoeppel increased his margin of victory over McGill, defeating him with 56% of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates George McGill, former U.S. Senator Ewell Stewart, perennial candidateKansas Demo Day Next Week The Parsons Sun February 13, 1954 Parsons, Kansas 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-parsons-sun/167858378/ March 12, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsShanahan Paul R. Thirty-Ninth Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas 1953-54 Kansas State Printer Topeka, Kansas 1954 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015056784880&seq=3 March 12, 2025 George McGill Democratic Party (United States) 66,995 74.81% Ewell Stewart Democratic Party (United States) 22,559 25.19% 89,554 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Andrew F. Schoeppel, incumbent U.S. Senator Walter H. Peery, retired farmerLawson James E. Governor Race Fireworks Set The Manhattan Mercury May 2, 1954 Manhattan, Kansas 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mercury/167858548/ March 12, 2025 Abraham Joseph H. LincolnSecond Rival For Schoeppel The Parsons Sun June 12, 1954 Parsons, Kansas 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-parsons-sun/167858836/ March 12, 2025 Results Republican primary results Andrew J. Schoeppel (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 180,839 80.97% Walter H. Peery Republican Party (United States) 30,443 13.63% Abraham Joseph H. Lincoln Republican Party (United States) 12,051 5.40% 223,333 100.00% Prohibition primary Candidates David C. White, 1952 Prohibition Party nominee for Governor Results Prohibition primary results David C. White Prohibition Party (United States) 217 100.00% 217 100.00% General election Results 1954 United States Senate election in Kansas Republican Party (United States) Andrew F. Schoeppel (inc.) 348,144 56.33% +1.41% Democratic Party (United States) George McGill 258,575 41.84% -0.88% Prohibition Party David C. White 11,344 1.84% -0.53% 89,569 14.49% +2.29% 618,063 100.00% — Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1954 United States Senate elections References 1954 Kansas United States Senate