1954 United States Senate election in Mississippi

none March 2026 September 2023 1954 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg presidential no 1948 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1948 August 24, 1954 1960 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1960 x150px File:James O Eastland.jpg James Eastland Democratic Party (United States) 136,836 62.03% File:Carroll Gartin.jpg Carroll Gartin Democratic Party (United States) 83,761 37.97% 1954 United States Senate Primary election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 170px County resultsEastland: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Garlin: #d3bc5f 50–60% #c8ab37 60–70% U.S. Senator James Eastland Democratic Party (United States) James Eastland Democratic Party (United States) The 1954 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James Eastland won re-election to his third term. Because Eastland faced only nominal opposition in the general election, his victory in the August 24 primary over Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin was tantamount to election. Democratic primary Candidates James Eastland, incumbent Senator since 1943Eastland previously served a partial term as Senator in 1941. Carroll Gartin, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Results 1954 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377411 Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 24, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) James Eastland (incumbent) 136,836 62.03% Democratic Party (United States) Carroll Gartin 83,761 37.97% 220,597 100.00% General election Results 1954 U.S. Senate election in Mississippihttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1954election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954 Clerk.house.gov 31 Dec 2020http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87788 Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) James O. Eastland (incumbent) 100,848 95.57% 4.43 Republican Party (United States) James A. White 4,678 4.43% N/A 105,526 100.00% See also 1954 United States Senate elections Notes References 1954 MIssissippi Category:1954 Mississippi elections