1954 United States Senate special election in Nebraska

none the Class I special election to the United States Senate, for the completion of the unexpired term of Hugh A. Butler the simultaneous Class II special election to complete Kenneth S. Wherry's term and a general election for the next term to the United States Senate 1954 United States Senate elections in Nebraska March 2026 March 2026 1954 United States Senate Class I special election in Nebraska Nebraska 1925 presidential no 1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1952 1958 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1958 November 2, 1954 150x150px Roman Hruska.png Roman Hruska Republican Party (United States) 250,341 60.88% 3x4.svg James F. Green Democratic Party (United States) 160,881 39.12% 1954 United States Senate Class I special election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHruska: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80%Green: #7a97e3 50–60% U.S. Senator Samuel W. Reynolds Republican Party (US) Roman Hruska Republican Party (US) The 1954 United States Senate special election in Nebraska for the Class I Senate seat took place on November 2, 1954. Republican Senator Hugh A. Butler, who was elected to a six-year term in 1952, died on July 1, 1954. Governor Robert B. Crosby appointed Samuel W. Reynolds to replace him and a special election was held to fill the remaining four years of Butler's term. Congressman Roman Hruska won the Republican primary unopposed and faced the Democratic nominee, James F. Green, a member of the Metropolitan Utilities District, in the general election. Hruska defeated Green in a landslide, winning 61% of the vote. Two other Senate elections for the state's Class II Senate seat were held on the same day: a regular election for a six-year term and a special election to fill out the remaining two months of the previous term. Democratic primary Candidates James F. Green, member of the Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Governors James F. Green Quits MUD Post Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska October 8, 1954 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166531664/ February 23, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsMarsh Frank Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board: Primary Election, August 10, 1954, General Election, November 2, 1954 1954 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1954prim_gen.pdf James F. Green Democratic Party (United States) 60,469 99.95% Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 29 0.05% 60,498 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Roman Hruska, U.S. Representative from NE 2 Results Republican primary Roman Hruska Republican Party (United States) 118,084 99.77% Scattering Republican Party (United States) 272 0.23% 118,356 100.00% General election 1954 United States Senate Class I special election in NebraskaOfficial Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (general election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections Republican Party (United States) Roman Hruska 250,341 60.88% -2.69% Democratic Party (United States) James F. Green 160,881 39.12% +2.70% 3 0.00% — 89,460 21.76% -5.39% 411,225 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1954 Nebraska United States Senate Nebraska 1954 Nebraska 1954 United States Senate 1954