1954 United States Senate election in West Virginia

none March 2026 September 2023 1954 United States Senate election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 1948 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1948 1958 United States Senate special election in West Virginia 1958 (special) November 2, 1954 File:Matthewneely.jpg Matthew M. Neely Democratic Party (United States) 325,263 54.82% 3x4.svg 150x150px Thomas Sweeney Republican Party (United States) 268,066 45.18% 1954 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 235px County resultsNeely: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Sweeney: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Matthew M. Neely Democratic Party (United States) Matthew M. Neely Democratic Party (United States) The 1954 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator Matthew M. Neely was re-elected to a fifth term in office. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 3, 1954. Democratic primary Candidates Sam B. Chilton, attorney August 1, 1954 5 Senators Face Primaries; Kefauver Has Opposition https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn89071106/1954-08-01/ed-1/seq-1/ Ogdensburg Advance-News Ogdensburg, N.Y. 1 14 October 2022 Homer M. May, school official Matthew M. Neely, incumbent U.S. Senator Roy A. Warden, former State Delegate Results Democratic primary resultsWest Virginia Blue Book 1954 636https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=853420 WV US Senate, 1954 - D Primary Our Campaigns 14 October 2022 Matthew M. Neely (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 165,207 75.10 Sam B. Chilton Democratic Party (United States) 34,288 15.59 Homer H. May Democratic Party (United States) 10,270 4.67 Roy A. Warden Democratic Party (United States) 10,211 4.64 219,976 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Latelle M. LaFollette, attorney and businessman, Republican candidate for West Virginia's 6th congressional district in 1950 and 1952 Thomas Sweeney, Republican candidate for U.S. Senator in 1940 and 1946 Results Republican primary resultsWest Virginia Blue Book 1954 643https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=853421 WV US Senate, 1954 - R Primary Our Campaigns 14 October 2022 Thomas Sweeney Republican Party (United States) 72,891 66.06 Latelle M. LaFollette Republican Party (United States) 37,449 33.94 110,340 100.00 General election Results 1954 United States Senate election in West VirginiaCongressional Quarterly 1998 99https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=91547 WV US Senate, 1954 Our Campaigns 14 October 2022Myers J. Howard West Virginia Blue Book 1955 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1955.pdf 39 Charleston, West Virginia Jarrett Printing Company 335 Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1955-10-15 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1954election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (US) Matthew M. Neely (incumbent) 325,263 54.82 Republican Party (US) Thomas Sweeney 268,066 45.18 57,197 9.64 593,329 Democratic Party (US) See also 1954 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Myers J. Howard West Virginia Blue Book 1954 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1954.pdf 38 Charleston, West Virginia Jarrett Printing Company West Virginia Blue Book 1954 1954 West Virginia United States Senate